Human Resources Real Estate

EXPERIENCE

ISS Facility Services, Inc. Livingston, NJ/New York City, NY

Division Counsel (March, 2015 – Present) Counsel for Specialized Services and Aviation Division of American subsidiary with 17,000+ U.S. based employees in matters before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; various state counterparts; the National Labor Relations Board; labor arbitration hearings; develop Human Resources policies; conduct EEO training seminars; negotiate real estate and engineering service agreements; and oversee commercial and personal injury litigation.

Labor & Employment Relations:

Develop negotiating strategies for collective bargaining in the real estate, corporate food service, engineering and aviation services industries. Active member of several state-based multi-employer CBA negotiating teams.

Zealously represent Employer in labor arbitration hearings before the American Arbitration Association and the Office of the Contract Arbitrator.

Prepare Management’s responses to union grievances and bargain resolution of grievances with union representatives/professional staff.

Train and advise Management on the terms and correct interpretations of various CBAs’ language.

Human Resource Counseling:

Develop Human Resources’ policies to ensure compliance with various federal, state and municipal regulations, including with wage and hour, disability and/or whistleblower protections.

Advise Management and Human Resources on internal discrimination and employee misconduct investigations, and administration of CBA compliant employee discipline.

Conduct training seminars on compliance with federal and state discrimination laws, Employers’ reasonable accommodation obligations under the Americans with Disabilities Act, and proper methodology for conducting investigations into allegations of employee misconduct.

Transactional Work:

Draft and negotiate all service agreements and Requests for Proposal language for the real estate and aviation industries.

Create legal instruments to facilitate corporate compliance with applicable Federal, State and Municipal regulations.

Negotiate commercial real estate lease agreements for office and warehouse properties, while devising the organization’s real estate tax appeal strategies.

Other Corporate Matters:

Manage outside counsel on commercial and personal injury litigation.

Directed implementation for American subsidiary of European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliant corporate processes.

Community Education Centers, Inc. West Caldwell, NJ

Associate Counsel (August, 2009 – February, 2015) Represented Company with 4,000+ employees in matters before the Department of Justice; EEOC; various state counterparts; and labor arbitration hearings in response to allegations of discrimination and improper discipline.

Labor & Employment Relations:

Defended Company before the NLRB, drafted position statements in response to Unfair Labor Practice charges and presented arguments in Board hearings.

Advocated Employer’s interests in labor arbitration hearings before the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service and the New Jersey State Board of Mediation.

Negotiated and drafted CBAs and amendments with numerous unions, including many initial agreements.

Developed and implemented Employer’s representation election campaigns, including drafting Management communications/campaign materials.

Corporate Compliance:

Counseled Human Resources and Management on employment policies, discrimination claims, contemplated policies, CBA contract language interpretations, wage and hour legislation, and employee discipline.

Created and presented training programs on union avoidance, compliance with federal and state discrimination laws, and obligations under the ADA.

Other Corporate Matters:

Reviewed and negotiated contracts with state and municipal clientele and vendors/independent contractors.

Prepared and negotiated employment contracts, settlement agreements and releases.

Managed outside counsel: reviewed work product, developed defense/settlement strategies, and controlled legal costs and expenses.

Littler Mendelson, P.C. Newark, NJ

Associate (January, 2008 – August, 2009)

Represented employers in defense of federal and state discrimination allegations; whistle-blower and OSHA claims; and enforcement of restrictive covenants.

Advised employers on NLRB matters, including representation elections; drafted position statements in response to Unfair Labor Practice charges; second chaired a Board trial; and drafted exception briefs to the Board appealing ALJ decisions.

Counseled employers on compliance with state and federal wage and hour legislation; prepared employee handbooks, employment agreements, severance agreements and employment policies.

Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper, P.C. Westfield, NJ

Associate (September, 2004 – January, 2008)

Defended employers against federal and state discrimination claims; alleged violations of the FLSA; FMLA; and NLRB ULP charges.

Lead associate for all phases of employment and commercial litigation: planned and executed litigation strategies; conducted investigations; drafted complaints and other pleadings; prepared written discovery; conducted and defended depositions; advocated in alternative dispute resolution proceedings; and researched and drafted substantive motions and trial briefs.

Grotta, Glassman & Hoffman, P.A. Roseland, NJ

Summer Associate (May, 2003 – August, 2003)

Researched and drafted memoranda on the NLRA, FLSA, ADA, ADEA, Title VII, labor arbitration, and interpretation of municipal labor contracts.

Assisted counsel in arbitrations, negotiations, mediations, settlement conferences, and diversity/sexual harassment training seminars.

The Honorable John C. Lifland, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey Newark, NJ

Judicial Intern (September, 2002 – March, 2003)

National Labor Relations Board Newark, NJ

Board Agent Intern (June, 2002 – August, 2002)

EDUCATION

Seton Hall University School of Law Newark, NJ

Juris Doctor, May 2004.

Recipient of Raymond Del Tufo Constitutional Law Award for highest scholastic average in Constitutional Law.

Editor-In-Chief of the Seton Hall Legislative Journal.

University of Wisconsin at Madison Madison, WI

Bachelor of Arts, May 1999.

Double Major: Political Science and History; Certificate in Jewish Studies.

Semester Abroad at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Israel (Spring, 1998).

BAR ADMISSIONS

New Jersey, New York, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, U.S. District Court for Southern District of New York, and U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT/PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Association of Corporate Counsel, New Jersey

American Friends of Hebrew University

University of Wisconsin Hillel Alumni Leadership Council

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