Greenberg Traurig's Philadelphia office. Photo: Marissa Weekes Mason/Greenberg Tra

Elected and Appointed

David G. Mandelbaum, co-chair of the environmental practice of Greenberg Traurig, was elected a fellow of the American College of Environmental Lawyers.

The ACOEL is a professional association of lawyers with experience in the practice of environmental law, ethics and the development of environmental law.

Mandelbaum is one of 27 lawyers elected this year as fellows for their contributions to the field of environmental law and their standards of practice, according to ACOEL.

Mandelbaum represents clients facing issues arising under the environmental laws.

He regularly represents clients in lawsuits and regulatory negotiation.

He also addresses environmental issues in private transactions.

He teaches environmental litigation, superfund and oil and gas law at Temple University Beasley School of Law and previously taught environmental law, climate change and land use law and administration.

Mandelbaum is a graduate of Harvard Law School and is admitted to practice in Florida, Maryland and Massachusetts in addition to Pennsylvania.

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Littler Mendelson announced Karl Fritton was elected as a fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers in the class of 2020.

Fritton's selection to the college brings the total number of Littler lawyers who are fellows of the organization to 30.

The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers is a nonprofit professional association honoring lawyers nationwide in the practice of labor and employment law.

Those elected to the college are recognized as upholding professional qualifications and ethical standards, as well as exhibiting scholarship, teaching, lecturing, and/or writing, along with leadership of no less than 20 years.

Fritton has over 35 years of experience representing a variety of national employers in collective bargaining, labor arbitration and labor-related litigation before the National Labor Relations Board and the state and federal courts.

He acted as chief negotiator in over 300 labor negotiations and handled more than 300 labor arbitrations throughout the United States, obtaining favorable results for clients on a variety of issues.

His clients are in the energy, food distribution, waste management, steel, construction, automotive, insurance, financial services, health care and media industries.

Fritton earned his Juris Doctor from Rutgers Law School.

He is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and New York.

Announcements

McNees Wallace & Nurick announced its participation in the new Law Firm Antiracism Alliance.

LFAA is a partnership of more than 185 law firms dedicated to addressing racial injustice through large-scale pro bono projects and using its position to advocate for change in laws and policies that encourage, perpetuate or allow racial inequality.

LFAA's purpose is to leverage the resources of the private bar in partnership with legal services organizations to amplify the voices of communities and individuals oppressed by racism, to better use the law as a vehicle for change that benefits communities of color, and to promote racial equity in the law.

The alliance's member firms will devote pro bono resources to initiatives addressing systemic racism and understand their responsibility to increase diversity, equitable access to opportunities and inclusion of people of color within their ranks.

To prioritize the alliance's work, it plans to host a summit of key stakeholders facilitated by experts in the areas of racial justice and systemic project design.

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