Joseph Z. Fleming > Greenberg Traurig LLP > Miami, United States > Lawyer Profile

Greenberg Traurig LLP
WELLS FARGO CENTER
333 SE 2ND AVENUE, SUITE 4400
MIAMI, FL 33131
FLORDIA
United States

Work Department

Litigation

Position

Shareholder

Career

Joseph Z. Fleming is an experienced litigator and labor and employment lawyer who represents a diverse group of clients (including but not limited to governmental entities, national and international airlines, utilities companies, land developers, and mining interests, manufacturers, media, health, hospitality industries, and retail and wholesale entities) in issues of labor and employment matters, workplace safety, hazardous-waste regulatory and insurance matters, environmental and land use and historic preservation, and complex international litigation. In addition, he also works in the entertainment, arts, and sports law areas.

His labor and employment practice involves the representation of management in matters involving:

  • Representation proceedings pursuant to federal and state labor laws, and related litigation;
  • Collective bargaining negotiations;
  • Arbitration proceedings and enforcement of collective bargaining agreements;
  • Affirmative action and equal opportunity compliance and related administrative and judicial proceedings;
  • Representing and assisting and defending management decisions in labor and employment discrimination cases (pursuant to federal, state, constitutional and statutory and local civil rights, age, disability, wage and hour, occupational safety and hazard, workplace environment, leave and notice of layoffs and closures, defamation laws, and other protected interests);
  • Complex litigation (including litigation pursuant to the Railway Labor Act, National Labor Relations Act, ERISA, RICO whistleblowing and cross border related litigation); and
  • Due diligence evaluation and compliance regarding mergers, acquisitions, sales, and other transactional matters.

Capabilities
Litigation
Labor & Employment
Environmental
Land Development
ADA, Accessibility, Building & Life Safety Codes
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
Transportation
Business Aviation
ERISA & Employee Benefits Litigation
Sports Law
Trade Secrets

Admission to Practice
Florida
District of Columbia
Supreme Court of the United States
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
U.S. Court of International Trade
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

Languages

English

Education

  • LL.M., Labor Law, New York University School of Law, 1966
    • Dean’s Letter
  • LL.B., University of Virginia School of Law, 1965
  • B.A., English, University of Florida, 1962