Fisher & Phillips Partner Michael P. Royal Named to the 2012 International Who's Who of Management Labour and Employment Lawyers

Dallas, TX, June 09, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Michael P. Royal, a partner with the Dallas office of national labor and employment law firm Fisher & Phillips LLP, has been recognized as one of the world’s leading labor and employment lawyers in the 2012 International Who’s Who of Management Labour and Employment Lawyers. He is one of eleven attorneys from Texas to make the list. The 2012 Who’s Who list identifies attorneys who have demonstrated a proven track record in representing and advising employers on all aspects of employment law. Attorneys who work worldwide, both in house and in private practices, selected nominees based upon comprehensive independent surveys and interviews.

Royal has been representing national and international clients in multiparty complex and class action litigation for nearly two decades. He has found great success in state and federal court involving claims related to wage and hour disputes, discrimination issues, wrongful discharge, whistle blowing, harassment, retaliation, trade secrets and noncompetition agreements. In addition to his considerable litigation practice, Royal routinely counsels employers on compliance with various state, federal, and foreign employment laws.

Royal is one of the founders of the Fisher & Phillip’s International Employment Law Practice Group. He regularly represents multinational companies in international and cross-border employment law issues and disputes.

Royal is "AV" rated by Martindale-Hubbell, which recognizes his adherence to the highest standards of professional competence and ethical conduct.

Royal was also recently selected for inclusion on the BTI 2012 Client Service All-Stars list. BTI, a leading legal industry consulting firm, selected it’s All-Stars based solely on interviews with hundreds of corporate counsel at Global 500 and Fortune 1000 organizations to identify attorneys nationwide who are “the leaders of client service excellence,” based on client focus, and exceptional understanding of the client’s business, outstanding results, outsized value and legal skills. BTI notes that “the 2012 BTI Client Service All-Stars are an elite group of attorneys recognized – by name – as the standard for which corporate counsel measure all other attorneys.

He is licensed to practice law in Oklahoma and Texas.

For more information on the 2012 International Who’s Who of Management Labor and Employment Lawyers list, please visit www.whoswholegal.com.

About Fisher & Phillips LLP (www.laborlawyers.com)
Fisher & Phillips LLP represents employers nationally in labor, employment, civil rights, employee benefits and immigration matters. The firm has 270 attorneys in 27 offices. Founded in 1943, it is one of the largest U.S. law firms to concentrate its practice exclusively upon representation of employers in labor and employment matters. In addition to the Dallas office, the firm has offices in Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Cleveland, Columbia, Denver, Fort Lauderdale, Houston, Irvine, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Louisville, Memphis, New England, New Jersey, New Orleans, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Portland, San Diego, San Francisco, Tampa, and Washington, D.C.