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11.20.23
Meredith Kirshenbaum Named a Notable Leader in Labor & Employment Law By Crain’s Chicago Business
Goldberg Kohn's labor lawyers have in-depth experience helping employers across the country in disputes with organized labor, including matters pending before the National Labor Relations Board. In addition, our team regularly handles difficult and expedited labor proceedings, including those involving strikes, picketing and emergency litigation in federal court. The experience we possess is vital when clients need a labor lawyer who can give advice on the fly.
Our team represents clients in unfair labor practice hearings, decertification proceedings and grievance arbitrations. We also counsel employers during union organizing campaigns and defend their interests throughout the union-election process, including in hearings on post-election challenges and objections.
Goldberg Kohn often assists clients in negotiating collective bargaining agreements at the table or as a resource for clients when strategic issues are presented. We frequently advise on best-practices and pitfalls in labor contracts, assessing whether bargaining is at impasse, avoiding and managing successorship liability, and how to bargain in restructuring, workout and bankruptcy situations. Our breadth of knowledge about the interplay between labor laws and bankruptcy laws is unique.
Goldberg Kohn's traditional labor law work on behalf of charter schools deserves special mention. For more than 20 years, our firm has been proud to support charter schools that provide opportunities for students and families whose educational options might otherwise limit their pathway to success. In the labor law context, we guide charter schools through: