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Cohen regularly speaks and publishes articles regarding cutting edge labor and employment issues, including in New Jersey Business Magazine, New Jersey State Bar Association Labor & Empl

Theodore K Cheng

Arbitrator and Mediator

Commercial, Intellectual Property, Technology, Entertainment, and Employment Disputes

ADR Office of Theo Cheng

theo@theocheng.com www.theocheng.com www.linkedin.com/in/theocheng

Theo Cheng is an independent, full-time arbitrator and mediator, focusing on commercial, intellectual property (IP), technology, entertainment, and employment disputes He has conducted over

500 arbitrations and mediations, including business disputes, breach of contract and negligence actions, trade secret theft, employment discrimination claims, wage-and-hour disputes, and IP

infringement contentions Mr Cheng has been appointed to the rosters of the American Arbitration Association (AAA), the CPR Institute, Resolute Systems, the American Intellectual Property Law Association's List of Arbitrators and Mediators, and the Silicon Valley Arbitration & Mediation Center's List of the World's Leading Technology Neutrals He serves on the AAA's Council, and he is also the President of the Justice Marie L Garibaldi American Inn of Court for ADR, the Immediate Past Chair of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) Dispute Resolution Section, and the current Secretary and incoming Treasurer of the Copyright Society He has also been inducted into the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals Mr Cheng received the 2020 James B Boskey ADR Practitioner of the Year Award from the New Jersey State Bar Association Dispute Resolution Section, and the NationalLaw Journal named him a 2017 ADR Champion.

Mr Cheng has over 20 years of experience as an IP and general commercial litigator with a focus on trademarks, copyrights, patents, and trade secrets He has handled a broad array of business disputes and counseled high net-worth individuals and small to middle-market business entities in industries as varied as high-tech, telecommunications, entertainment, consumer products, fashion, food and hospitality, retail, and financial services In 2007, the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association named him one of the Best Lawyers Under 40

Mr Cheng received his A.B cum laude in Chemistry and Physics from Harvard University and his J.D from New York University School of Law, where he served as the editor-in-chief of the Moot Court Board He was a senior litigator at several prominent national law firms, including Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Proskauer Rose LLP, and Loeb & Loeb LLP He was also

a marketing consultant in the brokerage operations of MetLife Insurance Company, where he held Chartered Life Underwriter and Chartered Financial Consultant designations and a Series 7 General Securities Representative registration Mr Cheng began his legal career serving as a law clerk to the Honorable Julio M Fuentes of the U.S Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and the Honorable Ronald L Buckwalter of the U.S District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Mr Cheng frequently writes and speaks on a wide variety of ADR issues He writes a regular column called Resolution Alley in the NYSBA Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Journal, which addresses the use

of ADR in those

industries.

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Jonathan F Cohen

Jonathan F Cohen is a founding partner in the law firm of Plosia Cohen LLC He is a dual graduate of Boston University Schools of Law and Public Health Since joining a prestigious management-side labor boutique law firm after completing a clerkship at Essex County Superior Court, he has successfully represented clients before all New Jersey State and Federal courts and many administrative agencies An accomplished appellate advocate, Cohen argued a case of statewide import before the New Jersey Supreme Court regarding the scope of negotiations in the public sector Based on these successes, since 2014, he has been an annual recipient of the

"Rising Star" designation in the New Jersey Monthly "Super Lawyer" Edition Additionally, in 2016,

he was named by the American Institute of Leal Counsel one of the "10 Best" attorneys, in the New Jersey Labor and Employment Law Division Cohen regularly speaks and publishes articles regarding cutting edge labor and employment issues, including in New Jersey Business Magazine, New Jersey State Bar Association Labor & Employment Quarterly and the firm's Client Alerts Mr Cohen is also a Contributing Editor to the Sixth Edition of The Developing Labor Law (and each Supplement since 2008), which is published by Bloomberg-BNA and the American Bar Association and is recognized as the seminal treatise on federal labor law

He serves on several professional boards and committees, including as Chapter Vice President of the New Jersey Labor Employment Relations Association (NJLERA), as a member of the NLRB Region 22 Practice & Procedure Committee, the Essex County Civil Bench-Bar Executive Committee, and NJ State Bar Association School Law Committee When not practicing law, Cohen devotes time as a judge in intercollegiate and high school mock trial competitions, including at Yale University and the Vincent J Apruzzese Mock Trial Competition, and serves on the Executive Board of Mrs Wilson's House — a halfway house for women transitioning and recovering from substance abuse issues.

