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Steven R Wall

Steven R. Wall

Managing Partner

steven.wall@morganlewis.com

Philadelphia Phone +1.215.963.4928 Fax +1.215.963.5001

1701 Market St.//Philadelphia, PA 19103-2921//United States

Steve Wall provides strategic and litigation advice to employers on issues involving executive compensation, labor management relations, and employment law. Steve works with clients to manage and resolve proactively matters involving union corporate campaigns, high-profile employment litigation, and workforce change, including labor and employment issues involving new businesses, acquisitions, and divestitures. He also counsels both boards of directors and C-level executives on employment agreements and compensation for senior executives.

Companies in the auto, service, manufacturing, retail, food, baking, healthcare, insurance, and banking industries turn to him for advice on executive employment issues, union strategies and corporate campaigns, and compliance with the myriad of federal and state laws impacting business change.

A fellow in the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, Steve is frequently recognized for his jury skills and work with clients. He has tried more than a dozen employment cases to verdict in federal and state courts. For 12 years, he has been named one of the leading US lawyers for employment law by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.

Steve also serves as the firm’s Managing Partner of Practice globally, overseeing the firm’s practice groups, practice areas, industry initiatives, and partner recruiting.

Awards and Affiliations

Recognized, Acritas Star Lawyer (2020)

Hall of Fame, Labor and Employment: Labor and management relations, The Legal 500 US (2020)

Leading Lawyer, Labor and Employment - Labor-Management Relations, The Legal 500 US (2014–2019)

Recommended, Labor and employment: Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions): defense, The Legal 500 US (2019)

Eminent Practitioner, Labor & Employment, Pennsylvania, Chambers USA (2020)

Band 1, Labor & Employment, Pennsylvania, Chambers USA (2018, 2019)

Lawyer of the Year, Labor Law – Management, Philadelphia, The Best Lawyers in America (2019)

Recognized, Employment Law – Management, Philadelphia; Labor Law – Management, Philadelphia; Litigation – Labor and Employment, Philadelphia, The Best Lawyers in America (2017–2020)

Member, Practice Group of the Year, Employment, Law360 (2017, 2019)

Recognized, BTI Client Service All-Star (2011, 2016)

Best Lawyer, Corporate Counsel Magazine

Fellow, College of Labor and Employment Lawyers

Member, Law.com Mental Health Advisory Board

Admissions

  • Pennsylvania
  • Supreme Court of the United States

Clerkships

  • Clerkship to Judge James Hunter of the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (1984 - 1985)

Education

  • Cornell Law School, 1983, J.D., Summa Cum Laude
  • Cornell University, 1979, B.S.

Sectors

  • Financial Services
  • Retail
  • Healthcare

Services

  • Labor Employment Benefits
  • US Labor-Management Relations
  • Systemic Employment Litigation
  • Wage and Hour Litigation Counseling
  • Employment Counseling
  • Government Contractor Compliance
  • Executive Compensation
  • Workforce Change
  • Healthcare Litigation Regulatory Counsel

Regions

  • North America

Events

5/15/2018 - A Sobering Wake Up Call – Washington DC

9/28/2017 - A Sobering Wake Up Call – Boston

11/9/2016 - A Sobering Wake Up Call – Philadelphia

3/26/2014 - Labor Law Update

News

12/8/2020 - WilmerHale, Gibson Dunn Are Tech's Top Lawyers for Court Fights, Bloomberg Law

6/25/2019 - The NLJ 500: For Large Firms, Growth Gains Steam, The National Law Journal

5/12/2019 - Meet the Advisory Board Guiding Law.com’s Yearlong Mental Health Reporting Project, Law.com

10/17/2018 - The Four Firms That GCs Fear the Most, Law360

4/24/2018 - How Morgan Lewis Grew Into a Powerhouse on Its Own Terms, The American Lawyer

11/2/2016 - Litigation Department of the Year – Working Together: Morgan Lewis Relies on Global Team, The Legal Intelligencer

5/4/2016 - Bridge Way School Honors Morgan Lewis with its First Annual Community Partner Award for Pro Bono Legal Services

2/8/2016 - Morgan Lewis Partners Recognized as Client Service All-Stars for 15th Consecutive Year in BTI Consulting 2016 Report

11/9/2010 - Morgan Lewis Advises Grupo Bimbo on Acquisition of Sara Lee

Publications

4/22/2020 - COVID-19 in India: Lockdown Guidelines Revised