Johnine Barnes

Johnine P. Barnes has wide-ranging experience in labor and employment law. She is nationally recognized by the Legal 500 U.S. Guide for her counselling and compliance practice regarding employment laws, including but not limited to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and other federal and state statutes governing employment issues.

In addition, Johnine is recognized by Lawdragon 500 as Leading Lawyer in America, and as a Leading U.S. Corporate Employment Lawyer. She is experienced in litigating and defending employment claims of harassment, retaliation, discrimination, wrongful discharge, and breach of contract, as well as business litigation matters. She has experience handling non-compete agreement and contract disputes, trade secret matters, international disputes, white collar crime claims, property interest disputes and legislative matters.

Concentrations

Employment litigation (both state and federal courts)
Employment and labor counseling and compliance
Business litigation (both state and federal courts)
Noncompete and trade secrets
Sports and entertainment

Capabilities

Labor & Employment

Litigation

Trial Practice

Trade Secrets Automotive

Experience

Representative Matters

Represented clients in employment litigation involving complex and precedent-setting electronic discovery issues.
Conducted employment audits and advised clients on matters before the Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division.
Presided over and advised clients regarding collective bargaining/labor negotiations.
Counsel clients on labor and employment matters, including OFCCP, Affirmative Action Plan and Service Contract Act matters.
Represented foreign sovereign’s interest and defended foreign sovereign in litigation in U.S. District Courts.
Represented corporate clients in litigation involving shareholder disputes and corporate valuation issues.
Represented clients in malpractice lawsuits.
Represented clients in insurance coverage actions.
Represented clients in government contract disputes and advised on compliance with Services Contract Act.
Conducted corporate investigations regarding employee misconduct.

°The above representations were handled by Ms. Barnes prior to her joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Litigation - Labor and Employment, 2021-2023
Listed, Lawdragon 500
- “Leading Lawyers in America,” 2020-2022
- "Leading U.S. Corporate Employment Lawyers," 2020-2021
Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers, 2012-2013, 2015-2022
Listed, The Legal 500 United States, "Labor and Employment," 2013-2016, 2018-2021
Listed, Benchmark Litigation, "Labor & Employment Star," 2020-2021
Listed, Lawdragon and Human Resources Executive® magazine, "The Nation's Most Powerful Employment Lawyers - Top 100," 2019
Recognized, Profiles in Diversity Journal, "Women Worth Watching," 2018
Team Member, a Law360 "Employment Practice Group of the Year," 2011 and 2013
Recipient, "Outstanding Outside Counsel of the Year," National Bar Association Commercial Law Section, July 2012
Listed, Washingtonian Magazine, "40 Top Lawyers Under 40," 2006
Listed, Kaleidoscope magazine, "40 Under 40"
Recipient, "Presidential Award," National Bar Association

Professional & Community Involvement

Foundation Board Member, University of the District of Columbia School of Law
Member, Corporate Advisory Board, MasterCorp, Inc.
Member, American Employment Law Council
Member, International Women’s Forum, Washington, DC (Executive Committee 2020-2021)
Fellow, American Bar Foundation Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America, 2015-Present
Former Director, Historical Society of the District of Columbia Circuit Board
Former, General Counsel, District of Columbia Chamber of Commerce Political Action Committee
Member, American Bar Association
Member, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Member, District of Columbia
- Bar Board of Governors, 2006-2012
Member, National Bar Association
- Former Deputy General Counsel and Special Counsel to the President
Former Co-Chair of the Women's Bar Association of the District of Columbia, Working Mother’s Committee
Former Commissioner, Northern Virginia Regional Commission
Past Chair and Former Member, District of Columbia Public Employee Relations Board, a quasi-judicial agency that resolves labor-management disputes between agencies of the District government and labor organizations representing agency employees
Past President, Prettyman-Leventhal American Inn of Court

Credentials

Education

J.D., Case Western Reserve University School of Law, 1995
B.A., Political Science, magna cum laude, with honors, Case Western Reserve University, 1992

Admissions

District of Columbia
Ohio

Kenya Davis

Kenya is a partner at Boies Schiller Flexner and has more than 20 years of experience in high-stakes trials and investigations, with more than 50 trials under her belt. Most recently, Kenya brought a labor trafficking case to trial for five Guatemalan migrant farmworkers, which resulted in securing a $570,000 jury verdict for the plaintiffs, including $450,000 in punitive damages under the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act. In addition to investigations and commercial litigation work, Kenya advises companies on ESG-related issues, such as ensuring the integrity of supply chains and labor practices. She also co-leads the firm’s sexual misconduct litigation and investigations practice and has represented numerous clients in litigation filed under New York’s Adult Survivors Act and other similar legislation.

Kenya has served as an adjunct professor at American University where she teaches a course on the laws and policies surrounding domestic violence. She is currently the Chair of the Litigation Committee for the McDowell Social Justice Center.

Brandon Wright

Brandon Wright became an Associate Attorney with Brownell Landrigan in 2019 and was elevated to Senior Associate in 2023.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Wright was a regulatory attorney at a financial services, criminal, and civil enforcement defense law firm in Washington, D.C. Mr. Wright also served as a law clerk for the Honorable Deborah A. Robinson at the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.

While in law school, Mr. Wright served as a Senior Editor for the North Carolina Central Law Review and as a torts tutor. He also worked as a legal intern for GlaxoSmithKline and as a judicial intern for the Honorable Patricia Timmons-Goodson at the North Carolina Supreme Court.

A native of North Carolina, Mr. Wright completed his undergraduate studies at Davidson College, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology with a minor in Spanish in 2010. While there, he was also a three-year letterman for the Men’s Football team. He received his Juris Doctor, summa cum laude, from North Carolina Central University School of Law in 2013.

He is admitted to practice law in the District of Columbia and North Carolina.

Johnine Barnes

Kenya Davis

Sonia Murphy

Brandon Wright

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