Tony Byergo

About Tony Byergo

I have served as lead counsel, trusted consultant, and strategic advisor to leading…

Experience

1. Ogletree Deakins

   Jan 2005 — Present

   Lawyer and shareholder in AmLaw 100 firm and national labor and employment practice. Extensive lead counsel experience in a full range of employment matters, including:o Union-related matters (collective bargaining, strike contingency planning, labor arbitration, NLRB proceedings, and union organizing and campaigns)o Employment litigation and jury trials (including discrimination, retaliation, and harassment matters, wage and hour claims, and non-compete litigation)o Advisor and consultant to executive leadership on strategic HR initiatives, including large scale workforce reductions, work relocations and outsourcing, hiring strategies and processes, performance management and discipline, litigation risk management, positive employee relations and union vulnerability/ avoidance, and design of compensation and benefit structureso Management of other lawyers and resources to address all of the above issues, as well as workplace safety, employee benefit plans, immigration, diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, and other employment mattersOffice managing shareholder of firm’s Seattle office from its opening in 2015 until 2023. Clients have included top public and private companies in the United States, with substantial experience representing and advising a wide range of public sector and not-for-profit entities.

Skills

• Union
• Class Actions
• Legal Research
• Traditional Labor Law
• Employment Litigation
• Labor Relations
• Non-Compete Agreements
• Employment Law
• Retaliation
• Arbitration
• Litigation
• Employment Contracts
• Torts
• Legal Advice
• Employment Discrimination
• Union Avoidance
• Collective Bargaining
• Discrimination