Mark J Swerdlin
USA Guide 2024
Band 3 : Labor & Employment
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+1410 843 3468Share profile
Band 3
About
Provided by Mark J Swerdlin
Practice Areas
Employment discrimination litigation; employment tort and contract litigation (including post-employment restrictive covenants not to compete); wage-hour litigation; employment agreements; employee handbooks; human resources advice and counsel; practice before state and federal EEO agencies; labor-management relations; practice before National Labor Relations Board in Union organizing and unfair labor practice litigation; and collective bargaining and labor arbitration.
Professional Memberships
Bar admissions: Maryland (State and Federal); U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC, 3rd, 4th and 6th Circuits. Professional Associations: Executive Committee, Worklaw Network; American Bar Association; Maryland State Bar Association; Advisory Board Member, "You and the Law," National Institute of Business Management; Advisory Panel Member, "Wage-Hour Alert," Aspen Publishers; Member, Employment Law Alliance.
Publications
Co-author, Legal 500’s Country Comparative Guides: United States Employment & Labour Law and Chambers Global Practice Guide – Employment – U.S. Trends and Developments. Former Editor of the "Maryland Human Resources Manual," publication of the American Chamber of Commerce. Mark’s authored articles include, ‘Seventh Circuit Holds that Collective Bargaining Agreements may not Restrict an Employee’s Right to Sue in Court Unless they Contain Clear and Unmistakable Terms,’ Bender's Labor & Employment Bulletin, July 2017; ‘Start-up Businesses and Growing Companies: Key Employment Law Issues (Federal and CA),’ Lexis Practice Notes, August 2018.
Personal
Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., cum laude, 1984; University of Maryland, B.A., summa cum laude, 1981.
Chambers Review
USA
Mark Swerdlin is highly regarded throughout the market. He handles a wide array of significant investigations into claims of harassment, abuse and discrimination. He has a notable focus on clients in the arts sector.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Mark is a great attorney. He is knowledgeable, dependable and makes himself available."
"Mark listens carefully and asks us all the right questions. He shares his expertise in a way that helps us to better understand the law and make more informed decisions."
"Mark is a great attorney. He is knowledgeable, dependable and makes himself available."
"Mark listens carefully and asks us all the right questions. He shares his expertise in a way that helps us to better understand the law and make more informed decisions."