Mr. Oleson has defended employers in complex employment litigation involving claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), Title VII, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and state and local employment laws. He also has represented employers in proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board, including union representation cases and organizing campaigns, and has significant experience handling workplace safety and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) investigations.

Mr. Oleson has served for more than a decade on the editorial board of the American Bar Association’s Section of Labor and Employment Law’s treatise on the FLSA, published by BNA, and was a contributor to EEOC Litigation and Charge Resolution (BNA 2nd. ed. 2014).

In 2014, Mr. Oleson served as executive vice president and general counsel for national fitness center chain 24 Hour Fitness, helping guide the company through its sale to new private equity ownership.

Mr. Oleson began his legal career as an associate at Akin Gump after earning his J.D., magna cum laude in 1999 from the Georgetown University Law Center, where he was an editor of The Georgetown Law Journal and a member of the Order of the Coif.