McDermott Will & Schulte, a global law firm

In his traditional labor practice, Tony is adept at defending major organizations in unfair labor practice trials and proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), audits, strikes, union election campaigns, collective bargaining negotiations, and strategic labor relations planning matters.

Tony represents employers in various kinds of employment disputes in state and federal courts and before state and federal agencies, including cases that involve claims of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation, as well as wage and hour class and collective actions. His practice also includes assisting federal contractors with implementing and maintaining effective affirmative action programs and ensuring compliance with federal contractor employee requirements.

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• Successfully defended a medical transportation Veterans Administration contractor in a DOL audit under the Service Contract Act*
• Represented a major grocery store chain in the majority of their labor arbitrations with four unions in Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia*
• Defended a major grocery store chain against hybrid claims brought under Section 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act*
• Represented a car dealership in contempt proceedings filed by the NLRB’s Contempt, Compliance, and Special Litigation Branch in the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit*
• Represented a security company in an NLRB representation case involving joint employer allegations*
• Successfully won summary judgment on behalf of a multinational technological corporation in a lawsuit claiming $225,000,000 for alleged Title II public accommodations violations and various consumer protections violations*
• Prepared and filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court of the United States on behalf of Human Rights for Kids, arguing that the rule against convictions based on nonunanimous jury verdicts in Ramos v. Louisiana should apply collaterally and retroactively in Edwards v. Vannoy*
• Represented a major auto manufacturer in a successful campaign against the organizing of more than 2,000 employees*
• Represented a private equity firm in a gender pay discrimination case before a Maryland Fair Employment Practices agency*

*Matter handled prior to joining the firm.

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• The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch®, Labor and Employment Law – Management, 2023-2025
• Super Lawyers, Rising Star, Washington, DC, 2018-2023
• American Heart Association, Leaders of Impact Greater Maryland, 2023
• The Daily Record, General JD Honoree, 2021
• The Whole Truth Magazine, 40 Under 40, 2019
• Black Business Review, 40 Under 40, 2017
• The National Black Lawyers, Top 100

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• Maryland Carey Law Alumni, board member
• American Bar Association, member
• Defense Research Institute, member
• Maryland Defense Counsel, member
• Maryland State Bar Association, member
• Monumental City Bar Association, member
• National Bar Association, member

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