Winston & Strawn Sponsors ABA’s 6th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference

Winston & Strawn sponsored the 2012 ABA: 6^th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference held October 31-November 3, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia. This conference covered a broad range of issues addressing all aspects of the labor and employment law arena. 

Speaking at this conference was litigation partner Jeffrey Kessler. On the panel, "Sports, Labor and Antitrust Law: A Look Back and a Look Forward," Mr. Kessler discussed the antitrust and labor law considerations that collided in the 2011 NFL and NBA lockouts. The panel also looked at what went wrong, what went right, and what the future holds after Brady et al. v. NFL. The panel explored the intersection of traditional NLRB decertification, disclaimer of interest, bad-faith bargaining, and labor injunction doctrines with the world of antitrust jurisprudence. In addition, panelists offered their thoughts on the difficult ethical and business issues raised by the seriatim representation of unions, and then individual players, as clients. Joining Mr. Kessler on the panel was moderator David M. Prouty from the Major League Baseball Players Association, and co-presenter Steven D. Wheeless from Steptoe & Johnson LLP.