Thomas E. Reinert, Jr.

Partner

Thomas E. Reinert, Jr. is a partner in Morgan Lewis's Labor and Employment Practice. Mr. Reinert’s practice focuses on labor and employment litigation, complex labor arbitration, and counseling and representation in collective bargaining matters. Mr. Reinert has represented a variety of corporate and public employers, including airlines and railroads, energy and telecommunications companies, manufacturers, software developers, school systems, federal agencies, and public corporations.

Mr. Reinert's extensive airline and railroad industry background under the Railway Labor Act includes the representation of major carriers in litigation before the federal courts, in arbitration before the adjustment boards, in representation matters before the National Mediation Board, and in Presidential Emergency Board proceedings. His employment litigation background extends to include duty-of-fair-representation matters, race and age discrimination litigation, whistleblower cases, duty-to-hire cases, and covenant-not-to-compete litigation.

Mr. Reinert also has an extensive background in conflicts and professional responsibility, serves as vice chair of the firm’s Conflicts and Professional Responsibility Committee, and has represented Morgan Lewis in litigation related to employment and professional responsibility issues.

Mr. Reinert is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia and before the U.S. Supreme Court; the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the District of Columbia, First, Second, Third, Fourth, and Sixth Circuits; and the U.S. District Courts for the District of Columbia, Maryland, and the Eastern District of Michigan.