Ballard Spahr LLP is highly regarded for its labor and employment services in the public sector, with its client roster featuring states, authorities, universities and hospitals. The group is frequently called upon by public sector clients to handle unfair labor practice cases, labor negotiations, arbitrations and union organization campaigns. Denise Keyser heads up the practice from the New Jersey office and has ample experience acting as lead negotiator in collective bargaining negotiations. Brian Pedrow‘s practice consists of private and public sector labor negotiations and unfair labor practice charges. Shannon Farmer is active in collective bargaining negotiations and interest arbitrations. Both Pedrow and Farmer are based in the Philadelphia office.
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Key clients
- City of Philadelphia
- Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
- Temple University
- Temple University Health System
- American Red Cross
- Geisinger Health System
- Johns Hopkins University
- City of Philadelphia
Work highlights
- Represented SEPTA in a presidential emergency board to resolve labor disputes involving the rail unions.
- Represented Temple University as their chief negotiator and counsel to the chief negotiator for Temple University in connection with the university’s negotiations with the unions representing 13 different bargaining units, including the faculty.
- Represented the American Red Cross nationally and locally in labor negotiations, unfair labor practice charges, and arbitrations for over 6,000 unionized employees.
Lawyers
Practice head
Denise Keyser
Other key lawyers
Shannon Farmer; Brian Pedrow