Joseph Z. Fleming > Greenberg Traurig LLP > Miami, United States > Lawyer Profile
Greenberg Traurig LLP Offices
WELLS FARGO CENTER
333 SE 2ND AVENUE, SUITE 4400
MIAMI, FL 33131
FLORDIA
United States
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Joseph Z. Fleming
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
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Labor and employment > Immigration
- Industry focus > Native American law
- Labor and employment > Immigration
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Real estate > Real estate
Firm Rankings
- Healthcare > Health insurers
- Labor and employment > Immigration
- Industry focus > Native American law
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling
- Energy > Energy regulation: electric power
- Energy > Energy regulation: oil and gas
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Labor and employment > Labor-management relations
- Real estate > Land use/zoning
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- Real estate > Construction (including construction litigation)
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Labor and employment > ERISA litigation
- Finance > Fintech
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: litigation
- Finance > Project finance
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Healthcare > Service providers
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: litigation
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Finance > Financial services regulation
- Government > Government contracts
- Transport > Aviation and air travel: litigation and regulation
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)