TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Feb 4, 2022

Ogletree Deakins has elected Nashville shareholder Liz Washko as the firm’s new managing director. Washko succeeds Joe Beachboard, who completed his six-year term. Washko joined Ogletree Deakins in 2000 as an associate and was elected shareholder in 2003. She previously was managing shareholder for the Nashville office and member of the firm’s compensation committee and board of directors. She also was founder and co-chair of the firm’s Pay Equity Practice Group. Her practice focuses on representing employers in single plaintiff and class/collective action litigation and in matters before state and federal agencies. She has particular experience defending employers in Fair Labor Standards Act and pay discrimination cases. She also conducts proactive pay audits and pay equity analyses.