Three veteran labor relations lawyers have joined Perkins Coie in the firm's Dallas and Washington, D.C., offices, the firm said Tuesday.

Richard Hankins, Seth Borden and Brennan Bolt joined Perkins Coie from McGuireWoods. Hankins and Bolt will be based in Perkins Coie's Dallas office, and Borden will be based in Washington. All three were partners at their former firm.

“When it comes to the labor and employment space, this group has a stellar and nationally recognized reputation as the go-to team for some of the world's largest companies,” said Ann Marie Painter, chair of Perkins Coie's labor and employment practice.

The trio will build the firm's strength in the technology, manufacturing, hospitality, health care and construction sectors, according to a statement released by the firm Tuesday morning.

Hankins, who is best known for his experience working with Boeing, said he has crossed paths with Perkins Coie over the years, as the firm has also counted the aircraft manufacturer as a client. He had been in talks with the firm to make their relationship more permanent, and he said the more they discussed a deal, the more excited he became.

Hankins said he expects his practice to evolve as he steps into his new role, especially as large, prominent manufacturing companies he's represented for years embrace technological change.

“The prominence of Perkins Coie in the technology space, those are synergies we get really excited about,” he said.

Perkins Coie, a Seattle-based Am Law 100 firm, has more than 100 lawyers in Washington, D.C.,  and about two dozen lawyers in Dallas. In D.C. it's best known for its political law practice, which counts the Democratic National Committee among its top clients. The firm has also identified its New York office, which opened in 2011, as an area for growth.

Hankins said he expected some of his existing clients to make the move to Perkins Coie, although he declined to name any. He said the shifting makeup of the National Labor Relations Board has always created volatility and regulatory changes in the practice area. He emphasized he was agnostic as to who was in the White House, but he said that changing administration often changed the regulatory goals of the board.

Within the next six months, he said expects the board to issue a new set of regulations meant to undo ones enacted by the Obama-era board, and he said he and his partners will be there to guide clients through the changes.

Hankins has experience advising corporations on matters including union jurisdictional disputes, successor employer claims, strikes and secondary boycotts. He also specializes in working with clients to create successful labor-relations strategies during plant openings, closings and consolidations.

Borden handles labor arbitrations and negotiates collective bargaining agreements for employers. He also has experience working with clients in areas such as equal employment opportunity, harassment and wage-and-hour issues.

Bolt specializes in unfair labor practice proceedings, collective bargaining, labor relations, strikes, secondary boycotts and arbitrations. He also represents clients in matters relating to Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act and the Fair Labor Standards Act.