Labor & Employment
We are labor and employment lawyers who counsel employers on complex workplace laws and regulations, and represent them before federal, state, and local labor and employment agencies, such as the NLRB, the EEOC, and OSHA.
Our litigation practice includes complex executive compensation matters, class/collective actions, trade secret/unfair competition cases, breach of fiduciary duty and executive malfeasance cases. Our vast labor and employment litigation experience is the platform from which we provide advice and counsel to help our clients solve workplace challenges covering the entire range of employment issues. We focus both on traditional labor issuesâincluding elections, contract negotiations, arbitration, strikes and lockoutsâto employment law areas, such as discrimination, disability, Family and Medical Leave Act, workplace safety, and wage and hour issues.
We practice employment law backed by the resources of a full-service firm in corporate, tax, bankruptcy, intellectual property, securities, employee benefits, oil and gas, media, complex litigation, cybersecurity, and all the areas offered by Jackson Walker attorneys. By blending our labor/employment subject matter experience with practitioners from these areas, we offer a unique blend of labor/employment subject matter know-how to handle complex litigation cases that cross disciplines, counsel clients on high level executive compensation matters, and offer practical solutions for business issues from a multi-disciplinary perspective. We empower our clients with this multi-disciplinary knowledge and experience, in the courtroom and the boardroom.
Our clients include international Fortune 100 companies, privately held companies of all shapes and sizes in media, retail, oil and gas, alternative energy, technology, entertainment and hospitality, trucking and delivery, financial and insurance, and manufacturers. Our cases range the full spectrum from âbet the companyâ cases to single plaintiff labor/employment lawsuits.
With a deep bench of experienced lawyers, Jackson Walkerâs employment practice has unparalleled knowledge of the Texas and national labor and employment landscape.
Within only the last two years, we have enjoyed the following successes for our clients:
- We tried a complex executive fraud/breach of fiduciary duty case, with significant counter claims against our client, to a jury for nearly four weeks. After we tried the rest of the case to the court, we ultimately prevailed with a $1.7 M judgment against the former executive, settling the case after that on extremely favorable terms.
- We decertified a 100-plus plaintiff collective action FLSA overtime case, and then tried the first group of those plaintiffs to a jury, resulting in a settlement during jury deliberations with which our client was very pleased.
- We tried a case against a labor union that was seeking millions of dollars in allegedly unpaid benefits and won so emphatically that the union did not appeal.
- We filed a computer fraud and abuse act against a former executive of a large, publicly traded company, and brought such force to bear in the case, using a team led by our labor/employment lawyers but including bankruptcy and e-discovery lawyers, that it settled very favorably 6 weeks after we filed it, with the executive losing millions of dollars in benefits as a result of a âcauseâ termination.
- We decertified an FLSA collective action that would have had nearly 100 plaintiffs, leaving it with only 7 named plaintiffs, against whom we ultimately won summary judgment.
Jackson Walker Represents Cambridgeport Capital in Sale of Integrity Assessment Group
Jackson Walker represented JRGO, LLC d/b/a Integrity Assessment Group (âIAGâ), a leading provider of pipeline integrity and other testing services for the energy industry, and its controlling equityholder, Cambridgeport Capital, in a sale transaction with XCEL NDT, a portfolio company of Greycliff Partners. The transaction closed on September 8, 2025, for an undisclosed amount.
Client Results • October 27, 2025
Jackson Walker Advises CEC Facilities Group in $505M Sale to Sterling Infrastructure, Inc.
Jackson Walker represented CEC Facilities Group, LLC, a leading specialty electrical and mechanical contractor, in its $505 million sale of assets to Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. (Nasdaq: STRL). The transaction included $450 million in cash and $55 million in Sterling common stock, with an additional earn-out opportunity based on future operating income targets.
Client Results • September 23, 2025
Jackson Walker Advises $17B Investment Management Firm Crestline in Sale to Rithm Capital Corp.
Jackson Walker is advising Fort Worth-based Crestline Management in connection with its entry into a definitive agreement to sell to Rithm Capital Corp. (NYSE: RITM), a global alternative asset manager. The transaction is expected to close during the fourth quarter of 2025, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals.
Client Results • September 9, 2025
Jackson Walker Represents Surge Private Equity in $50M+ Investment in White Plains Linen
Jackson Walker advised Surge Private Equity in connection with a majority investment in White Plains Linen, a New York-based provider of commercial laundry and textile rental services. The transaction, which closed on August 1, 2025, was valued in excess of $50 million and was supported by senior debt financing from Capital Southwest Corporation.
Client Results • August 25, 2025
Concentra Expands Occupational Health Services With Acquisition of Nova Medical Centers
Jackson Walker represented Concentra Group Holdings Parent, Inc. in its acquisition of U.S. Occmed Holdings, the parent company of Nova Medical Centers. The transaction marks a significant milestone in Concentra’s strategic expansion in the occupational health services sector.
