Lawyers / Professionals

 
John G. McDonald       
Partner
201 North Tryon Street
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
T: 704.343.2276
F: 704.444.8753
jmcdonald@mcguirewoods.com

1345 Avenue of the Americas
7th Floor
New York, New York 10105-0106
T: 212.548.2176
F: 704.444.8753
 

Mr. McDonald has practiced exclusively on the management side of labor and employment matters for more than 15 years. He represents employers in a range of employment law matters in federal and state courts, as well as before the EEOC and the U.S. and various State Departments of Labor. He has also represented employers in federal and state court and before FINRA in disputes over non-competition, non-solicitation, trade secrets and other similar agreements. He has represented employers in union counter-campaigns, arbitrations, and in trials before the National Labor Relations Board.

He has lectured on a range of labor and employment topics, including federal antidiscrimination laws, sexual harassment, wage and hour, employee non-compete and confidentiality agreements, documentation and discharge issues, and union avoidance strategies.


Practices & Industries
Honors
  • Named One of North Carolina's "Legal Elite," Business North Carolina, 2003, 2007, 2010

Previous Experience
  • Member, Helms Mulliss & Wicker, PLLC, Charlotte, North Carolina
  • Associate, Bond, Schoeneck & King, LLC, Syracuse, New York

Publications
Professional Affiliations
  • North Carolina Bar Association

Civic Affiliations
  • Board Member, Charlotte Communities of Shalom
  • Basketball Coach, St. Patrick's Catholic School
  • Volunteer, Habitat for Humanity
  • Volunteer, Legal Services of the Southern Piedmont
 

EDUCATION

Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, J.D., 1992

  • Editor in Chief, Syracuse Law Review
  • Robert M. Anderson Publication Award

LeMoyne College, Syracuse, New York, B.S., 1988

 
 

ADMITTED

North Carolina 1997

New York 1993

 

PLACE OF BIRTH

Watertown, New York