Client Successes

• Successfully defended the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in a high-profile claim alleging that it had terminated an employee in violation of the National Labor Relations Act

• Represented American Airlines as special labor counsel during its Chapter 11 proceeding as it worked to reduce labor costs by more than US$1B annually; we helped the airline secure bankruptcy court approval of nine new collective bargaining agreements, enabling the company to remain viable

• Represented CNN in the fourth-longest unfair labor practice trial in NLRB history, which lasted nearly nine months and raised numerous cutting-edge issues

Unparalleled Experience In Labor Law

• Our team has decades of experience representing employers before the National Labor Relations Board, in federal court, in labor arbitration, and in state courts to obtain injunctive relief where necessary.

• We have represented employers in virtually every industry, and have dealt with every significant labor organization in the U.S.

• Our lawyers have led high-stakes negotiations involving the largest container shipping lines and terminal operators in the world.

• We have unparalleled experience with unfair labor cases, union organizing campaigns, grievance arbitrations, interest arbitrations, contract negotiations, strikes, picketing, handbilling, and corporate campaigns, along with preventive counseling, advice, and training.

Recognition for our Labor/Management Relations Practice

• Recognized  as the Labor & Employment Litigation Firm of the Year in the U.S. by Legal 500