Andy Satterfield Recognized as Greenville “Lawyer of the Year”
October 17, 2011
GREENVILLE, SC – October 18, 2011 – Jackson Lewis LLP, one of the country’s largest and fastest-growing workplace law firms, announced that Best Lawyers, one of the oldest and most respected peer-review publications in the legal profession, has named Partner Andreas (Andy) N. Satterfield, Jr. the “2012 Greenville Litigation – Labor & Employment Lawyer of the Year. Only a single lawyer in each specialty in each legal community receives this honor, obtained by earning particularly high ratings in Best Lawyers surveys in which peers rank their colleagues’ abilities, professionalism, and integrity.
Steven Naifeh, President of Best Lawyers, says, “We continue to believe – as we have believed for more than 25 years – that recognition by one’s peers is the most meaningful form of praise in the legal profession. We would like to congratulate Andy Satterfield on being selected as the Best Lawyers’ ‘Greenville Litigation – Labor & Employment Lawyer of the Year’ for 2012.”
Mr. Satterfield has substantial experience representing employers in manufacturing, service, health care, retail, banking and restaurant industries. He has handled cases involving employment discrimination based on race, sex, religion, national origin, age and disability; sexual harassment; wrongful discharge; retaliatory discharge; breach of contract; covenants not to compete and trade secret violations; wage and hour disputes and child labor violations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA); and the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA). He has extensive experience counseling clients on compliance issues and litigation avoidance strategies; assisting employers with responses to EEOC charges and other administrative actions; drafting and implementing substance abuse policies; drafting noncompetition and nondisclosure agreements; drafting employee handbooks; and conducting supervisor training.
In addition to his recognition in The Best Lawyers in America, Mr. Satterfield is also recognized in the Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business and South Carolina Super Lawyers publications for his experience in labor and employment law.
In 1985, Mr. Satterfield earned a Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina School of Law. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Georgia in 1981.
The Greenville office of Jackson Lewis can be reached by calling (864) 232-7000.
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 660 attorneys practicing in 47 cities nationwide. We have a wide-range of specialized practice areas, including: Affirmative Action and OFCCP Planning and Counseling; Disability, Leave and Health Management; Employee Benefits, including Complex ERISA Litigation 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; Collegiate and Professional Sports; and Privacy, Social Media and Information Management.
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, we have 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 after a comprehensive survey, 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 ® “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; over 2100 litigations were brought to the firm in 2010 alone. And finally, Jackson Lewis is affiliated with L & E Global Employers’ Counsel Worldwide.
Additional information about Jackson Lewis can be found at www.jacksonlewis.com.
