Robert A. Wiesen

ROBERT A. WIESEN (Martindale-Hubbell Profile)
Partner
New York
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ROBERT A. WIESEN joined Clifton Budd & DeMaria in 1979 after a three-year internship at the National Labor Relations Board. He has been a partner since 1984 and has broad experience in all areas of labor and employment law. He represents a wide array of employers nationwide ranging from small family-owned businesses to large multi-national public companies. His clients include many health care institutions, charitable enterprises and other nonprofit organizations. Mr. Wiesen's common practice areas include advising clients on effective strategies for achieving their business objectives without litigation and liability, labor negotiations, collective bargaining agreement administration, arbitration, employment discrimination cases, wrongful termination cases and practice before the National Labor Relations Board in representation hearings, unfair labor practice investigations and trials. He has successfully served as chief spokesperson in hundreds of labor negotiations, and he has handled hundreds of labor arbitrations.

Mr. Wiesen has received many honors and awards including Phi Beta Kappa membership since 1973; the American Jurisprudence Award for Labor Law in 1975; National Labor Relations Board Awards for Superior Performance in 1978 and 1979; inclusion in "Who's Who in American Law" from 1988 to date; inclusion in the "Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers" since 2000; and receiving the top rating ("AV - highest levels of professional excellence, skill and integrity") in the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory since 1997.

EDUCATION
Brooklyn Law School, J.D., cum laude, 1976; University of Buffalo, B.A., magna cum laude, 1973

PUBLISHED WORKS
Contributing Editor: "The Developing Labor Law," American Bar Association and Bureau of National Affairs (1984, 1992, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006)

PROFESSIONAL AND PRIVATE AFFILIATIONS
Member, Employee Relations Advisory Committee, City of Summit, New Jersey (1996-2006); Chairman, Civil Rights Commission, City of Summit, New Jersey (1994-1996); Member, Civil Rights Commission, City of Summit, New Jersey (1991 to 1993); President, New York Industrial Relations Research Association (1992-1993); Vice President, New York Industrial Relations Research Association (1991-1992); Advisory Board Member, New York Industrial Relations Research Association (1990-1997); Member American Bar Association (Section of Labor and Employment Law and Committee on Development of the Law Under the National Labor Relations Act), Member New York State Bar Association; Speaker: Negotiating a First Labor Contract, American Society for Health Care Human Resources Administration Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, August 2000; Lecturer: various programs on labor and employment law, including "Maintaining Union-Free Status - How to Communicate Effectively with Employees without Committing Unfair Labor Practices," "Employment Discrimination and Wrongful Termination - Practical Approaches for Avoiding Litigation and Liability," "Sexual Harassment - Legal and Practical Issues Facing Employers," "Management Strategy and Tactics for Negotiating Collective Bargaining Agreements."

PAST POSITIONS
Attorney, National Labor Relations Board, 1977-1979

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