Greenberg Traurig office. Photo by J. Albert DiazGreenberg Traurig Texas Attorney and One Other Appointed to ABA's Section of International Law
The American Bar Association appointed a pair of Greenberg Traurig's labor and employment shareholders for roles within the ABA's section of international…
July 20, 2020 at 04:38 PM
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The American Bar Association appointed a pair of Greenberg Traurig's labor and employment shareholders for roles within the ABA's section of international law.
Jordan W. Cowman, Greenberg Traurig, Dallas.
Jordan W. Cowman, a shareholder who works from the firm's Dallas and Houston offices, will serve as a vice chair for the group.
Shareholder Kelly Dobbs Bunting, based in the Philadelphia office, will co-chair the international employment law committee for the 2020-21 year.
The members of this ABA group offer forward-leaning analysis on global legal developments in international employment law, as well as insights on the rule of law.
It is Cowman's first appointment to this post for the section and Bunting's second consecutive. Bunting co-chairs Greenberg Traurig's workforce compliance and regulatory enforcement group and the firm's human resources and compliance training group.
Kelly Dobbs Bunting of Greenberg Traurig.
She regularly litigates federal and state class and collective actions, defending employers nationwide against wage-and-hour violations, discrimination, harassment and whistleblower claims, breach of employment agreements and more.
Her work brings her before federal, state and municipal agencies, from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the U.S. Department of Labor to local human relations commissions.
She drafts and negotiates national and international employment agreements, secondment agreements, settlement and severance agreements.
She represents employers in U.S. Department of Labor audits and investigations and conducts labor and employment due diligence in mergers and acquisitions.
Bunting frequently advises multinational clients on effective workforce policies and practices as well as compliance.
In addition to her work with the ABA, Bunting is a member of the International Bar Association, the New Jersey Bar Association and the Philadelphia Bar Association, where she previously served as co-chair of the labor and employment committee.
She is a graduate of Temple University Beasley School of Law.
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