Maynard, Cooper & Gale has been recognized as a “Go-To Law Firm” for Labor and Employment Law by Corporate Counsel magazine. Publishers of Corporate Counsel magazine surveyed the general counsel at the world’s top 500 companies to determine which law firms are the “Go-To” firms of these leading companies. These surveys, combined with independent research, identified the leading law firms for these companies in the following practice areas: litigation, corporate transactions/mergers and acquisitions, labor and employment, intellectual property, securities, Canada and international. Only 265 firms nationwide have achieved this prestigious recognition.

Maynard’s labor and employment law practice is among the largest and most experienced in the Southeast. Devoted exclusively to the representation of management in all aspects of labor and employment law, Maynard's Labor and Employment Group currently consists of 18 lawyers, eleven of whom have been recognized as among the best in their profession by the Best Lawyers in America®, Chambers USA - America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, and/or Alabama Super Lawyers. This year our labor and employment practice received a top-tier ranking by U.S. News & World Report and The Best Lawyers in America®. The 2011 edition of Best Lawyers also ranked the firm's Labor & Employment practice as the #1 group in both Birmingham and Alabama. In a recent survey of the Fortune 250 legal departments by The National Law Journal, Maynard was listed in "Who Represents Corporate America" in the area of Labor and Employment.