C. Matthew Keen

Recognized by Best Lawyers^® since 2006.

8529 Six Forks Road, Suite 600 Raleigh, North Carolina 27615

(919) 787-9700

Firm: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.

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Overview

Firm

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.

Years In Practice

Phone Number (919) 787-9700

Mr. Keen has practiced labor and employment law in the Raleigh office of Ogletree Deakins since 1987. His practice has included employment litigation in state and federal courts, representing clients before the National Labor Relations Board and advising clients on equal employment opportunity and wage and hour issues. He has successfully litigated cases to defense verdicts in employment discrimination cases. He has also litigated matters involving ERISA, non-competition and trade secrets, workplace injuries and other contract and tort claims. He has successfully represented clients in dozens of labor and employment arbitrations.Mr. Keen has been recognized as a leading labor and employment lawyer by The Best Lawyers in America*, and was named Management Lawyer of the Year in Raleigh by Best Lawyers for 2012.. He has been named in the top tier of the leading employment lawyers in North Carolina by Chambers USA America’s Leading Business Lawyers* since 2006. He has also been recognized by North Carolina Legal Elite* and Super Lawyers*.Mr. Keen has lectured on various employment law topics before business groups and has written articles for legal and employment journals. He contributed to and revises the North Carolina Employers' Desk Manual and also contributed to a treatise on the Americans With Disabilities Act. He is active in the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce.

What legal services does this lawyer offer?

Business Management

Employment Law - Management

Labor Law - Management

Litigation - Labor and Employment

Awards

Lawyer of the Year recognition for C. Matthew Keen

Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers^® for:

Labor Law - Management, Raleigh (2020)

Labor Law - Management, Raleigh (2017)

Labor Law - Management, Raleigh (2014)

Employment Law - Management, Raleigh (2012)

Chief Justice Walter Clark award (given to top 5 in class)
Super Lawyer* for North Carolina since 2005
Top Tier in Chambers listing of top Labor and Employment attorneys in North Carolina

Education

Graduated

North Carolina State University, BS

Graduated 1983

Contact Details and Office Locations

Office: (919) 787-9700

8529 Six Forks Road, Suite 600
Raleigh, North Carolina 27615

Raleigh, North Carolina 27615

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