Traditional Labor Law

• Representing a major US-based airline (and one of its predecessor airlines) in a large variety of matters, including with respect to: “at the table” pre-merger negotiations of collective bargaining agreements between the airline and another airline’s pilot and flight attendant unions to facilitate the successful merger of the two carriers; “at the table” negotiation of the post-merger collective bargaining agreement between the airline and its pilot union; the single-carrier process before the National Mediation Board in connection with the merger of the two airlines; multiple federal court lawsuits (at both the trial and appellate levels) involving a long-standing pilot seniority-integration dispute; and large-scale contract-interpretation arbitrations involving pension and medical benefits.

Employment Law

• Representing a nationwide transportation company in multi-district litigation proceedings consisting of 50+ class actions and other lawsuits challenging the employment classification of package pick-up and delivery drivers under the laws of multiple states.