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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.

United States 2025
7
National Rankings
156
Metro Rankings
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General Information

14
Practice Areas
309
Individuals recognized in Best Lawyers
15
Client Comments
Year founded: 1977
This is the year the firm (or its earliest predecessor entity) was founded.
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Overview

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Ogletree Deakins is one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management in all types of employment-related legal matters. With more than 1,050 attorneys located in 57 offices across the United States and in Europe, Canada, and Mexico, the firm has an international reputation for legal excellence and responsive client service. Ogletree Deakins’ labor and employment practice is complemented and supported by more than 40 practice and industry groups, including in the areas of business immigration, disability access, employee benefits and executive compensation, litigation, and workplace safety and health. The firm represents a diverse range of clients, including many of the Fortune 50 companies in the U.S. www.ogletree.com

Rankings

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. is nationally ranked in 7 practice areas and metro ranked in 15 practice areas. Best Law Firms rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process.

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"Law Firm of the Year" Awards

2025 "Law Firm of the Year" in Litigation - Labor and Employment

National Rankings

Tier 1
Tier 1 for Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Tier 1 for Employment Law - Management
Tier 1 for Immigration Law
Tier 1 for Litigation - ERISA
Tier 1 for Litigation - Labor and Employment

Metro Rankings

Atlanta
Tier 1 for Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Tier 1 for Employment Law - Management
Tier 1 for Labor Law - Management
Tier 1 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Austin
Tier 1 for Employment Law - Management

Rankings

"Law Firm of the Year" Awards

2025 "Law Firm of the Year" in Litigation - Labor and Employment

National Rankings

Tier 1
Tier 1 for Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Tier 1 for Employment Law - Management
Tier 1 for Immigration Law
Tier 1 for Litigation - ERISA
Tier 1 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Tier 2
Tier 2 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 2 for Labor Law - Management

