Naomi Haslitt is a Partner at Miller Nash LLP. She advises and defends public and private employers in all areas of employment and labor law. She regularly counsels employers on day-to-day personnel issues and provides training to managers and employers. Naomi supports organizations in developing compliance- and governance-related employment policies and practices, including federal and state regulatory compliance, and handling employment issues arising in complex business transactions, including mergers and acquisitions.
Naomi defends claims against entities for employment discrimination, disability discrimination and accommodation, wrongful discharge, and wage-and-hour, as well as other tort claims, in litigation and administrative agency proceedings. Naomi has obtained defense verdicts and decisions in numerous trials and arbitrations. She also represents private and public employers on traditional labor issues, including arbitrating grievances, addressing unfair-labor-practice charges, and advising on collective bargaining agreements and the collective bargaining process. Naomi’s board and business experience provides special insight into the practical issues that face businesses and educational institutions.
Naomi has extensive experience in advising public and private higher education institutions and public school districts on issues relating to employment, accommodation under state and federal law, students, and other federal and state compliance. She is a regular speaker at the national and state level for education organizations that include the National Association for College and University Attorneys (NACUA) and the Oregon School Board Association, providing trainings on issues such as implicit bias, bullying, addressing faculty misconduct, and how to conduct effective investigations.
Naomi has been recognized by national, state, and local organizations, including in Benchmark Litigation’s 40 & Under Hotlist, Oregon Super Lawyers magazine, and Portland Business Journal’s Forty Under 40. Naomi was also featured in the Portland Business Journal’s Higher Education Thought Leader Forum in 2018 and 2019.
George Ingham is a Partner at Hogan Lovells and represents and counsels clients in a wide range of labor and employment matters. Experienced in deciphering the complex and ever-changing landscape of employment law, he offers sensible guidance that is legally sound, practical, and in line with his clients' goals.
His experience includes advising clients in a range of labor and employment topics, including antidiscrimination, retaliation, non-competition agreements, and wage and hour law. He also advises clients on labor and employment laws applicable to government contractors, such as Executive Order 11246, labor-management relations, and workforce restructurings. When disputes arise, George has successfully represented clients in litigation, arbitration, and administrative proceedings.
Prior to joining the firm, he served as a law clerk to the Honorable Karen LeCraft Henderson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and the Honorable W. Harold Albritton III of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. George is a member of the Virginia and District of Columbia Bars.