Satterfield Elected To SC Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
October 11, 2011
GREENVILLE, SC – October 11, 2011 – Andy Satterfield, a partner in the Greenville, S.C. office of Jackson Lewis LLP, has been elected to serve on the 2011-12 board of directors of the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce. The South Carolina Chamber of Commerce is the state’s largest statewide broad-based business and industry trade association, representing more than 18,000 businesses and more than one million employees, with 90 percent of membership comprised of small businesses. As the unified voice for business and industry, the Chamber is a catalyst for increasing wealth and enhancing the state’s global competitiveness in order to improve the quality of life for all South Carolinians.
South Carolina Chamber President and CEO Otis Rawl said, “Andy is one of South Carolina’s most respected and distinguished employment law attorneys, and his expertise in federal, state and local law will help guide the Chamber in its future endeavors.”
Mr. Satterfield has been a partner at Jackson Lewis since 2007 and has represented employers in the areas of labor and employment law for more than 23 years. He was recently named 2012 Greenville Litigation – Labor & Employment Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. He is also consistently recognized in the Chambers USA publication America’s Leading Lawyers for Business and Super Lawyers.
Mr. Satterfield received his J.D. from the University of South Carolina School of Law and has a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Georgia. He currently serves on the board of directors of Pendleton Place in Greenville and is immediate past chairman of the board of the Caine Halter YMCA in Greenville.
About Jackson Lewis
Founded in 1958, Jackson Lewis, dedicated to representing management exclusively in workplace law, is one of the fastest growing workplace law firms in the U.S., with over 650 attorneys practicing in 46 cities nationwide. We have a wide-range of specialized practice areas, including: Affirmative Action and OFCCP Diversity Planning; Disability, Leave and Health Management; Employee Benefits, including Complex ERISA Litigation, Workplace Privacy and Executive Compensation; Global Immigration; Labor, including Preventive Practices; Litigation, including Class Actions, Complex Litigation and e-Discovery; Trade Secrets, Non-Competes and Workplace Technology; Wage and Hour Compliance; Workplace Safety Compliance and Corporate Diversity Counseling. In addition, Jackson Lewis provides advice nationally in other workplace law areas, including: Reductions in Force, WARN Act; Corporate Governance and Internal Investigations; Drug Testing and Substance Abuse Management; International Employment Issues; Management Education, including e-Based Training; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Public Sector Issues; Government Relations and Collegiate and Professional Sports.
For the 10th consecutive year, Jackson Lewis has been recognized for delivering client service excellence to the world’s largest corporations. Representing a decade of excellence, Jackson Lewis has once again earned a spot on the BTI Client Service A-Team. Jackson Lewis has also been recognized by in-house counsel of Fortune 1000 companies in a survey conducted by BTI Consulting Group as the single highest-ranked firm clients want by their side in employment battles. In addition, Jackson Lewis is ranked in the First Tier nationally in the categories of both Employment Law and Labor Law on behalf of Management in the U.S. News – Best Lawyers (r) Best Law Firms. Jackson Lewis has one of the most active employment litigation practices in the United States, with a current caseload of over 5000 litigations and approximately 300 class actions; with over 2100 litigations brought to the firm in 2010 alone. Also, Jackson Lewis is affiliated with L & E Global Employers’ Counsel Worldwide.
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