Regional Rankings

Atlanta
Tier 1 for Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Tier 1 for Employment Law - Management
Tier 1 for Labor Law - Management
Tier 1 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Austin
Tier 1 for Employment Law - Management
Tier 2 for Labor Law - Management
Tier 2 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Birmingham
Tier 1 for Employment Law - Management
Tier 1 for Labor Law - Management
Tier 1 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Tier 2 for Education Law
Boston
Tier 1 for Employment Law - Management
Tier 1 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Charleston-SC
Tier 1 for Employment Law - Management
Charlotte
Tier 1 for Employment Law - Management
Tier 1 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Chicago
Tier 1 for Employment Law - Management
Tier 1 for Labor Law - Management
Tier 1 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Tier 2 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 2 for Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Tier 2 for Litigation - ERISA
Cleveland
Tier 1 for Employment Law - Management
Tier 1 for Labor Law - Management
Tier 1 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Colorado
Tier 2 for Employment Law - Management
Tier 2 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Columbia-SC
Tier 1 for Employment Law - Management
Tier 1 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Columbus-OH
Tier 1 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Tier 2 for Employment Law - Management
Dallas/Fort Worth
Tier 1 for Employment Law - Management
Tier 1 for Labor Law - Management
Tier 1 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Tier 2 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 3 for Mediation
Greenville
Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 1 for Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Tier 1 for Employment Law - Management
Tier 1 for Labor Law - Management
Tier 1 for Litigation - Environmental
Tier 1 for Litigation - ERISA
Tier 1 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Tier 3 for Bet-the-Company Litigation
Houston
Tier 1 for Employment Law - Management
Tier 1 for Labor Law - Management
Tier 1 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Tier 2 for Immigration Law
Indianapolis
Tier 1 for Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Tier 1 for Employment Law - Management
Tier 1 for Labor Law - Management
Tier 1 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Tier 1 for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Tier 2 for Litigation - ERISA
Tier 3 for Commercial Litigation
Kansas City-MO
Tier 1 for Employment Law - Management
Tier 1 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Las Vegas
Tier 1 for Employment Law - Management
Tier 1 for Labor Law - Management
Tier 1 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Los Angeles
Tier 1 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Tier 2 for Employment Law - Management
Tier 2 for Labor Law - Management
Memphis
Tier 1 for Employment Law - Management
Tier 1 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Tier 2 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 2 for Labor Law - Management
Miami
Tier 1 for Employment Law - Management
Tier 1 for Labor Law - Management
Tier 1 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Milwaukee
Tier 1 for Employment Law - Management
Tier 1 for Labor Law - Management
Tier 1 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Tier 2 for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Tier 3 for Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
Minneapolis
Tier 1 for Employment Law - Management
Tier 1 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Nashville
Tier 1 for Employment Law - Management
Tier 1 for Labor Law - Management
Tier 1 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
New Jersey
Tier 1 for Employment Law - Management
Tier 1 for Labor Law - Management
Tier 1 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
New Orleans
Tier 1 for Employment Law - Management
Tier 1 for Labor Law - Management
Tier 1 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
New York City
Tier 1 for Employment Law - Management
Tier 1 for Labor Law - Management
Tier 2 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Oklahoma City
Tier 1 for Employment Law - Management
Tier 1 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Tier 2 for Labor Law - Management
Orange County
Tier 2 for Employment Law - Management
Tier 2 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Philadelphia
Tier 1 for Employment Law - Management
Tier 1 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Tier 2 for Labor Law - Management
Phoenix
Tier 1 for Employment Law - Management
Tier 1 for Insurance Law
Tier 1 for Labor Law - Management
Tier 1 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Pittsburgh
Tier 1 for Employment Law - Management
Tier 1 for Labor Law - Management
Tier 1 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Tier 2 for Commercial Litigation
Portland-ME
Tier 1 for Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Tier 2 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 2 for Litigation - ERISA
Tier 2 for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Portland-OR
Tier 1 for Employment Law - Management
Tier 1 for Labor Law - Management
Tier 1 for Labor Law - Union
Tier 1 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Tier 2 for Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Raleigh
Tier 1 for Employment Law - Management
Tier 1 for Labor Law - Management
Tier 1 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Tier 2 for Immigration Law
Richmond
Tier 1 for Employment Law - Management
Tier 1 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Tier 2 for Labor Law - Management
Sacramento
Tier 1 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
San Antonio
Tier 1 for Employment Law - Management
Tier 1 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Tier 2 for Labor Law - Management
San Diego
Tier 1 for Employment Law - Management
Tier 1 for Immigration Law
Tier 1 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
San Francisco
Tier 2 for Employment Law - Management
Tier 2 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Seattle
Tier 1 for Employment Law - Management
Tier 1 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Tier 2 for Labor Law - Management
Tier 3 for Litigation - ERISA
St. Louis
Tier 1 for Employment Law - Management
Tier 1 for Labor Law - Management
Tier 1 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Stamford
Tier 1 for Employment Law - Management
Tier 1 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Tampa
Tier 1 for Employment Law - Management
Tier 1 for Labor Law - Management
Tier 1 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Tier 2 for Immigration Law
Troy
Tier 1 for Employment Law - Management
Tier 1 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Tier 2 for Education Law
Tucson
Tier 1 for Employment Law - Management
Tier 1 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Utah
Tier 1 for Employment Law - Management
Tier 1 for Labor Law - Management
Tier 1 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Tier 2 for Commercial Litigation
Washington, D.C.
Tier 1 for Employment Law - Management
Tier 1 for Labor Law - Management
Tier 1 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Tier 3 for Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Practice Areas

The below are areas of legal specialty volunteered by the firm and do not designate a specialty in which a Best Law Firms ranking is held.
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Construction Law
  • Education Law
  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Environmental Law
  • Immigration Law
  • Labor Law - Management
  • Litigation - Construction
  • Litigation - Environmental
  • Litigation - ERISA
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Individuals Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. has 309 lawyers recognized for individual performance in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. By receiving this Best Lawyers recognition from their peers for their professional excellence, these lawyers made Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. eligible for evaluation for Best Law Firms rankings. For almost two decades, Best Lawyers has awarded these singular accolades, making them the foundation of our Best Law Firms awards. Read more about our Best Lawyers process here.
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Client Comments

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Awards

Awards are self-reported by firms and are not verified by the Best Law Firms rankings.
  • The BTI Brand Elite: Client Perceptions of the Best-Branded Law Firms 2013 (several listings)
  • The BTI Litigation Outlook 2013: Powerhouse in Complex & Routine Litigation
  • MultiCultural Law Magazine - #53 in the Top 100 Law Firms for Diversity
  • MultiCultural Law Magazine - #39 in the Top 50 Law Firms for Partners
  • MultiCultural Law Magazine - #4 in the Top 100 Law Firms for Women
  • MultiCultural Law Magazine - #2 in the Top 25 Law Firms for African-Americans
  • The 2013 BTI Client Service 30 (ranked 17th)
  • The BTI Litigation Outlook 2014: Powerhouse in Complex Litigation
  • Corporate Counsel “Who Represents America’s Biggest Companies” - Most Mentioned firm

Main Location

Atlanta, GA
One Ninety One Peachtree Tower, Suite 4800
191 Peachtree Street, NE
Atlanta, GA 30303
United States
404-881-1300 Get Directions

Office Locations

Fresno, CA
7060 North Marks Avenue, Suite 108
Fresno, CA 93711
United States
559-825-8510 Get Directions
Buffalo, NY
Key Center, Suite 1400
50 Fountain Plaza
Buffalo, NY 14202
United States
716-813-2733 Get Directions
Birmingham, AL
420 Twentieth Street North, Suite 1900
Birmingham, AL 35203
United States
205-328-1900 Get Directions
Phoenix, AZ
Esplanade Center III, Suite 800
2415 East Camelback Road
Phoenix, AZ 85016
United States
602-778-3700 Get Directions
Costa Mesa, CA
Park Tower, Suite 1500
695 Town Center Drive
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
United States
714-800-7900 Get Directions
Los Angeles, CA
400 South Hope Street, Suite 1200
Los Angeles, CA 90071
United States
213-239-9800 Get Directions
Sacramento, CA
400 Capitol Mall, Suite 2800
Sacramento, CA 95814
United States
916-840-3150 Get Directions
San Diego, CA
4660 La Jolla Village Drive, Suite 900
San Diego, CA 92122
United States
858-652-3100 Get Directions
San Francisco, CA
One Embarcadero Center, Suite 900
San Francisco, CA 94111
United States
415-442-4810 Get Directions
Torrance, CA
19191 South Vermonth Avenue, Suite 950
Torrance, CA 90502
United States
310-217-8191 Get Directions
Denver, CO
Tower Three, Suite 900
2000 South Colorado Boulevard
Denver, CO 80222
United States
303-764-6800 Get Directions
Stamford, CT
281 Tresser Boulevard, Suite 602
Stamford, CT 06901
United States
203-969-3100 Get Directions
Washington, DC
1909 K Street, NW, Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20006
United States
202-887-0855 Get Directions
Miami, FL
Two Datran Center, Suite 1625
9130 South Dadeland Boulevard
Miami, FL 33156
United States
305-374-0506 Get Directions
Tampa, FL
100 North Tampa Street, Suite 3600
Tampa, FL 33602
United States
813-289-1247 Get Directions
Chicago, IL
155 North Wacker Drive, Suite 4300
Chicago, IL 60606
United States
312-558-1220 Get Directions
Indianapolis, IN
300 North Meridian Street, Suite 2700
Indianapolis, IN 46204
United States
317-916-1300 Get Directions
New Orleans, LA
701 Poydras Street, Suite 3500
New Orleans, LA 70139
United States
504-648-3840 Get Directions
Portland, ME
Two Monumental Square, Seventh Floor
Portland, ME 04101
United States
207-387-2957 Get Directions
Boston, MA
One Boston Place, Suite 3500
201 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02108
United States
617-994-5700 Get Directions
Birmingham, MI
34977 Woodward Avenue, Suite 300
