Bob is Barclay Damon’s Labor & Employment Practice Area chair and 401(k)/Pension Committee chair. He also serves as the diversity partner in the firm's Buffalo office and is a member of the Diversity Partner Committee.
Bob represents employers and their management teams in all aspects of labor and employment law. He advises public, private, and not-for-profit businesses as well as municipal employers on labor and employment matters, including compliance with applicable labor and employment laws, labor-management relations, developing and implementing employment practices and policies, managing employee-performance issues, and business acquisitions and divestitures.
Bob also represents employers in federal and state court actions as well as in administrative proceedings involving federal and state agencies, including the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the NYS Division of Human Rights, the National Labor Relations Board, the NYS Public Employment Relations Board, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and the NYS and US Departments of Labor.
Bob’s practice includes counseling and representing management in union-organizing campaigns, collective-bargaining negotiations, and grievance and arbitration proceedings. He also defends employers charged with discrimination, breach of contract, wrongful discharge, wage-and-hour violations, unfair labor practices, and other employment disputes. In addition, Bob represents employers in the enforcement of restrictive covenants involving confidentiality and noncompetition.