Mayer Brown’s employment litigation and counseling team offers a wide range of services, from personnel issues and processes and policies to pre-litigation employment matters. The firm has a strong base in Chicago, where it counsels an array of US and international clients. Ruth Zadikany, based in LA, co-heads the practice with Andrew Rosenman. Zadikany is an experienced litigator who also serves as day-to-day counsel for software, financial services, real estate, among other clients. Meanwhile, Rosenman is proficient in conducting pre-litigation counseling and internal investigations. Marcia Goodman has recently provided support on drafting and updating new policies and procedures for employers, while Maritoni Kane is proficient in wage and hour and leave issues. All individuals mentioned are based in Chicago, unless stated otherwise.

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Key clients

Cushman & Wakefield
Home Point Financial Corporation
Intercom

Work highlights

Providing ongoing advice and counsel to Cushman & Wakefield, a global commercial real estate services firm, on a daily basis on many aspects of its labor and employment issues, from drafting template agreements to advising on personnel issues to helping it create employment processes and policies.
Advised Homepoint Financial with respect to day-to-day employment-related inquiries, including compliance with various state and federal wage-and-hour requirements, reasonable accommodation requests, leaves of absence, and updating its handbook and template employment agreements.
Providing day-to-day advice and counsel to the software company Intercom, Inc. with advice regarding reductions in force and regarding various employee personnel matters.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Andrew Rosenman, Ruth Zadikany

Other key lawyers

Marcia Goodman, Maritoni Kane