Michael Volpe has decades of experience representing domestic and international employers in all aspects of labor and employment law. He represents employers across a wide range of industries—including healthcare, real estate, financial services, private equity, education, nonprofit, retail, hospitality, construction, entertainment, and theater—as well as innovative startups. Michael counsels on workforce risk management, regulatory compliance, and dispute resolution, and regularly advises on labor and employment issues in the context of mergers, acquisitions, and bankruptcy.

He has extensive experience advising clients on union organizing, collective bargaining, labor arbitration, wage and hour matters, restrictive covenants, workplace strategy, employment, and related litigation, such as contract disputes. He routinely leads complex labor negotiations, managing complex workforce dynamics, and regularly appears before federal and state courts, as well as agencies, including but not limited to the NLRB, EEOC, OSHA, PERB, the New York State Division of Human Rights, and NYC Commission on Human Rights. As a skilled advocate in arbitrations and employment litigation, Michael has experience successfully trying cases to jury verdicts in both federal and state courts, as well as securing favorable arbitration awards. Clients appreciate his clarity, practicality, and leadership during sensitive labor campaigns and multi-million-dollar contract disputes.

Michael’s practice also includes conducting all aspects of internal workplace investigations, such as an extensive review of policies, practices, and other relevant information, and conducting witness interviews. He also reviews hiring, promotion, discipline, termination, and other workplace policies, procedures, and decisions, including diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, and advises clients on compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws, as well as any existing contractual obligations. He guides clients through sensitive employee relations issues, helping them develop compliant and inclusive policies and respond effectively to allegations of misconduct. He frequently provides training to clients on union avoidance, workplace best practices, and legal compliance, including sexual harassment and discrimination prevention.