Cole Named One of Nation's Most Powerful Labor Lawyers

Honors & Recognitions

06/28/2016

LAS VEGAS – Labor and Employment attorney Howard E. Cole, a partner in the Las Vegas office of Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP, is one of most powerful labor lawyers in the United States, according the current issue of Human Resource Executive magazine.

Cole has more than 30 years of experience specializing in labor and employment law and commercial litigation. His ‎practice is limited to exclusive representation of employers in the private and public ‎sectors, including gaming, healthcare, public agencies, construction companies, and dozens of ‎other industries.‎

The Nation’s Most Powerful Attorneys list is compiled annually by Human Resource Executive magazine and Lawdragon, a legal media company. This is the second consecutive year Cole is named in the magazine’s Nation’s Most Powerful attorneys list. The recognition is based on editorial research on clients, cases, leadership, affiliations and other accomplishments.

Cole was recently recognized by Best Lawyers in America as the Management “Lawyer of the Year” for 2016 in Las Vegas. He was also recognized for Labor & Employment law in the 2016 edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, and named "Local Litigation Star" for Nevada for 2016 by Benchmark Litigation.

He has extensive experience ‎representing private and public sector employers in numerous matters including collective bargaining, arbitration and mediation, workforce issues and strategies, FSLA, personnel policies, executive employment contracts and ADA compliance. Cole also provides extensive training and consulting with clients, has appeared on clients’ behalf before the National Labor Relations Board, NV-OSHA, Cal OSHA and Fed OSHA and other state OSHA review boards.

Human Resource Executive magazine provides key decision-makers with news covering all areas of human resource management. Lawdragon is a leading online directory of top lawyers across the United States.

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