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Erica Mason

Labor and Employment Litigation Partner

Akerman LLP’s

Erica Mason is a Labor and Employment Litigation Partner in Akerman LLP’s Atlanta Office. As national and regional employment counsel for her clients, she routinely defends employment claims before state and federal courts across the country, including, successfully litigating five sexual harassment class actions against the EEOC and dozens of class and collective actions against privately-represented individuals and groups.

Erica assists clients with internal and governmental audits and investigations, M&A and private equity HR due diligence, restructurings and RIF, restrictive covenant agreements, multi-state employment law compliance programs, and crisis management/PR messaging in cases involving sensitive allegations against high-ranking employees. She is as a strategic counselor, creative problem solver, and committed advocate.

She also conducts training on a number of employment-related topics including EEO and wage/hour compliance issues; as well as diversity, inclusion, implicit bias, and respectful workplace norms; leadership development and executive presence.

Erica is nationally recognized as a top labor and employment attorney, including nine consecutive years by Georgia Super Lawyers and three consecutive years by Best Lawyers in America,. She is a nationally sought out leader on a wide array of legal and non-legal issues.

Erica is also passionate about community service. She has received numerous awards recognizing her pro bono work, bar leadership, and advocacy for increasing racial/ethnic diversity and inclusion in the legal profession: most recently, Atlanta Magazine’s “500 Most Influential Leaders in Atlanta.” She is the immediate past National President of the Hispanic National Bar Association and sits on a number of non-profit boards.