For more than 20 years Hankins has advised U

Three New Labor Attorneys Join the Atlanta and New York OfficesWASHINGTON, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP (MLA) ispleased to announce that Richard B Hankins and Alston D. Correll have joinedthe partnership of the firm's employee relations practice in the Atlantaoffice, and Seth H Borden in the New York office. "With their recognizedaccomplishments in labor-management relations and employment litigation, theaddition of these three highly respected attorneys complements our efforts toexpand our employee relations group.""Adding labor experience to our employment practice in Atlanta and NewYork allows us to support our clients' needs along the full spectrum of laborand employment law," said Tami Azorsky, chair of the litigation practice.

"Onthe heels of a new administration, MLA is well poised to handle the laborissues that will quickly become a priority for our clients."For more than 20 years, Hankins has advised U.S. corporations on a widevariety of complex labor relations matters, such as large-scale unionorganizing and decertification campaigns, strikes and secondary boycotts,union jurisdictional disputes and successor employer claims. He works closelywith management on labor relations strategies related to new facilities, plantclosings and consolidations, as well as acquisitions and divestitures."McKenna Long & Aldridge provides a perfect platform to better serve ourexisting clients," said Hankins. "The geographic scope of the firm will enableus to provide national services to our existing clients, while offering laborand related employment litigation assistance to MLA's clients. The depth andbreadth of the employment team was a very important factor in our decision tojoin the firm."Correll represents management in all aspects of labor relations andemployment matters. His practice includes advising management in unionorganizing campaigns, NLRB litigation and EEOC investigations.

Correll devotes a substantial portion of hispractice to working with management to develop effective labor relationsstrategies and employment practices.Borden has represented management in traditional labor law matters formore than ten years. His practice focuses on labor-management relations,collective bargaining, labor arbitration, NLRB investigations and litigation,as well as Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) investigations and litigation.Borden was active on behalf of the business community during the debate overthe Employee Free Choice Act. He has written extensively on the controversiallegislation, spoken before numerous trade groups and met with governmentofficials to discuss management perspectives.The employee relations group represents clients across a broad array oflabor and employment matters, including complex employment litigation; race,gender and disability discrimination; harassment; employment contractdisputes; wrongful termination claims; defamation and non-competition andtrade secrets issues; overtime lawsuits; Employee Retirement Income SecurityAct (ERISA); Family Medical Leave; and collective actions filed on behalf ofemployees seeking overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act.About McKenna Long & Aldridge LLPMcKenna Long & Aldridge LLP is an international law firm of more than 450attorneys and public policy advisors. The firm provides business solutions inthe areas of environmental regulation, international law, public policy andregulatory affairs, corporate law, government contracts, intellectual propertyand technology, complex litigation, real estate, energy and finance. To learnmore about the firm and its services, log on to http:// Long & Aldridge LLPJamie Frankel, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP, 1-202-496-7547,.