With his clients Pete gets right in the thick of things. From whatever direction difficult labor situations arise, Pete will pivot and figure out how to avoid or address it. He is who clients want on their team.
Creating effective strategies to avoid liability, reduce exposure or proactive plans to meet clients’ objectives, Pete counsels and represents employers in:
employment litigation
wage and hour proceedings
union organizing campaigns
unfair labor practice proceedings
collective bargaining negotiations
labor arbitrations
strikes and picketing situations
discrimination claims
Pete represents employers in many industries. With numerous college and university clients, Pete is co-chair of the firm's Higher Education practice Group. Pete also represents a number of municipalities in labor matters, including proceedings before PERB and compulsory interest arbitration under New York's Taylor Law.
He also provides a broad range of training to executives, supervisors, managers and employees, including EEO and anti-harassment compliance, wage and hour issues, investigations of workplace misconduct, documentation and performance reviews, electronic discovery and avoiding workplace violence.
The Best Lawyers in America®, Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment, 2009-2025 (listed for more than 15 years)
Lawyer of the Year (Syracuse), Labor Law - Management, 2013; 2018; 2022, 2025
Lawyer of the Year (Syracuse), Employment Law - Management, 2021, 2024
Lawyer of the Year (Syracuse), Litigation - Labor and Employment, 2020
New York Super Lawyers®, Employment and Labor, 2023 (listed for more than 10 years)
Martindale-Hubbell®, AV Preeminent Rated
Top-Rated Lawyer in Labor and Employment Law
American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section
New York State Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section
Onondaga County Bar Association
Society for Human Resource Management
CNY SHRM Board of Directors
National Association of College and University Attorneys
College and University Professional Association for Human Resources
Articles Editor, University of Pennsylvania Law Review
"New York State Labor Law Review," Iroquois Healthcare Association HR Summit, October 10, 2024
Labor Negotiations in US Higher Education: Bargaining with Student Workers and Non-Traditional Employees, Employment Law Alliance, October 25, 2023
Panelist, Recent Updates in Private Sector Labor & Employment Law, Labor and Employment Law Section Fall Meeting 2023, New York State Bar Association, October 20, 2023
With his clients Pete gets right in the thick of things. From whatever direction difficult labor situations arise, Pete will pivot and figure out how to avoid or address it. He is who clients want on their team.
Creating effective strategies to avoid liability, reduce exposure or proactive plans to meet clients’ objectives, Pete counsels and represents employers in:
With his clients Pete gets right in the thick of things. From whatever direction difficult labor situations arise, Pete will pivot and figure out how to avoid or address it. He is who clients want on their team.
Creating effective strategies to avoid liability, reduce exposure or proactive plans to meet clients’ objectives, Pete counsels and represents employers in:
employment litigation
wage and hour proceedings
union organizing campaigns
unfair labor practice proceedings
collective bargaining negotiations
labor arbitrations
strikes and picketing situations
discrimination claims
Pete represents employers in many industries. With numerous college and university clients, Pete is co-chair of the firm's Higher Education practice Group. Pete also represents a number of municipalities in labor matters, including proceedings before PERB and compulsory interest arbitration under New York's Taylor Law.
He also provides a broad range of training to executives, supervisors, managers and employees, including EEO and anti-harassment compliance, wage and hour issues, investigations of workplace misconduct, documentation and performance reviews, electronic discovery and avoiding workplace violence.
The Best Lawyers in America®, Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment, 2009-2025 (listed for more than 15 years)
Lawyer of the Year (Syracuse), Labor Law - Management, 2013; 2018; 2022, 2025
Lawyer of the Year (Syracuse), Employment Law - Management, 2021, 2024
Lawyer of the Year (Syracuse), Litigation - Labor and Employment, 2020
New York Super Lawyers®, Employment and Labor, 2023 (listed for more than 10 years)
Martindale-Hubbell®, AV Preeminent Rated
Top-Rated Lawyer in Labor and Employment Law
American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section
New York State Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section
Onondaga County Bar Association
Society for Human Resource Management
CNY SHRM Board of Directors
National Association of College and University Attorneys
College and University Professional Association for Human Resources
Articles Editor, University of Pennsylvania Law Review
"New York State Labor Law Review," Iroquois Healthcare Association HR Summit, October 10, 2024
Labor Negotiations in US Higher Education: Bargaining with Student Workers and Non-Traditional Employees, Employment Law Alliance, October 25, 2023
Panelist, Recent Updates in Private Sector Labor & Employment Law, Labor and Employment Law Section Fall Meeting 2023, New York State Bar Association, October 20, 2023