Alan D. Berkowitz, designated by Chambers USA as a top labor and employment attorney since 2003, represents employers in a wide range of employment litigation disputes including cases alleging discrimination, breach of contract, employment torts, non-compete violations and wage and hour violations. He has extensive experience in federal and state court in both class action and individual litigation.
Mr. Berkowitz is also experienced in handling representation and unfair labor practice proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board and labor arbitration proceedings in a wide variety of industries.
Recent editions of Chambers USA have noted that Mr. Berkowitz is “intellectually impressive and exceptionally talented” with an “enormous wealth of substantive knowledge” and “wonderfully balanced judgment.” The publication also praised his ability to “get to the finish line in a way that is economic and pragmatic.” Mr. Berkowitz has also been recognized for labor and employment law in Best Lawyers in America since 2007.
Education
Cornell University, B.S., School of Industrial and Labor Relations, 1977
University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D., 1980, Summa cum laude, recipient of special honors for graduating first in his class, member of the Law Review
Court Admissions
Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Bar Admissions/Qualifications
Pennsylvania
Memberships
From 1982 to 1995, Mr. Berkowitz was an adjunct professor of law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, teaching employment law as well as a variety of advanced labor law courses. He has also taught employment courses at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and Rutgers University School of Law -- Camden.
Publications and Lectures
Mr. Berkowitz recently authored a treatise on Pennsylvania Employment Law published by West Publishing Co. He has also co-authored two books, titled The Landrum-Griffin Act: Twenty Years of Federal Protection of Union Members’ Rights and The NLRB and Secondary Boycotts.