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Jackson Lewis P.C.
2800 QUARRY LAKE DRIVE
SUITE 200
BALTIMORE MD 21209
MARYLAND
United States

Position

Principal

Career

Stephen M. Silvestri is a principal in the Baltimore, Maryland, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. He has 30 years of experience representing companies, public sector employers, and institutions of higher learning in complex labor disputes, and has acted as their chief spokesperson and bargaining strategist in negotiations throughout the country.

He also has substantial experience in NLRB hearings and related federal court litigation often on complex issues such as impasse disputes, single employer issues and secondary boycotts.

Steve provides advice on union avoidance and election campaigns. He is lead counsel in EEO jury trials in state and federal courts, employee benefits litigation, labor arbitrations and restrictive covenant litigation.

Steve is primary labor and trial counsel to employers in a broad range of industries, including, higher education, health care, retail, transportation and manufacturing.

In addition to his litigation and bargaining practice, Steve is transactional counsel providing advice to asset and stock purchase parties on labor contracts, and union fund obligations and risks.

For the six years prior to joining Jackson Lewis, Steve was the head of the labor law practice at a leading competitor firm. Prior to that, he served as chief outside counsel to an international manufacturing company with facilities throughout the United States. During law school, he was the law clerk to the Honorable John Fanning, chair of the National Labor Relations Board.

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Labor and employment > Labor-management relations

Healthcare, energy, transport, construction and media are industries of particular focus for the practice group at Jackson Lewis P.C., working on management-side mandates relating to both contentious and transactional work including organization and representation, labor litigation, collective bargaining and contingency planning matters. Working out of the Atlanta office, co-leader of the labor-relations practice group, Jonathan Spitz, is vastly experienced in handling unfair labor practice trials and advises employers in complex labor relations issues. Fellow co-leader, Hartford’s Richard Vitarelli, is known for his work in the space on strategic labor relations, collective bargaining, multi-employer pension benefits and withdrawal liability issues. Elsewhere in the group, Orange County-based Laura Pierson-Scheinberg focuses on traditional labor issues, union elections and unfair labor practice charges. Phoenix-based Alan Feldman and Maryland’s Stephen Silvestri are other important ports of call within the team.