Client Results • April 2, 2025
German Client OKE Group Acquires Plastics Manufacturer for Automotive Industry
Germany-based OKE Group GmbH and its United States subsidiary, OKE USA Holding, Inc., has acquired Polymerica Limited Company d/b/a Global Enterprises. With this acquisition, OKE has secured a footprint in North America and more capacities in eastern Europe.
Client Results • July 24, 2024
Jackson Walker Represents Deep Blue in Successful Acquisition of Lagoon’s Midland Basin Water Business
Jackson Walker represented Deep Blue Midland Basin LLC in the purchase of the Midland Basin operating affiliate of Lagoon Water Solutions. Deep Blue is a joint venture between Diamondback Energy, Inc. and Five Point Energy, LLC, and provides midstream water transportation, disposal, sourcing, recycling, enhanced evaporation and desalination services to Midland Basin producers.
Client Results • June 3, 2024
Jackson Walker Represents Novaria Group in Completing Six Acquisitions in Seven Months
Novaria Group, a leading manufacturer of specialty hardware, components, and coatings for the aerospace and defense industries, recently completed its acquisition of STROCO Manufacturing, Inc. This deal marks the sixth acquisition Novaria has announced from December of 2021 through July of 2022, taking place after its successful acquisitions of FMi Chemical, Hohman Plating, Advanced Coating, Hydro Fitting, and GK Mechanical Systems.
Client Results • September 27, 2022
Dawn Holiday Leads Representation of German Client in Employment Arbitration Win
Dawn Holiday led the representation of a German manufacturer of mobile electrification products as the respondent with a counterclaim in an employment arbitration tribunal by the American Arbitration Association.
Client Results • June 13, 2022
David Schlottman to Speak at State Bar of Texas Labor & Employment Law Institute
Jackson Walker partner David Schlottman will speak at the 36th Annual Labor and Employment Law Institute, presented by the Labor and Employment Law Section of the State Bar of Texas. The two-day CLE program will take place August 28-29, 2026, at the JW Marriott Hill Country Resort in San Antonio.
Speaking Engagements • August 26, 2026
Disparate Impact Under Fire: What the DOJâs New Opinion Means for Employers
By G. Scott Fiddler and Kishana Ambe
On June 9, 2026, the Department of Justiceâs Office of Legal Counsel published a Memorandum Opinion for the Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission addressing the constitutionality of disparate-impact liability under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Insights • August 26, 2026
Diana PĂŠrez Gomez to Speak at TexasBarCLEâs Advanced In-House Counsel Course
Jackson Walker partner Diana PĂŠrez Gomez will speak at TexasBarCLEâs 25th Annual Advanced In-House Counsel Course, taking place August 27-28, 2026, at the Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort in San Antonio.
Speaking Engagements • August 20, 2026
‘The Best Lawyers in America’ Features 360 Jackson Walker Attorneys in 2027 Edition, Including 12 “Lawyers of the Year” and 122 “Ones to Watch”
The Best Lawyers in America has recognized 360 Jackson Walker attorneys across 82 specialty practice areas in its 2027 edition, including 12 Lawyers of the Year and 122 Ones to Watch. Best Lawyers listings are based on an exhaustive peer review survey of thousands of attorneys who vote on the legal abilities of others in their practice areas. For over three decades, recognition in Best Lawyers has been regarded by both clients and legal professionals as a significant honor, since an attorney cannot pay to be listed.
Attorney News • August 20, 2026
âAustin Monthlyâ Lists 53 Jackson Walker Attorneys Among âAustinâs Top Attorneysâ of 2026
Jackson Walker congratulates the 53 attorneys recognized among Austin Monthlyâs list of âAustinâs Top Attorneysâ for 2026. For recognition in the list, Austin attorneys must be nominated by their peers on the basis that they offer experienced counsel in one of 40 categories.
Attorney News • July 10, 2026
âEmployment Law Allianceâ Podcast Interviews Ariel Perez and Jackie Staple
Jackson Walker Labor & Employment attorneys Ariel Perez and Jackie Staple joined host Tara Stingley on the Employment Law Allianceâs podcast to discuss what lessons can be learned from the allegations in the employment lawsuit filed against MrBeast, the most widely subscribed YouTube creator.
Mentions • June 9, 2026
Chambers and Partners Releases 2026 USA Guide Featuring 88 Jackson Walker Attorneys and 30 Ranked Departments
Jackson Walker is pleased to announce that Chambers and Partners has selected 88 attorneys and 30 departments for inclusion in the 2026 edition of the Global and USA guides. Attorneys were ranked across 29 departments, with 6 attorneys listed among multiple areas, 9 ranked nationwide in their respective areas, and 12 recognized for the first time.
Spotlight • June 4, 2026
