Littler Mendelson on Tuesday announced the arrival of three new shareholders from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld in Washington D.C. who focus on labor and employment issues related to the professional and collegiate sports industries.

Daniel Nash, Stacey Eisenstein and Nathan Oleson bring to Littler Mendelson a "diverse practice, and their emphasis on the sports sector presents an exciting opportunity for our firm as those organizations are confronted with intricate legal challenges, particularly related to labor and employment law," Littler Mendelson managing director and president Erin Webber said in a statement.