The General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board has made it a top priority to force purchasing companies to recognize the labor unions in place at the selling company. While there are legal ways to craft the buy/sell agreement to avoid becoming a “successor employer,” the NLRB is actively seeking to catch companies that…

A fair amount of work is referred to me from business lawyers who need help navigating the complex world of traditional labor law when structuring a merger or acquisition of a unionized company. A few recent examples of how this happens this include:  A real estate development company that purchased a building where the janitors,…