Human Resources Management

I RA P. BERNSTE I N

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Alpharetta, Ga. 30022

Home 770-***-****

Mobile 630-***-****

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GLOBAL LABOR AND E MPLOYMENT PRACT ICE ATTORNEY

Senior Lab or and Employment Attorney with a record of driving strategies, initiatives and

p rocesses that generate operational consistencies for complex global labor relations and legal

management challenges. Effective in c risis management, i dentifying underlying issues and

adapting solutions to the culture and dynamics of the organization. Excellent leadership, human

capital management and communication s skills which drive collaborative problem-solving.

Business Acumen G lobal Cultural Diversity T rusted Advisor

Key Strengths include:

P rocess Improvement and Change Management Leadership .

PROFESSIONAL EXPER IENCE

McDonald’s Corporation, Oak Brook, I L. 1999 – 2011

M anaging Counsel, Global Labor and Employment Practice Group

• Supervised up to six attorneys and two labor relations professionals to actively manage labor

relations incidents around the world, including successful union organizing campaigns in US,

Canada, South Africa, Philippines, Korea and Latin America.

• Handled Europe Labor and Employment issues including drafting Managing Director

employment agreements; drafting expatriate assignment letters and secondment agreements;

severance agreements and long term incentive benefit plan releases.

• Provided advice and counsel to, and collaborated with, US Supply Chain Management in

m ulti-year Logistics Optimization Strategy involving closing and consolidating union and non-

union represented independently owned Distribution Centers resulting in substantial savings

to system.

• Provided advice and counsel to, and collaborated with, US Development Team on labor issues

( labor peace, living wage and worker retention ordinances) affecting special venues such as

a irports, tu rnpikes, sports arenas and museums, resulting in obtaining and retaining

valuable income generating restaurant sites.

• Led negotiations with Coalition of Immokalee Workers and counseled corporate officials in

m ulti-year corporate campaign involving company produce suppliers.

• Provided advice and counsel to, and collaborated with, Corporate Social Accountability and

Social Responsibility groups on various issues including proxies, UN Global Compact,

Supplier Code of Conduct; Helped achieve acceptance on Dow Jones Sustainability Index for

several successive years; Helped facilitate completion of Project Kaleidoscope Report with

external NGO and institutional investor groups.

• Led Labor Relations Strategic Organizing Assessment Team and developed comprehensive

l abor game plan for response to “quickie” N LRB elections; Provided subject matter expertise

to US EFCA/Government Relations Team

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Staff Di rector and Senior Labor Relations Counsel 1994 – 1999

• Provided advice and counsel and t raining to Regional Human Resource and Operations

M anagement on all aspects of labor and employment law.

• Actively managed all aspects of employment-related litigation for multiple regions.

• Provided advice and counsel and manage picketing, handbilling and concerted activities

a imed at US restaurants.

• Represented corporation before EEOC, State Discrimination agencies, Department of Labor.

• Provided subject matter expertise to McDonald’s Olympic Food Service Team.

• Provided subject matter expertise to Human Resources Next Generation Team responsible for

examining, restructuring and redesigning Human Resources Department through activity

analyses, customer surveys and process mapping.

Mack and Bernstein, P.C., Atlanta, GA 1984 – 1994

Partner

• Co-managed day to day human capital, financial and strategic operations of up to 22 person

law fi rm

• Represented management as outside counsel in all aspects of labor and employment law.

• Acted as first and second chair in employment li tigation in Federal and State courts.

• Acted as chief spokesperson in collective bargaining negotiations for employers in various

i ndustries.

• Represented employers in N LRB representation and unfair labor practice proceedings,

i ncluding 10(j) actions.

• Conducted numerous successful union organizing campaigns.

• Represented employers in strikes, concerted activities, state court injunction proceedings and

corporate campaigns.

• Br iefed and argued cases before Federal courts of appeal.

• Spoke on labor and employment issues to employer groups and Continuing Legal Education;

conducted in-house t raining for corporate clients.

• Handled public sector interest arbitration for local t ransit agency.

Goldstein, F reedman & Klepetar, P.C ., L os Angeles, CA

Associate Attorney

• Represented public and private sector management in all aspects of labor and employment

law for boutique law fi rm.

National Labor Relations Board Atlanta, GA and Los Angeles, CA

T rial Attorney

• First and second chaired numerous U LP t r ials.

• Conducted numerous representation case hearings regarding unit determinations and

objection election proceedings.

• Investigated ULP charges and drafted representation case decisions.

I RA P. BERNSTE I N

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E DUCAT ION New York University School of Law, New York, New York

L L.M in Labor Law, June 1977

U niversity of Toledo School of Law, Toledo, Ohio

Juris Doctor, March, 1976

Queens College, City University of New York, Flushing, New

York

B.A. H istory, September, 1972

BAR ADM ISSION Georgia (active, 1985)

I llinois (Limited I n-house Counsel, active, 2007)

C alifornia (inactive, 1981)

New York (formerly, 1977)

A FF I L IAT IONS United States Chamber of Commerce Labor and Employment

Commit tee

HR Policy Association Labor Law Advisory Commit tee

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