Philip A. Miscimarra

Email: pmiscimarra@morganlewis.com

Chicago
77 West Wacker Dr.
Chicago, IL 60601-5094
Phone: 312.324.1165
Fax: 312.324.1001

practice accolades

Labor & Employment

The American Lawyer Magazine's Litigation Department of the Year – Labor and Employment Law Finalist 2004, Winner 2006, Finalist 2008, Finalist 2010, and Finalist 2012

Listed in the highest tier for National Labor and Employment Practice in Chambers USA 2011

Ranked in the top tier by The Legal 500 for Labor and Employment Litigation, ERISA Litigation, Labor-Management Relations, and Workplace and Employment Counseling (2011)

Ranked, National Tier 1: Employment Law – Management, U.S. News and Best Lawyers (2010)

Named one of Law360's Employment Groups of the Year (2010)

Ranked #1 for "Most Prestigious" Labor and Employment Practice, Vault 2012 Associate Survey

Labor-Management Relations & Labor Disputes

Ranked, National Tier 1: Labor Law - Management, U.S. News and Best Lawyers (2010)

education

University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1982, J.D.

University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business, 1982, M.B.A.

Duquesne University, 1978, B.A.

Date	Title	Publication
08/22/1108/22/11	Comments on the NLRB Proposed Rule Regarding Union Elections, submitted on behalf of the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace (CDW) to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) View Comments	Comments
07/26/11July 2011	NLRB Proposed Election Rules Discussion: Part 3 Listen to or Download Podcast (5:10 duration; 7.1 MB) Listen Now	Podcast
07/25/11July 2011	NLRB Proposed Election Rules Discussion: Part 2 Listen to or Download Podcast (14:03 duration; 19.3 MB) Listen Now	Podcast
07/24/11July 2011	NLRB Proposed Election Rules Discussion: Part 1 Listen to or Download Podcast (9:03 duration; 12.4 MB) Listen Now	Podcast
07/19/1107/19/11	The NLRB’s "Invisible hand," The Daily Caller	Article
06/17/1106/17/11	Capital Investment, Relocations, and Major Business Changes Under the NLRA, testimony before the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, United States House of Representatives View Testimony	Speech
02/11/1102/11/11	Outer Limits at the NLRB: Legislative Choices in the National Labor Relations Act, testimony before the Committee on Education and the Workforce (Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions), United States House of Representatives View Testimony	Speech
01/01/102010	The NLRB and Managerial Discretion: Subcontracting, Relocations, Closings, Sales, Layoffs, and Technological Change (2d ed. 2010)	Book
11/24/0911/24/09	Workplace Challenges: Managing Layoffs, and Motivating Those Left Behind (an interview with Knowledge@Wharton) Download Podcast Listen Now	Podcast
05/20/0905/20/09	The Ghosts Of Arbitration Past, Present And Yet To Come: Insights About The Arbitration Fairness Act, published in the 2009 annual proceedings of the National Academy of Arbitrators View Article	Article
02/17/0902/17/09	Testing the Fundamentals: Managing Workforce Reductions in Difficult Times Webinar View Presentation	Webinar
08/11/0808/11/08	Your Next Reduction In Force: The Dirty Little Secret, Law360 View Article	Article
05/01/0805/01/08	Workforce Strategy: Leading Ideas for Managing Talent in the 21st Century - Part 3 Download Podcast Listen Now	Podcast
04/16/0804/16/08	Workforce Strategy: Leading Ideas for Managing Talent in the 21st Century - Part 2 Download Podcast Listen Now	Podcast
04/09/0804/09/08	Workforce Strategy: Leading Ideas for Managing Talent in the 21st Century - Part 1 Download Podcast Listen Now	Podcast
02/08/0702/08/07	Managing European Employees in International Deals, Redundancies, and Business Restructuring: The Evolving Legal Landscape View Presentation Slides View Q&A	Webinar
11/02/0611/02/06	Outsourcing and Restructuring Wrap-Up, presented at The Human Impact of Outsourcing Symposium, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia	Speech
02/01/0602/01/06	What Every In-House Lawyer Needs to Know, presented at a Mergers & Acquisitions Seminar, New York	Speech
01/04/0601/04/06	Doing Business Under the Department of Labor's LM-10 Requirements: Compliance and Practical Guidelines for Employers and Certain Service Providers View Presentation	Webinar
10/27/0510/27/05	The New Monopoly: Union-Related Expenses, Jail, and the Department of Labor, presented at the Morgan Lewis Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia View Detailed Outline	Speech
10/05/0510/05/05	Form LM-10: Surprising New DOL Enforcement of Reporting and Disclosure Requirements View Presentation	Webinar
05/25/022002	The NLRB and Secondary Boycotts, 3rd ed.	Book
05/25/971997	Frozen in Time: The NLRB Outsourcing and Management Rights, Journal of Laboratory Res., Vol. 18	Article
05/25/971997	The Town and Country Decision: Legal Issues and Implications, Journal of Laboratory Res., Vol. 18	Article
05/25/891989	Government Protection of Employees Involved in Mergers and Acquisitions (1989 and 1997 supp.)	Book
05/25/831983	Multinational Union Organizations in the White-Collar, Service, and Communications Industries	Book
05/25/831983	The NLRB and Managerial Discretion: Plant Closings, Relocations, Subcontracting, and Automation	Book
05/25/8205/25/82	Inability to Pay: The Problem of Contract Enforcement in Public Sector Collective Bargaining, University of Pittsburgh Law Review, Vol. 43	Article
05/25/811981	The Entertainment Industry: Inroads in Multinational Collective Bargaining, British Journal of Industrial Relations, Vol. 19	Article

Date	Title	Description
Nov 16, 2011	GOP Legislators Oppose NLRB Notice Rule; Amicus Briefs Cite Early Legislative History	Charles Cohen and Philip Miscimarra are quoted.
Sep 19, 2011	Congress Goes Too Far with Bill to Curb NLRB, Attorneys Say, Law360	Philip Miscimarra discusses Congress' passing of H.R. 2587.
Jun 16, 2011	Morgan Lewis Partner to Testify at House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Field Hearing	Philip Miscimarra will testify on Friday before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform at a field hearing in North Charleston, S.C.
Feb 11, 2011	Morgan Lewis Partner to Testify Before House Subcommittee Regarding "Emerging Trends" at the NLRB	Philip Miscimarra, a partner in Morgan Lewis's labor and employment practice, will testify before the House Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, part of the House Education and the Workforce Committee.
Oct 01, 2009	Fair Warning: Congress Contemplates Major Changes to the WARN Act, Inside Counsel	Philip Miscimarra comments on the pending Forewarn Act and the difficulty employers will have in anticipating when they will trigger WARN notice requirements.
Mar 20, 2009	'Card check': A Jobs-Killing Ruse, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review	Philip Miscimarra discusses the potential results of the passage of the Employee Free Choice Act.

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