BRADY MONTALBANO CONNAUGHTON

Brady Montalbano Connaughton graduated from Colorado College in December 2002 and the Pennsylvania State University with both a Juris Doctor and Master's Degree in Public Administration in May 2006

After law school, Brady clerked with the New Jersey Superior Court for the Honorable Judge Edward M Neasfey and immediately after her clerkship, worked for the Office of the Attorney General of the State of New Jersey, Division of Law Brady represented and gave agency advice

on employment and labor issues to a wide variety of State Agencies, including but not limited to the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Governor's Office of Employee Relations, Department of Corrections, as well as participated in multiple federal and local election law assignments After serving as the Assistant Section Chief of the Employment Counseling and Labor Section and gaining invaluable experience at the Division of Law, Brady went into private practice representing private and public sector unions- the working people of the tri-state area-with the firm of Cohen, Leder, Montalbano & Connaughton Now, as a partner at the firm, Brady represents

a wide variety of public and private sector unions in negotiations, arbitrations, mediations, in both State and Federal Court proceedings as well as in Administrative forums She is also member of the New Jersey Chapter of the Labor Employment Relations Association, NJ Bar Association and the American Bar Association

In 2017, Brady was elected to the Neptune Board of Education, where she continues to serve and fight for the best possible educational system for the socio-economically diverse population of Neptune Last, but certainly not least, Brady is also a mother to three extremely active boys

Keith D Greenberg, Esq

Impartial Arbitrator and Mediator MEMBER, NATIONAL ACADENIY OF ARBITRATORS

6117 Calwood Way, North Bethesda, Maryland 20852 Telephone: (301) 500-2149 Facsimile: (240) 254-3535 kdgreenberg@laborarbitration.com

PRACTICE LIMITED TO ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION Keith D Greenberg is an arbitrator and mediator of private, public, and federal sector labor and employment disputes He is a member of the National Academy of Arbitrators He serves on a number

of labor arbitration panels and rosters, including those maintained by the American Arbitration

Association, the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, and the National Mediation Board Mr Greenberg also serves on permanent labor arbitration panels, including in the federal and public sectors, and has adjudicated disputes involving EEO and unfair labor practice complaints

Mr Greenberg is an experienced mediator, serving as a member of the AAA's panel of labor mediators as well as the rosters of employment mediators for the United States Office of Congressional Workplace Rights; the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's RESOLVE internal ADR program; the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Early ADR Mediation Panel; the Cornell University Roster of Dispute Resolution Neutrals; and as a mediator for labor and employment cases in various Maryland Circuit Courts He is a member of the Maryland Program for Mediator Excellence

Mr Greenberg has experience with videoconference arbitration and mediation proceedings He serves as the Technology Coordinator for the National Academy of Arbitrators and as a member of the NAA's Videoconferencing Task Force

Mr Greenberg serves as Neutral Co-Chair of the Webinar Committee of the American Bar Association's Section of Labor and Employment Law and was a member of the Section's 2014

Leadership Development Program He is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation and is a Co-Chair

of the Employment Committee of the ABA's Section of Dispute Resolution He serves as a Director

of the National Academy of Arbitrators Research and Education Foundation Mr Greenberg is a member of the Philadelphia and Maryland Chapters of the Labor and Employment Relations

Association (LERA), and currently serves as Second Vice President of Maryland LERA He served as Co-Chair of the Steering Committee of the D.C Bar's Labor and Employment Law Community from

2016 to 2018 and was elected to the Community's steering committee in 2015 and again in 2016 In

2017, he served as President of the D.C Chapter of the Society of Federal Labor and Employee Relations Professionals (SFLERP) following two years of service on the Chapter's Board Mr

