About Willis J. Goldsmith
Practice Areas
- Employment
- Class Actions
- Appellate
Education
- New York University School of Law, New York, New York, 1972J.D.
- Brown University, 1969A.B.
Representative Cases
- Aetna obtains dismissal of whistleblower claim under Sarbanes-Oxley Act (2009)
- Albertson's negotiates industrywide multi-employer collective bargaining agreement (2009)
- Bell Atlantic NYNEX Mobile settles favorably in unfair labor practice litigation
- Bridgestone/Firestone negotiates collective bargaining agreements with the USWA at the Warren County, Tennessee plant
- Bridgestone/Firestone obtains affirmance in ERISA class action
- Bridgestone/Firestone obtains injunction invalidating executive order barring government contractors from utilizing permanent strike replacements
- Dayton Tire achieves reassessment by D.C. Circuit of all willful allegations and penalties in OSHA matter regarding lockout/tagout standards (2009)
- Dayton Tire defeats imminent danger injunction sought by OSHA (2009)
- Dayton Tire obtains dismissal of OSHA allegations of ergonomics violations following 35-day trial (2009)
- Harman Newsweek completes successful negotiations with Newspaper Guild (2011)
- Hay Group litigates motion to enforce arbitration subpoena requiring third-party document production (2009)
- Heidleberg Web Systems obtains favorable jury verdict in case involving breach of severance provision in senior officer's employment agreement (2009)
- Hostess Brands commences bankruptcy proceedings (2012)
- Hudson Foods obtains favorable settlement in OSHA ergonomics case (2009)
- International Automotive Components Group acquires Lear's North American Interior Systems Division for $150 million (2009)
- Major higher education association submits comments to NLRB opposing changes to election process
- Maxwell Newspapers obtains decision permitting modification of collective bargaining agreement
- Multinational firm prevails in arbitration matter involving breach of noncompete and nonsolicitation clause
- National telecommunications company seeks union organizing advice under a Neutrality and Card Check Agreement
- New York Philharmonic (Philharmonic Symphony Society of New York, Inc.) collective bargaining negotiations with Local 802, American Federation of Musicians (2011)
- New York Produce Trade Association collective bargaining negotiations with Local 202, I.B.T. (2010)
- Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company negotiates collective bargaining agreements
- Pike Electric obtains favorable outcome in OSHA trial alleging serious and willful violation of trenching standards (2010)
- Prominent law firm successfully defends against ethics investigation before the General Counsel of National Labor Relations Board (2010)
- RJR Nabisco obtains reversal of summary judgment in ERISA case arising from RJR's purchase of Executive Life annuity to provide retirement benefits (2009)
- The Washington Post negotiates collective bargaining agreements with the Mailers Union and CWA (2009)
- The Washington Post obtains affirmance in matter concerning the pay scale for several job categories
- The Washington Post obtains dismissal of refusal to bargain (2009)
- U.S. Chamber of Commerce and private employers prevail in U.S. Supreme Court ruling that California law was preempted by NLRA (2009)
- U.S. Chamber of Commerce files amicus brief challenging Maryland "pay or play" medical benefit law (2009)
- U.S. Chamber of Commerce opposes D.O.L.'s ergonomics standard under OSHA (2009)
- U.S. Chamber of Commerce prepares amicus brief in OSHA ergonomics case (2009)
- U.S. Chamber of Commerce submits amicus curiae brief challenging expansion of whistleblower provisions of Sarbanes-Oxley Act (2009)
- Verizon defends against complaint seeking to remand arbitration award
- Verizon defends against labor arbitrations involving contract administration and enforcement with the IBEW and CWA (2009)
- Verizon negotiates collective bargaining agreement with Communications Workers of America (2009)
- Verizon obtains dismissal of action by union seeking injunctive relief against layoffs (2009)
- Verizon obtains favorable judgment in Section 1981 national-origin discrimination case
- Verizon obtains summary judgment in Section 1981 race discrimination case (2009)
- Verizon Wireless obtains injunctive relief in action seeking to enforce non-disclosure, no-hire, and non-solicitation provisions against future competitor (2010)
- Verizon Wireless successfully defends class action for unfair competition (2011)
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia
- New York
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court Northern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
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