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Council terminates Keller Thoma labor contract and approves interim agreement with Ogletree Deakins after staffing departures
Summary
After the city’s contracted labor attorneys left Keller Thoma to reconstitute their prior firm, council voted to terminate the Keller Thoma agreement and approved a time‑limited contract with Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart for labor and employment matters through June 30, 2026; vote was 4‑1.
The City Council on Sept. 9 authorized notice of termination to Keller Thoma PC for labor and employment legal services after the firm’s labor attorneys departed, and agreed to retain Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, PLLC on an interim basis through June 30, 2026.
City staff reported that several labor attorneys who handled the city’s labor matters at Keller Thoma — including Gary Sashital, Greg Schultz and Elizabeth Young — left the firm and…
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