Duane Morris' large and growing Employment, Labor, Benefits and Immigration practice provides clients with counsel focused on the wide spectrum of issues that impact employers, including employment law, management labor relations, employee benefits, executive compensation and immigration.

Duane Morris named IMMIGRATION FIRM OF THE YEAR by Finance Monthly magazine in the publication's Law Awards for 2010 edition.

Chambers USA 2010 on Duane Morris' Employment & Labor Practice:

"Duane Morris has expanded its national labor and employment base in recent years, and its ... practice continues to go from strength to strength. Areas of expertise include employment litigation, particularly discrimination and wage-and-hour cases, as well as OSHA law and traditional labor law. ... The firm also has a strong immigration practice. Sources say: ‘These attorneys are a pleasure to deal with. They take the time to really get to know their clients and can distill complex legal issues to their essence' and ‘These attorneys put the client first and dedicate themselves to quality."

Chambers USA 2010 on Duane Morris' Immigration Practice:

"This impressive corporate firm is home to one of the leading immigration practices . . . offering a truly all-encompassing service. The group has a broad and varied client base, spanning Fortune 500 companies, privately held companies and startups. It has a tremendous business immigration practice, but unlike many of its counterparts, it also advises individuals (including foreign investors) on immigration matters. In addition, the team excels at handling deportation cases. . . . Sources say: 'There isn't another firm in D.C. that can handle complicated federal immigration litigation quite like Duane Morris.'"

"The Empire State Building is not only the world's most famous building, it is 103 stories and 2.85 million square feet of active commercial real estate, including our world-famous observatories. In addition to operating this landmark and maintaining its 60,000 tons of steel; hundreds of thousands of square feet of limestone, marble and glass; and miles of pipe and wiring, we are in the midst of a $550 million upgrade, including a ground-breaking energy-efficiency retrofit, to make the building state-of-the art in technology, infrastructure and efficiency. To help ensure smooth operation, we rely on Duane Morris for labor and employment counsel. The Empire State Building Company has won awards for its management, efficiency of operation and community impact. We expect our legal counsel to meet that same high standard. When we have labor questions and need counsel, Duane Morris is who we call."

JOSEPH G. BELLINA
General Manager
Empire State Building

"The Zoological Society of San Diego is the nonprofit organization that operates the world-famous San Diego Zoo, San Diego Zoo's Wild Animal Park, the Institute for Conservation Research, and conservation field projects around the world. As general counsel, the legal issues I oversee on a day-to-day basis vary widely. When I recently went out on leave, it was wonderful to have a Duane Morris partner stand in for me as outside general counsel. She brought her wealth of expertise and excellent judgment in the employment arena to the job, and a strong team with depth in various other legal disciplines to take care of us from alligator to zebra."

WENDY BULGER
General Counsel
Zoological Society of San Diego