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Fiona W. Ong was re-appointed to the Board of Directors for the Maryland Chamber Foundation, which focuses on the research and educational objectives of the Maryland Chamber of Commerce. Fiona also serves as General Counsel for both the Chamber and the Foundation, and is a member of the Chamber’s Executive […]

Lindsey A. White moderated an April 28, 2022 presentation with the Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Charlotte Burrows, for the American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law’s National Symposium. In conversation with Lindsey, Chair Burrows discussed the EEOC Initiative on Artificial Intelligence and Algorithmic Fairness.

Fiona W. Ong has once again been recognized by Lexology as its “Legal Influencer” for U.S. – Employment, most recently for Q1 2022. Lexology publishes in excess of 450 legal articles daily from more than 1,100 leading law firms and service providers worldwide. Lexology instituted its quarterly “Lexology Content Marketing […]

Darryl G. McCallum presented a session on “What’s Keeping Corporate Counsel Up at Night” for the Maryland State Bar Association’s Corporate Counsel Institute on March 15, 2022

Parker E. Thoeni was approved to serve as a Hearing Committee Member by the District of Columbia Board on Professional Responsibility. The Hearing Committee reviews and decides disciplinary cases brought by the D.C. Bar Association against attorneys

Gary L. Simpler and Chad M. Horton successfully assisted a marijuana dispensary in defeating a union organizing drive.

Mark J. Swerdlin assisted a major food manufacturer in a union organizing campaign, which resulted in the workers rejecting unionization by an overwhelming majority.

Teresa D. Teare and Paul D. Burgin won a motion to dismiss a former employee’s claims of race and age discrimination, as well as retaliation, on behalf of a health system. The court found that she had failed to allege any adverse employment action or that any difference in treatment […]

We are pleased to announce that the 2022 edition of The Legal 500: Employment & Labour Law Country Comparative Guide, for which we authored the U.S. chapter, is now available. A copy of the pdf of our chapter is available here. The Legal 500 is a preeminent international rating organization for law […]

Fiona W. Ong was quoted in a February 16, 2022 article for the Society on Human Resource Management (SHRM)’s HR Week by Allen Smith, “IBM Defends Itself from Allegations of Age Bias.” (membership required to access article)