Birmingham, MI 48009
United States
248-593-6400 Get Directions
Minneapolis, MN
225 South Sixth Street, Suite 1800
Minneapolis, MN 55402
United States
612-339-1818 Get Directions
Kansas City, MO
700 W. 47th Street, Suite 500
Kansas City, MO 64112
United States
816-471-1301 Get Directions
St. Louis, MO
7700 Bonhomme Avenue, Suite 650
St. Louis, MO 63105
United States
314-802-3935 Get Directions
Las Vegas, NV
10801 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 500
Las Vegas, NV 89135
United States
702-369-6800 Get Directions
Morristown, NJ
10 Madison Avenue, Suite 400
Morristown, NJ 07960
United States
973-656-1600 Get Directions
New York, NY
599 Lexington Avenue, Suite 1700
New York, NY 10022
United States
212-492-2500 Get Directions
Charlotte, NC
201 South College Street, Suite 2300
Charlotte, NC 28244
United States
704-342-2588 Get Directions
Raleigh, NC
Forum IV, Suite 600
8529 Six Forks Road
Raleigh, NC 27615
United States
919-787-9700 Get Directions
Cleveland, OH
Key Tower, Suite 4100
127 Public Square
Cleveland, OH 44114
United States
216-241-6100 Get Directions
Columbus, OH
Key Bank Building
88 East Broad Street, Suite 2025
Columbus, OH 43215
United States
614-494-0420 Get Directions
Oklahoma City, OK
The Heritage Building, Suite 400
621 North Robinson Avenue
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
United States
405-546-3774 Get Directions
Portland, OR
Koin Tower, Suite 1500
222 Southwest Columbia Street
Portland, OR 97201
United States
503-552-2140 Get Directions
Philadelphia, PA
1735 Market Street, Suite 3000
Philadelphia, PA 19103
United States
215-995-2800 Get Directions
Pittsburgh, PA
One PPG Place, Suite 1900
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
United States
412-394-3333 Get Directions
Charleston, SC
211 King Street, Suite 200
Charleston, SC 29401
United States
843-853-1300 Get Directions
Columbia, SC
First Base Building, Suite 401
2142 Boyce Street
Columbia, SC 29201
United States
803-252-1300 Get Directions
Greenville, SC
The Ogletree Building
300 North Main Street
Greenville, SC 29601
United States
864-271-1300 Get Directions
Memphis, TN
International Place, Tower II, Suite 300
6410 Poplar Avenue
Memphis, TN 38119
United States
901-767-6160 Get Directions
Nashville, TN
Truist, Suite 1200
401 Commerce Street
Nashville, TN 37219
United States
615-254-1900 Get Directions
Austin, TX
301 Congress Avenue, Suite 1150
Austin, TX 78701
United States
512-344-4700 Get Directions
Dallas, TX
Preston Commons West, Suite 500
8117 Preston Road
Dallas, TX 75225
United States
214-987-3800 Get Directions
Houston, TX
One Allen Center, Suite 2100
500 Dallas Street
Houston, TX 77002
United States
713-655-0855 Get Directions
San Antonio, TX
112 East Pecan Street, Suite 2700
San Antonio, TX 78205
United States
210-354-1300 Get Directions
Salt Lake City, UT
Gateway Tower West
15 West South Temple, Suite 950
Salt Lake City, UT 84106
United States
801-658-6100 Get Directions
Richmond, VA
901 East Byrd Street, Suite 1300
Richmond, VA 23219
United States
804-663-2330 Get Directions
Seattle, WA
1201 Third Avenue, Suite 5150
Seattle, WA 98101
United States
206-693-7057 Get Directions
Milwaukee, WI
1243 North 10th Street, Suite 200
Milwaukee, WI 53205
United States
414-239-6400 Get Directions
St. Thomas, VI
Tunick Building
1336 Beltjen Road
Suite 201
St. Thomas 00802
U.S. Virgin Islands
340 714 1235 Get Directions

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