Marissa Alguire
Labor and Employment Practice Group Deputy Chair
Akerman, LLP
Marissa Alguire is deputy chair of Akerman’s national Labor & Employment Practice Group, a practice group of over sixty attorneys nationwide. She represents employers in all aspects of employment-related business matters and litigation in state and federal courts, and in arbitration. Her highly specialized practice focuses on the defense of management in wage and hour class action, PAGA, multi plaintiff and single plaintiff lawsuits, in claims of harassment, discrimination, wrongful termination, retaliation and wage and hour claims.
Alguire also defends clients in proceedings before the Department of Fair Employment and Housing, the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the U.S. Department of Labor, and the Employment Development Department. Marissa represents companies in a variety of sectors including in the manufacturing, airline, technology, entertainment, hospitality, retail, and healthcare industries. Alguire also regularly advises companies of all sizes and in all industries of best employment-related practices.
