Joel Greenwald, Managing Partner at Greenwald Doherty LLP, has made labor relations and employment law for management the focus of his legal career.  He began his career at Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP, a large corporate firm with an international reputation.  He went on to found his own law firm in January of 1998, exclusively to represent management on the many legal issues that arise out of the employer/employee relationship. 
 
     Mr. Greenwald has litigated hundreds of employment-related cases, and built a distinguished record of early dismissals, effecting significant financial savings to his clients. He vigorously defends clients against all types of claims brought by current and former employees.  He also aggressively pursues claims on behalf of employers who have been victims of trade secret and confidential information theft by former employees.  He has built a reputation for efficient and responsive representation of a clientele that includes businesses in a wide variety of fields. 
 
     Mr. Greenwald’s clients benefit from his broad background as a trial lawyer, and from the depth of his experience appearing in state and federal courts, and before mediators, arbitrators and agencies.  He regularly represents management in collective bargaining negotiations, the arbitration of grievances and challenges to union organizing campaigns.  Mr. Greenwald has also served as a labor and employment arbitrator. 
 
     One of Mr. Greenwald’s chief concepts for his boutique law firm has been to assist employers in avoiding litigation altogether, by providing consulting services that equip management with the tools needed to assure compliance with all relevant workplace regulations. Accordingly, he has developed an innovative variety of legal services and trainings for human resources departments.
 
     Mr. Greenwald is a frequent lecturer on labor and employment topics before regional and national trade and professional groups.  He has given hundreds of presentations and keynote speeches around the United States and Canada on subjects of current interest to employers.  Mr. Greenwald is a well published author and contributes regular columns to various trade publications and business journals.  He is also frequently called upon to provide commentary to national newspapers, television and radio on the legal aspects of labor and employment issues that are in the news. 
 
     Mr. Greenwald has been designated with a prestigious “AV” rating by Martindale Hubbell.  He is a graduate of Duke University School of Law, earned his B.A. at Johns Hopkins University, and also studied at the London School of Economics.  He is admitted to practice in New York and Pennsylvania.