David Pryzbylski

Career

David J. Pryzbylski is a full-service labor and employment lawyer and partner at Barnes & Thornburg LLP. He concentrates a large portion of his practice on assisting employers with traditional labor matters, including collective bargaining; work stoppages; arbitrations; union avoidance training and strategies; union representation elections; unfair labor practice charges; contract administration; and various other labor relations issues. David has helped companies secure favorable outcomes with labor issues around the country and has experience with numerous labor unions, including: the steelworkers, teamsters, laborers, sheet metal workers, CWA, UFCW, UAW, IBEW, BTCGM, and the trades (e.g., carpenters, pipefitters, etc.). David also regularly defends employers around the country in employment litigation matters, including class and collective actions, alleging wrongful discharge, discrimination, retaliation, harassment, breach of contract, wage & hour violations, and trade secret/non-compete claims.

Beyond his practice, David is a nationally recognized thought leader on labor and employment issues. In addition to crafting dozens of articles each year on hot labor law topics, David’s commentary and insights routinely are featured in publications like Bloomberg, the New York Times, Law360, Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM), and others. He also has been interviewed and featured on podcasts as well as national media programming like the Fox Business Network. The National Law Review has recognized David twice with its national Go-To Thought Leader Award in recognition of his extensive work on this front, including in its inaugural edition in 2018.