WASHINGTON, D.C. – Feb. 1, 2021 – Johnine P. Barnes, a Labor and Employment Practice shareholder in the Washington D.C. office of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, has been elected to serve on the corporate advisory board of MasterCorp, Inc.
MasterCorp provides hospitality services to property owner associations throughout the United States, including but not limited to housekeeping, commercial services, floor care, staffing, engineering and laundry. Barnes will serve a three year term on the board.
“It is an honor to be elected to the MasterCorp Corporate Advisory Board,” Barnes said. “MasterCorp is a ‘People Proud’ company that takes pride in its work and cares about its employees. I look forward to working alongside a fantastic team at MasterCorp to ensure that the business continues to thrive and grow over the next 40 years and beyond.”
“Our team is thrilled to have Johnine as part of our Advisory Board,” Mastercorp Chairman and Founder Alan Grindstaff said. “ Her business expertise and wealth of employment experience is an asset to Mastercorp’s Board, particularly given the critical business environment in which we now live.”
Barnes, a Washington, D.C. “Super Lawyer,” has been recognized as one of the Nation’s 100 Most Powerful Employment Attorneys by Human Resource Executive (2019); one of the 500 Leading U.S. Corporate Employment Lawyers by Lawdragon (2020); and a “Labor & Employment Star” by Benchmark Litigation (2020). She has wide-ranging experience litigating and defending claims of harassment, retaliation, discrimination, wrongful discharge, and breach of contract. Barnes is nationally noted as recommended for her counselling and compliance practice as well by Legal 500.
Barnes’ practice focuses on client compliance with federal and state statutes governing employment and labor laws on bet the company issues. She has counseled and represented companies ranging in size from Fortune 10 to small family businesses, government agencies, and associations. In addition to her labor and employment practice, Barnes handles non-compete agreements disputes, contract disputes, trade secret matters, and international disputes.
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