Tom Dowd worked for four years in the firm’s San Francisco office starting in 1984 before moving to firm’s Baltimore office (the first Littler office opened outside of California). He relocated to the firm’s Washington, D.C. office in 2002. He represents a wide variety of employers in federal and state court and in administrative proceedings, and he provides counseling and litigation, including position statements and trial work in matters involving:

• Wrongful termination
• Employment discrimination
• Title VII
• The Americans with Disabilities Act
• The Age Discrimination in Employment Act
• The Family and Medical Leave Act
• The National Labor Relations Act
• The Fair Labor Standards Act
• The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act
• The Maryland Fair Employment Practices Act

In his traditional labor practice, Tom handles:

• Representation proceedings and unfair labor practice hearings before the National Labor Relations Board
• Collective bargaining negotiations
• Business planning
• Elections
• Court injunction proceedings
• Unfair competition claims
• Arbitration and mediation
• Various forms of federal court litigation

He also assists clients with strategic decision-making related to structuring business transactions and the issues that arise in successorship situations.

Tom often works with the following types of clients:

• Retail
• Financial services
• Grocery stores
• Health care employers
• Nursing homes
• Security providers
• Capital management
• Construction industry employers

Additionally, Tom is a frequent lecturer on traditional labor issues and employment discrimination cases and speaks before civic and business groups.

Before joining Littler Mendelson, Tom worked at the National Labor Relations Board headquarters in Washington, D.C. on the staff of Board Member Robert Hunter.

PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS

• Member, Labor and Employment Section - District of Columbia Bar
• Member, Labor and Employment Section - Maryland State Bar Association
• Member, Labor and Employment Section - Pennsylvania Bar Association

RECOGNITION

• Recipient, John F. Kennedy Labor Award from the Georgetown University Law Center