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Jesse S. Stavis is an associate in Greenberg Traurig's Labor & Employment Practice in Philadelphia. He represents nonprofit and private sector employers in a wide range of traditional labor matters, including collective bargaining negotiations, labor arbitrations, unfair labor practice proceedings, representation matters, and other labor-management disputes. Jesse counsels employers on labor relations strategy, union organizing efforts, grievance administration, and compliance with the National Labor Relations Act.

Jesse also has experience advising and representing employers in employment matters, including single-plaintiff and class action litigation, administrative proceedings, and counseling involving discrimination, retaliation, harassment, wrongful termination, wage and hour issues, workplace policies, employee relations, and employment law compliance.

Concentrations

  • Unfair labor practice charges
  • Labor arbitration
  • Collective bargaining
  • Union representation elections
  • Single plaintiff and class action litigation

Capabilities

Experience

  • Defeated attempt to expand existing union by securing withdrawal of election petition.°
  • Oversaw labor relations for nonprofit organization by supervising grievance and arbitration process and providing management training on labor law.°
  • Represented national health care provider in major unionization drive by preparing responses to union requests for information and election petitions.°
  • Advised international company on outsourcing of production and storage operations.°
  • Secured settlement for staffing firm in disability discrimination case; won several pre-hearing motions prior to settlement.°
  • Defended health care consulting firm against numerous charges of employment discrimination.°

°The above representations were handled by Mr. Stavis prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.

  • Visiting Assistant Professor, Bryn Mawr College, 2016-2019
  • Law Clerk, Cornell University Office of University Counsel, 2020

Recognition & Leadership

  • Liaison, Pennsylvania Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division and Committee on Civility, 2023-2024

Credentials

Education
  • J.D., cum laude, Cornell Law School
    • Notes Editor, Cornell Law Review
  • Ph.D., Slavic Languages and Literature, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • M.A., Slavic Languages and Literature, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • B.A., Haverford College
Admissions
  • Pennsylvania
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Languages
  • Russian, Fluent

Related Capabilities

Labor & Employment Labor-Management Relations