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Labor Law

2201 Wisconsin, 200, Washington, DC 20007

Labor Law

1626 34th St NW, Washington, DC 20007

Ron has been in practice for over forty years, specializing in employee benefits law, labor law and lobbying at both state and federal levels. He is a member of the District of Columbia and Missouri bars. Ron has tried hundreds of arbitrations, and tried and argued cases at trial and appellate levels in both state and federal courts. His greatest inspiration is his clients and what he has learned from them. He is a graduate (with honors) of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, and the University of Missouri (with honors) law school at Columbia, Missouri.

Labor Law

215 E 68th St., New York, NY 10065

Ronald Kreismann is Special Counsel in the Employment Law Department of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s New York Office. He focuses his practice on the representation of employers in all aspects of labor relations and employment law. His clients include notable cultural institutions, employers and employer associations involved in the maritime industry, and employers in the financial services and real estate and hospitality industries. He frequently serves as chief spokesperson in client collective bargaining negotiations, as well as representing clients in proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board and in the defense of employment discrimination claims in state and federal courts as well as before administrative agencies. He also advises and represents clients in a wide range of employment matters including wage and hour issues and all areas of federal, state, and local labor and employment laws. Mr. Kreismann is a panel arbitrator on the American Arbitration Association’s employment law panel and he is on the American Arbitration Association’s mediation panel. Mr. Kreismann has been rated “AV Preeminent” by Martindale-Hubbell and has been named to Best Lawyers in America (2013-2021) and to Super Lawyers (2015-2021). He is a member of the Labor and Employment Section of the American Bar Association and the Labor and Employment and Alternative Dispute Resolution Section of the New York State Bar Association.

Labor Law

402 W Broadway, San Diego, CA 92101, USA

Since 2000, Ryan Blackstone-Gardner has practiced law in state, federal, bankruptcy and tribal courts in the areas of employment, business, intellectual property, and general civil litigation. He has extensive experience in every aspect of these areas of law, including all areas of discovery, mediation, law and motion, trial preparation and the trial of cases, as well as defending matters through binding arbitrations. The primary focus of Mr. Blackstone-Gardner’s current practice is the provision of wide-ranging legal services to employers, including publicly-traded and privately-owned businesses and public entities, defending businesses and helping them navigate against an array of legal claims involving wrongful termination, retaliation, harassment, discrimination, individual and class action wage and hour claims and claims brought under the Private Attorney General Act. He provides interactive counsel and training to clients regarding compliance with wage and hour laws, employee discipline, leaves of absence, and the creation and maintenance of company handbooks and policies to promote workplace cultures free of harassment, discrimination, and retaliation. Mr. Blackstone-Gardner also assists employers and businesses in responding to agency charges and investigations, including those conducted by the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission, Department of Fair Employment &Housing, Labor Workforce Development Agency, Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, Employment Development Department, Franchise Tax Board, Department of Labor, Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board, and Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board. He also provides guidance to clients to ensure compliance with public contracting, the Brown Act, HIPAA, Stark and anti-kickback statutes. As a registered patent attorney before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Mr. Blackstone-Gardner represents clients in preparing and prosecuting provisional and non-provisional patent and trademark applications and represents clients in trademark infringement and cancellation proceedings. Outside of the law, Mr. Blackstone-Gardner is actively involved with the Immaculata Parish on the University of San Diego Campus and the Notre Dame Club of San Diego and enjoys playing golf and watching college football and basketball with his friends and family.