Robert A. Wiesen
Partner
Mr. Wiesen is an “AV” rated lawyer – the highest rating by Martindale-Hubbell for legal ability and professional ethics. He has dedicated his career to representing management in all areas of labor and employment law, including labor relations, collective bargaining, arbitration, union elections, unfair labor practices, litigation, employment discrimination, wrongful termination, wage and hour compliance, personnel policy review and development, management training, employment agreements, executive compensation, severance agreements, restrictive covenant agreements, and business acquisitions, reorganizations and divestitures.
At the beginning of his career, Mr. Wiesen served as an attorney and trial specialist with the National Labor Relations Board, from which he received two Sustained Superior Performance Awards issued by the NLRB’s General Counsel.
Mr. Wiesen has repeatedly been selected as a Metro New York Area “Super Lawyer,” and for many years, he has been a Contributing Editor to The Developing Labor Law, the preeminent labor law treatise published by Bloomberg Law and the American Bar Association’s Section of Labor and Employment Law.
Education
- Brooklyn Law School, J.D., 1976, cum laude
- University of Buffalo, B.A., 1973, magna cum laude
Bar Admissions
- New York
Court Admissions
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals
- U.S. District Courts
Memberships
- American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section
Honors, Awards and Recognitions
- Martindale Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers
- Martindale’s highest "AV" rating – "highest level of professional excellence"
- Selection as a Super Lawyer in the Metro New York area
- American Jurisprudence Award for Labor Law
- National Labor Relations Board Superior Performance Awards
- Who’s Who in American Law
Professional and Community Affiliations
- Contributing Editor to "The Developing Labor Law," the preeminent labor law treatise published by the Bureau of National Affairs and the American Bar Association
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Chairman Civil Rights Commission, Summit, New Jersey
- Chairman Employee Relations Advisory Committee, Summit, New Jersey
- President New York Labor and Employment Relations Association
- Vice-President New York Labor and Employment Relations Association
- Advisory Board Member New York Labor and Employment Relations Association