Labor-Management Relations
The Labor-Management Relations Practice Group comprises veteran labor lawyers and attorneys with multidisciplinary experience who provide comprehensive services and innovative solutions to clients. Proactive in our approach, we work with employers to implement cohesive strategies for building positive employee relations, supporting union avoidance and minimizing disputes.
When conflicts arise, the team leverages deep experience in managing campaigns to implement internal and external plans for handling strikes and boycotts. McGuireWoods lawyers have managed more than 500 campaigns across industries and in virtually every state.
McGuireWoods’ coast-to-coast team of litigators defends clients before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and in the court of public opinion. Ranked among the top litigation firms for labor and employment disputes by The Legal 500 U.S., McGuireWoods defends union-represented employers in single-plaintiff and in class, collective and representative actions.
As companies prepare to acquire or join workforces, our labor attorneys work with McGuireWoods’ nationally recognized Strategic Mergers & Acquisitions Practice Group to advise employers on union-related aspects of corporate transactions.
How We Help
The Labor-Management Relations Practice Group handles traditional labor law issues, including:
Experience
McGuireWoods’ Labor-Management Relations Practice Group is nationally recognized for handling traditional labor issues, from guiding non-unionized employers on union avoidance strategies to representing companies in negotiations and disputes. We help employers build and maintain positive work environments.
Ranked nationwide and in Virginia, North Carolina, Maryland, Illinois, Georgia and Texas for labor and employment.
– Chambers USA
Ranked nationwide for Occupational Health & Safety.
– Chambers USA
Ranked nationwide for labor and employment disputes (including collective actions): defense.
– The Legal 500 U.S.
