Littler Cashes in on Starbucks’ Sprawling Anti-Union Campaign

June 28, 2023, 9:15 AM UTC

Starbucks Corp.’s fight to repel a unionizing campaign at coffee shops across the country has turned into a goldmine for the massive law firm on the front line.

Littler Mendelson has staffed at least 110 attorneys, including more than 50 partners, to advocate for the world’s largest coffee chain on union-related cases since late 2021, according to a Bloomberg Law review of dockets.

It’s not clear how much Starbucks is paying the firm, whose equity partners raked in $560,000 in profits on average last year. But the sheer volume of outside lawyers underscores the enormous amount of legal work generated ...

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