Health Law Daily Wrap Up, LAW FIRM NEWS—Firms boost regulatory, workplace safety, and antitrust capacity through lateral hires, (Jun 12, 2026)
Law Firms Mentioned:Jackson Lewis P.C. | Jackson Lewis P.C. | Jackson Lewis P.C. | Jackson Lewis P.C. | K&L Gates LLP | King & Spalding LLP
Organizations Mentioned:Gordon & Rees, LLP | Jackson Lewis, PC | K&L Gates, LLP | King & Spalding, LLP
By WK Editorial Staff
Law firms are expanding capabilities in workplace safety, public policy, and antitrust enforcement through strategic lateral additions across key U.S. offices.
Jackson Lewis P.C. The firm added Brad M. Kushner as a principal in Philadelphia, strengthening its workplace safety and health practice. Kushner brings more than 15 years of experience advising and defending employers on OSHA compliance, workplace investigations, and employment litigation, including matters involving wage and hour claims and discrimination laws, enhancing the firm’s ability to address regulatory and compliance risks facing healthcare and other employers.
K&L Gates LLP. The firm enhanced its public policy and law practice with the addition of government affairs advisor Emily Lavery in Washington, D.C. Lavery, a former Senate policy advisor and tax policy leader, brings experience advising on federal legislative and regulatory matters, including tax, trade, and economic policy, which positions the firm to guide clients navigating complex policy developments affecting regulated industries such as healthcare and life sciences.
Jackson Lewis P.C. The firm expanded its Los Angeles office with the addition of principals Jennifer Jambor-Delgado, Leslie H. Joyner, and Alexander K. Spellman. The trio, joining from Gordon Rees, focuses on employment litigation, including wage and hour class actions and compliance matters, broadening the firm’s California capabilities in managing complex employment disputes that often intersect with healthcare workforce and operational issues.
King & Spalding LLP. The firm added Ryan Tansey, former chief of the DOJ Antitrust Division’s Washington Criminal Section, as a partner in New York. Tansey brings extensive experience leading criminal antitrust investigations across industries, including pharmaceuticals, and will advise clients on civil and criminal antitrust matters and related litigation, strengthening the firm’s capacity to address heightened enforcement in life sciences markets.
Attorneys: Brad M. Kushner (Jackson Lewis P.C.). Emily Lavery (K&L Gates LLP). Jennifer Jambor-Delgado (Jackson Lewis P.C.). Leslie H. Joyner (Jackson Lewis P.C.). Alexander K. Spellman (Jackson Lewis P.C.). Ryan Tansey (King & Spalding LLP).
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