Rick Hammett is currently the Managing Partner of the Firm's North America region. Mr. Hammett was formerly the Managing Partner of the Firm’s Houston Office as well as a member of the North America Compensation and Employment Law Practice Group Management Committee.
Practice Focus

Mr. Hammett is Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Mr. Hammett counsels clients and handles litigation, including class actions, on issues involving employment discrimination, corporate compliance, ERISA, wrongful discharge, trade secrets and non-competition agreements, whistleblowing, federal contract compliance and glass ceiling audits, disability access, wage and hour standards, and on a variety of other issues under state and federal laws governing the employment relationship. Mr. Hammett’s practice emphasizes labor policy planning and litigation relating to acquisitions, mergers, plant closings, and other major business transactions. Mr. Hammett has extensive experience representing employers in financial restructurings and in bankruptcy, including the resolution of labor claims and the restructuring of collective bargaining agreements. Mr. Hammett also has substantial experience representing clients in traditional labor matters under both the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act, and in cases governed by OSHA and other workplace safety laws. Mr. Hammett has arbitrated numerous labor and employment cases in both union and non-union settings. Mr. Hammett regularly assists multinational corporations in developing and implementing global employment strategies and corporate compliance programs for both domestic and foreign labor and employment laws.

Mr. Hammett is recommended by Legal 500 (2011-2013), and has been selected as a BTI Client Service All Star, a Texas Super Lawyer in Texas Monthly and Law & Politics magazine and as one of Houston’s top lawyers by HTexas magazine. He has also been recognized as a member of Who's Who Legal: Pensions & Benefits 2015.