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Defends companies in employment and labor disputes in litigation, arbitration, mediation, and before governmental agencies. Superior record defending employment discrimination claims, contract claims, labor disputes, commercial disputes, employee privacy disputes, restrictive covenant and trade secret disputes, employment agreements and employment class actions.Strategic adviser on employment and labor law compliance, labor relations, best HR practices and policies, employee privacy, protection of intellectual property, restrictive covenants and business expansions and reductions-in-force (redundancy). Leads companies through internal and government investigations. Provides frequent training at all levels. Evaluates and improves HR processes and strategies.Leads employer responses to organized labor issues. Routinely handles major collective bargaining, unfair labor practice disputes, and labor arbitration, and responses to union organizing and public relations campaigns. Works closely with leaders across industry sectors to develop and drive company-wide strategies for unionized workforces. Serves as lead labor and employment counsel in mergers, acquisitions, sales and purchases for companies in the commercial real estate, hospitality, manufacturing, healthcare and transportation industries.Frequently speaks and publishes on a range of L&E issues. Serves as co-editor of Kelley Drye’s Labor Days blog and has served as contributing editor to The Developing Labor Law and as editor of the Employment Law Strategist. Member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals and the Labor & Employment Sections of the American Bar Association and New York Bar Association.

Served as lead counsel in a broad range of labor-related initiatives and disputes, including in litigation, arbitration and mediation; negotiated and drafted employment agreements, intellectual property agreements and restrictive covenants; lead management representative in a wide range of matters involving organized labor; conducted internal L&E audits and created compliance programs; advised companies and business leaders on strategic HR solutions, cross-border employment issues, and compliance; assisted companies in responding to government audits and investigations; conducted internal compliance training; advised on RIFs and redundancies; collaborated with and led in-house and outside legal teams.

Provided labor and employment law and employee privacy advice and counsel; represented a range of employers, including multinationals, in litigation, arbitration and mediation.