The labor and employment team at Proskauer Rose LLP handles a wide range of employment matters for high-profile clients, including the McDonald’s Corporation, Vice Media, and The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Notably, the firm is well-known for representing major sports leagues; for example, the firm recently represented Major League Baseball during negotiations for a successor collective bargaining agreement with the Major League Baseball Players Association. The practice is led by Neil Abramson in New York and Anthony Oncidi in Los Angeles. Abramson is one of the key contacts for Major League Baseball, while Oncidi represents the National Academy of Recording Arts in a wide range of employment matters. Other key names include Nigel Telman, located in the Chicago office; the New Orleans-based Nicole Eichberger, and senior counsel Noa Baddish.

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Key clients

  • Major League Baseball (MLB)
  • National Academy of Recording Arts (GRAMMYS)
  • McDonald’s Corporation
  • Cedars-Sinai Health Systems / Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
  • Vice Media
  • The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Neil Abramson, Anthony Oncidi