Thomas H. Petrides > Vedder Price > Los Angeles, United States > Lawyer Profile
Vedder Price Offices
1925 Century Park East Suite 1900
Los Angeles
California 90067
CALIFORNIA
United States
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Thomas H. Petrides
Work Department
Labor & Employment
Position
Shareholder
Career
Mr. Petrides practiced exclusively in the area of labor and employment law on behalf of management for nearly 30 years.
Mr. Petrides represents management in all aspects of labor and employment law, including employment-related litigation and traditional labor law proceedings. Mr. Petrides regularly counsels a broad spectrum of clients on issues such as terminations, employment discrimination, sexual harassment, wage and hour, FMLA, ADA, OSHA, employment policies, trade secrets and union avoidance.
He has extensive litigation experience at all procedural levels, including successful trials and appeals, on issues covering virtually every area of employment law. He also has handled numerous administrative proceedings before various state and federal agencies, as well as arbitrations before private tribunals.
His traditional labor experience includes the representation of management on negotiations, arbitrations and organizing campaigns, as well as proceedings before the NLRB, including bargaining unit determinations, election objections and unfair labor practice charges.
Mr. Petrides represents clients from a wide variety of industries and trades, including banking and financial services, telecommunications, manufacturing, construction, transportation, hospitality, health care, high tech, retail and service industries.
Memberships
- Member, State Bar of California, Labor and Employment Law Section
Education
- University of Southern California Gould School of Law, J.D., 1984
- Boston College, B.A., 1981
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
The group at Vedder Price specializes in assisting management-side clients with the gamut of contentious labor and employment matters. Typical mandates involve discipline, leaves of absence, and wage and hour violations; the team’s expertise extends to union grievances, organizing and bargaining, and the protection of confidential information and trade secrets. It boasts a track record in representing clients in claims of unlawful discrimination, harassment, and class actions alleging violation of EEO laws. Chicago-based Elizabeth Hall steers the practice and is well-versed in defending employers before state and federal courts, administrative agencies, and arbitral forums against discrimination and breach of contract claims. Nicholas Anaclerio and Thomas Petrides are key contacts at the Chicago and Los Angeles offices, respectively.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Transport > Aviation and air travel: finance
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)
- Transport > Rail and road: finance
Firm Rankings
- Transport > Shipping: finance
- Labor and employment > Labor-management relations
- Investment fund formation and management > Mutual/registered/exchange-traded funds
- Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense