Partner, Labor and Employment | Seyfarth

Ben Briggs

Benjamin serves as co-chair of the firm’s Workplace Safety & Environmental practice group. He counsels and represents clients on issues involving federal and state statutes that govern employment discrimination, harassment and retaliation, wage and hour, employee leave, and workplace safety and health. In addition, Benjamin assists clients in matters involving the protection of trade secrets and the enforcement of non-compete agreements and other restrictive covenants.

Benjamin has successfully represented employers from a wide array of industries including staffing, building and consumer products, technology, retail, automotive, distribution, utilities, insurance services, construction and media in federal and state court litigation and administrative proceedings in jurisdictions across the US. He has defended employers in single and multiplaintiff cases involving allegations of discrimination, harassment, retaliatory discharge, failure to accommodate and interference with protected rights under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 and various other local, state and federal statutes. His significant workplace safety and health practice includes contesting, litigating and negotiating favorable resolutions of federal and state OSHA citations, as well as representing employers in federal and state OSHA inspections arising from workplace fatalities and other catastrophes. Benjamin also represents employers in OSHA whistleblower retaliation cases.

Lead Employment Counsel | Hall Benefits Law

Keely Jac Collins, Esq., LL.M.

Keely Collins concentrates her practice in the area of Employee Benefits and Compensation, partnering with clients to prepare them for external regulatory audits, representing them in board meetings, developing and managing bespoke employee benefits and compensation plans, and providing general and pension counsel. She works with businesses and agencies of all sizes, from unionized employers with thousands of employees to family businesses with just a few. As counselor and advocate, the success of her clients is Keely’s main objective. Accuracy, strategy, responsiveness, enthusiasm, and loyalty are at the heart of Keely’s value to the businesses she serves.

Associate | Ogletree Deakins

Andrea Davis

Andrea is an associate attorney in the Atlanta office of Ogletree Deakins. She focuses her practice on employment-based immigration.

Andrea completed her undergraduate studies at the University of California, Berkeley and received her Juris Doctor from the University of North Carolina School of Law. During her law school career, Andrea gained experience working in the Immigration and Human Rights Clinic, preparing non-immigrant U-visa petitions for victims of violent crimes, and interning in the Health and Public Assistance Section of the North Carolina Department of Justice. She was also the Online Editor for the North Carolina Journal of Law and Technology (NC JOLT).

Andrea gained several years of corporate immigration experience working in-house at a large technology company prior to joining Ogletree. Currently, Andrea focuses on providing corporate immigration support to clients of all sizes across various industries, including Fortune 50 technology companies. She manages and provides comprehensive strategic planning on the full range of immigration matters, from hire to permanent residency, including H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, J-1, E-3, H-3, STEM OPT, PERM, I-140 (EB1a, b, c, and PERM-based) and I-485 applications. She advises clients on immigration-related compliance matters, regulatory changes, and adjudicatory trends. Additionally, she assist clients with developing and implement internal immigration programs, working with internal Immigration, HR, Global Mobility, and in-house Legal teams.

Shareholder | Ogletree Deakins

Greg Hare

Greg Hare has been an employment lawyer at Ogletree his entire career, ever since 1991. He assists companies with human resources and employment-related litigation matters, including wrongful termination claims, sexual harassment, employment discrimination, employment contracts, trade secrets, and non-compete agreements.

He advises clients on a wide range of human resources topics, such as drug testing, employee discipline and discharge, severance planning, independent contractor classifications, wage payment, family and medical leave, disability law, military leave, joint employment issues, affirmative action and reductions in force.

Mr. Hare also counsels clients on traditional labor relations matters involving union avoidance, decertification, strike contingency planning, double-breasting, grievance administration and arbitration, collective bargaining, unfair labor practice litigation, and other matters involving the National Labor Relations Board, including “protected concerted activity” cases.

Mr. Hare encourages companies to develop proactive human resources strategies that are designed to minimize exposure to costly litigation and disputes. This commonly includes conducting comprehensive employment law compliance audits, employment policy design and review, management training and counseling, and simulated problem solving workshops.

Associate | Ogletree Deakins

Alexandra Holland

Alexandra is an immigration attorney in the Atlanta office. She has been working the in the field of immigration law since 2007, developing a comprehensive understanding of employment-based and family-based immigration. Her experience includes managing the immigration process for multinational corporations in various industries and business sectors, including software development, packaging/logistics, defense/security, aerospace engineering, optical networking, environmental and electronics engineering, IT consulting, insurance, and academia, among others.

