Atlanta — Ford & Harrison LLP today announced that Michael H. Campbell, Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Labor Relations of Continental Airlines, will rejoin the firm as Of Counsel effective January 1, 2005. He is retiring after eight years with Continental.
Before joining Continental, one of the nation’s top five air carriers, Campbell practiced at Ford & Harrison where he was one of the firm’s original founding partners.
“I'm quite pleased to have the opportunity to work with Michael as a colleague again,” said Lash Harrison, Ford & Harrison’s managing partner. “His experience at Continental will be a valuable asset to the firm and, most importantly, to our clients in the airline industry.”
Campbell will practice with the firm’s airline group representing airline clients in the areas of traditional labor and employment law. Ford & Harrison has a national reputation for its representation in the airline industry and currently represents over fifty (50) airlines, including major and regional airlines, low cost carriers, foreign flag carriers, overnight express carriers, charter/supplemental airlines, and cargo airlines.
At Continental, Campbell’s role included employee relations where he assisted in establishing a positive labor relations climate, improving productivity and achieving better wages, benefits and training for the company’s employees. In part due to his efforts, FORTUNE magazine ranks Continental one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in America, an honor it has earned for six consecutive years.
“I am delighted to be rejoining Ford & Harrison and am proud of the firm’s growth and expansion over the years,” said Campbell. “Having been in the airline industry for thirty years, I know what a great reputation Ford & Harrison has for its airline practice, and I’m eager to work again with lawyers of such a caliber.”
Campbell earned a B.A. from the University of Richmond, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa, and a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law.