Akerman LLP‘s practice is sought after by healthcare, hospitality, aviation, financial services, retail, and tech companies for its employment litigation expertise. The group handles the defense of class and collective actions relating to wage and hour issues, discrimination and harassment claims, and wrongful termination. Eric Gordon steers the national labor and employment practice group from West Palm Beach and is experienced in class action defense, arbitration, and leading in-house training programs. Los Angeles-based Marissa Alguire acts as labor and employment group deputy chair and focuses on litigating discrimination, wrongful termination, retaliation, wage and hour, and PAGA cases. The team was strengthened by the October 2023 arrival of Emily Patajo from Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. to the LA office.

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Key clients

Saint Leo University
DIRTT, Inc. and DIRTT Ltd.
CHRISTUS Health
Coast Packing Company

Work highlights

Represented Saint Leo University in defense of consolidated unfair labor practice charges.
Defended CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic in an employment discrimination lawsuit brought under Title VII and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act.
Defended Coast Packing Company in arbitration involving wage and hour, discrimination, age, and disability.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Eric Gordon

Other key lawyers

Marissa Alguire, Emily Patajo