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Baker & McKenzie’s John N. Raudabaugh to Speak at Knowledge Congress’ Employment Labor Law 2009: Live Webcast on 6/23/09

Jersey City, NJ, May 01, 2009 --(PR.com)-- The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts announced today that John N. Raudabaugh, Partner, Baker & McKenzie LLP will speak at The Knowledge Congress’ upcoming webcast entitled: “Employment Labor Law 2009: Live Webcast”. This 2-hour event is scheduled on June 23, 2009, Tuesday, at 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT. (For further details of the event and an updated list of panelists, please visit: http://www.knowledgecongress.org/event_2009_ELA.html)

Event Synopsis

Employment Law remains a topic of perennial interest for many Attorneys & companies with relationship issues being among the most challenging. In addition to a timely regulatory update, The Knowledge Group is producing a 2-hour Live webcast that will examine the most significant issues in the mix including:

- Title VII, class actions, sexual harassment and “at will” employment claims
- Employee separation and severance issues
- Privacy/IP issues
- Discrimination & Damages/Workman’s Comp

This Live webcast will analyze employment law from a 360 degree perspective providing attendees with a best practices guide to help avoid the many pitfalls. Employment Law 2009 is a must attend live webcast for any attorney or person interested in or responsible for employment law at their or their client’s law firm.

About John N. Raudabaugh

Mr. Raudabaugh represents senior management in complex labor relations law matters and related litigation. Mr. Raudabaugh counsels regarding union corporate campaigns; neutrality, card-check and internet union organizing tactics; employment policies; appropriate unit design; labor strategy considerations in corporate transactions; strikes and injunction proceedings; collective bargaining research, strategy, and negotiations; concessionary bargaining; representation case and unfair labor practice litigation before the U.S. National Labor Relations Board; labor considerations in bankruptcy proceedings; labor and employment issues and litigation regarding international trade treaty agreements; and federal and state labor and employment law policy. Mr. Raudabaugh partners with corporate Human Resources, Labor Relations, and Legal in providing specifically tailored law and economics advice and representation, as well as management and supervisory training. Mr. Raudabaugh was nominated by President Bush and confirmed by the U.S. Senate and served as a Member of the U.S. National Labor Relations Board from 1990-1993. During his term, Mr. Raudabaugh participated in over 4,000 federal labor law representation and unfair labor practice cases including Electromation, Inc., 309 NLRB 990 (1993) and E.I. DuPont De Nemours & Co., 311 NLRB 893 (1993) (employee participation programs); Dubuque Packing Co., Inc., 303 NLRB 386 (1991) (duty to bargain plant relocations); The Nielsen Lithographing Co., 305 NLRB 697 (1991) (duty to provide information); Comtel Systems Technology, 305 NLRB 287 (1991) (multi-employer bargaining procedures); KI (USA) Corp., 309 NLRB 1063 (1992) (prejudicial union campaign tactics); Coastal Stevedoring Co., 313 NLRB 412 (1993) (international union secondary pressure tactics).

From 1995-2003, Mr. Raudabaugh assisted in representing the largest, non-union U.S. trucking company successfully defend against the largest union corporate campaign in U.S. labor history. The union organizing campaign involved 90 representation case petitions, 73 elections, 24 decertifications, 2 disclaimers of interest, 1,003 unfair labor practice charges, 206 bargaining sessions over 8 ½ years, a three year nationwide strike, and 21 state court injunctions.

Mr. Raudabaugh frequently advises policymakers regarding labor law and labor standards. He testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations regarding neutrality and card-check recognition agreements, represented the U.S. Department of Labor regarding comparative labor law issues implementing the U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement, and assisted the U.S. Department of State in Eritrea reviewing and commenting on the draft Eritrean labor and employment law code. Mr. Raudabaugh regularly represents policymakers and trade associations in amici filings regarding significant labor law policy issues before the U.S. National Labor Relations Board.

About Baker & McKenzie LLP

Baker & McKenzie defined the global law firm in the 20th century, and we are redefining it to meet the challenges of global economy in the 21st.

For more information on John N. Raudabaugh, and Baker & McKenzie LLP, please visit: http://www.bakernet.com

About The Knowledge Group, LLC/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series

The Knowledge Congress is a series of live webcasts produced by The Knowledge Group, LLC, which examine trends, regulatory, and technology changes across a variety of industries. “We bring together the world's leading authorities and industry participants through informative two-hour webcast that study the impact of changing regulations and help businesses succeed through proper regulatory compliance.”

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