Alexandra works with multinational organizations to develop and implement internal immigration policies and procedures, including employee policies, I-9 and LCA compliance, and merger and acquisition strategies. She provides strategy guidance and legal counsel in connection with all aspects of the nonimmigrant and immigrant visa process, including filings with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the Department of State, and the Department of Labor.

Alexandra is admitted to practice law in Georgia, and is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. She is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame (B.A. in Political Science and Peace Studies) and Kennesaw State University (M.S. in Conflict Management). She obtained her law degree from Georgia State University. Throughout law school, Alexandra worked full-time as a supervising paralegal for a corporate immigration law firm in Atlanta and continued her employment with that firm as an attorney prior to joining Ogletree.

Alexandra is an active board member of both World Trade Center Atlanta and the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) International Business Society; and she regularly provides pro bono immigration counsel in partnership with various non-profit organizations in Atlanta.

Partner | Hunter Maclean

Sarah Lamar

Sarah Lamar is a partner in the Firm’s Savannah office and practices in the area of employment law. Sarah has experience representing employers in employment litigation in state and federal courts regarding discrimination and employment laws such as Title VII, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, and Fair Labor Standards Act, among others. She also represents employers in breach of contract actions, including non-competes and tort claims, and in agency investigations brought by the U.S. and Georgia Departments of Labor, the EEOC, OFCCP, and U.S. ICE. She conducts in-house training for employers and advises clients on a variety of human resource issues, including their federal affirmative action and immigration law obligations.

Sarah is admitted to the bars of Georgia and the District of Columbia. She is also admitted to practice in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and the U.S. District Courts for the Southern, Middle, and Northern Districts of Georgia; the Northern District of Florida; and the District of Maryland. She is a member of the American Bar Association and the Savannah Bar Association. She was previously chair of ALFA International, a global legal networking organization, and serves on ALFA International’s Employment Practice Group Steering Committee. Sarah is also the chair of the Government Affairs Committee for the Georgia Chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and speaks around the state on legislative issues affecting the workplace.

Sarah has been named a Georgia Super Lawyer and one of the Best Lawyers in America in Labor and Employment Law. The highly competitive Chambers USA legal directory highlighted Sarah in its Georgia Employment Law rankings.

Principal | Jackson Lewis

David Mohl

David Mohl is a Principal in the Atlanta, Georgia, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. His practice focuses on proactive and preventative advice and counsel, with an emphasis in the area of leave management, focusing on the Americans with Disabilities Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, paid sick leave and related leave statutes and policies.

In addition, Mr. Mohl has a wide range of labor and employment law experience, including wage and hour, discrimination, harassment, employment agreements, restrictive covenants, training and workplace investigations.

As a member of Jackson Lewis’ COVID-19 team, Mr. Mohl also regularly assists employers with COVID-19 issues.

Mr. Mohl brings a unique business perspective, having worked in the corporate legal departments for Fortune 500 companies. Prior to joining Jackson Lewis, he served as Associate General Counsel at a Fortune 300 global consumer packaged goods company where he was a member of the General Counsel’s Senior Leadership Team and was responsible for the company’s global labor and employment, litigation and privacy functions. Prior to that, he served as Senior Counsel at a large global health service and insurance company, where he provided legal counsel and strategic advice regarding all employment matters globally. Mr. Mohl also served in a general counsel capacity for the company’s third-party leave administration business.

Mr. Mohl is a frequent speaker on legal developments under the ADA, FMLA, COVID-19 and other employment law issues.

Associate | Ogletree Deakins

Philip Shepherd

Philip is an immigration attorney in the Atlanta, GA office. He has been practicing in the field of immigration since 2012.

Philip focuses on employment-based immigration, counseling multinational organizations, providing guidance in securing immigration benefits for individual employees, and ensuring compliance with applicable regulations. He also guides in strategic policy development related to all aspects of the nonimmigrant and immigrant visa process and filings before United States Citizenship and Immigration Services.
Philip has experience with immigration filings in several industries including, IT consulting, medical, engineering, and finance, among others.

Philip is licensed to practice law in the State of Georgia, and is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. He is also admitted to the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States District Court for both the Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia. He is a graduate of the University of Alabama, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice, and Florida Coastal School of Law where he earned his Juris Doctor.

Prior to joining Ogletree, Philip was an attorney with a Michigan-based immigration firm and operated the Atlanta, GA satellite office. He has also worked as an attorney in boutique immigration firm in Atlanta, GA, where he practiced all aspects of U.S. immigration law.