Greenberg is an active member of the National Association of Railroad Referees, and the Cornell ILR Alumni Association He is a member of the Cuban American Bar Association and is fluent in Spanish

Mr Greenberg has spoken and presented on numerous topics, including the use of technology

in labor arbitration, arbitrator ethics, attorney fees in federal sector labor arbitration, the intersection

of arbitrator disclosure and social media, current developments in labor and employment arbitration, advanced topics related to the FMLA and the FLSA, workplace gaming, issues in private sector labor relations, and advocate preparation for labor arbitration hearings He contributes to a number

of publications produced by the ABA's Section of Labor and Employment Law, and writes

frequently on labor and employment and alternative dispute resolution topics Mr Greenberg

co-taught a seminar on workplace ADR in the fall of 2013 at the George Washington University Law School, and has served as a guest lecturer in courses on labor relations

Mr Greenberg spent several years in practice as an attorney in New York City in the labor and employment practice group of Duane Morris LLP prior to establishing his practice as a full-time neutral

in the Washington, D.C area He is a graduate of the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations and of the University of Michigan Law School

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Overview

Time and again, Mr La Rocca has been a trusted advisor to employers in both the private and public sectors He regularly represents clients in connection with legal issues involving labor unions, including in the context of union organizing and collective bargaining Additionally, both unionized and non-unionized employers routinely call on Mr La Rocca to aggressively represent them in litigation, including in cases involving claims of breach of contract, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, unfair competition, and wage/hour violations Mr La Rocca also provides employers with day-to-day counseling on an assortment of workplace issues to help prevent litigation in the first instance

Mr La Rocca has worked for clients of all sizes across a number of industries His clients have included Fortune

50 businesses, family businesses, and everything in between, including government entities His work has

spanned the construction, education, entertainment, financial services, healthcare, hospitality, insurance, legal, media, real estate, sports, telecommunications, and transportation industries

Mr La Rocca is a frequent speaker and writer on key developments in the labor and employment field

Areas of Focus

Traditional Labor Law

Mr La Rocca handles a wide range of labor matters for employers For example, he provides strategic legal advice during union organizing drives, negotiates collective bargaining agreements, and litigates labor disputes before federal and state courts, government agencies (including the National Labor Relations Board and New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission), and arbitrators

Employment Litigation

Employers count on Mr La Rocca to represent them in an assortment of cases, including

cases involving claims of breach of contract, discrimination,

harassment, retaliation, unfair competition, and wage/hour violations He

litigates cases before federal and state courts, government agencies (including

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the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and New Jersey Department

of Labor and Workforce Development), and arbitrators

Employment Counseling

Mr La Rocca helps employers create corporate cultures that foster business objectives, boost employee morale, and, of course, comply with the law He does so by working with management to craft workplace policies that drive the bottom line, treat workers with dignity and respect, and minimize legal exposure He also trains workforces on implementing these policies

Sports Law

Mr La Rocca's experience with collective bargaining and labor arbitrations has

been a valuable asset to The Gibbons Sports Law practice For example, he has

worked as part of the team representing a Major League Baseball player in an

arbitration stemming from a contract dispute

Credentials

Education

Boston University School of Law (J.D.)

Executive Editor, Public Interest Law Journal

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Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations (B.S.)

Professional Admissions

State of New Jersey

State of New York

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

United States District Court for the District of New Jersey

United States District Court for the Southern District of New York

United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York

United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Professional Activities

American Bar Association

New Jersey State Bar Association

New York State Bar Association

Pennsylvania Bar Association

Sidney Reitman American Employment Law Inn of Court

Society for Human Resource Management

EMILY SMITH

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, LERA

Emily Smith is the Executive Director

at the Labor and Employment Relations Association (LERA) and has been involved with LERA for over a decade She feels incredibly fortunate to have the opportunity to work every day with LERA members She was initially attracted to LERA for its roots in labor economics and its core mission, but has grown to love its passionate group of volunteers at the national and chapter level, and is especially committed to creating greater visibility and accessibility for LERA members and resources