Ford, Robert Louis
Jones Day
555 California Street
26th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
Phone: 1.415.875.5740 (Business Phone) / 1.925.890.5928 (Mobile Phone)
Fax: 1.415.875.5700 (Business Fax)
Contact Us (Business Email)
Websites associated with this firm:http://www.jonesday.comSummary
Current Employment Position(s)
Partner
Lawyer Overview
Bob Ford represents employers in all aspects of labor and employment law. His practice is particularly focused on labor management relations. He has extensive experience representing employers in collective bargaining, labor arbitration proceedings, labor litigation, union organizing and decertification proceedings, unfair labor practice proceedings, strikes and picketing disputes, corporate campaigns, and neutrality and card check agreements. His traditional labor practice extends nationwide and includes employers in the media, retail, real estate, manufacturing, education, construction, and hospitality industries. Representative clients include McClatchy Newspapers, Bridgestone/Firestone, Albertsons, University of San Francisco, Knight Ridder, Gannett, and the Building Owners and Managers of San Francisco.
Bob's practice also includes counseling employers regarding labor and employment issues, including hiring and termination issues, compensation and benefit practice, reduction in force, mergers and acquisitions, wage and hour compliance, occupational safety, and other labor and employment issues.
Areas of Practice
- Labor & Employment
- NLRB Proceedings & Appeals
- Collective Bargaining, Contract Enforcement & Union Organizing
Representative Cases
- Albertson's prevails in the defense of 4,500 unemployment insurance claims cases , (2009)
- Albertson's successfully defends against complaint seeking payment of health care and COBRA benefits , (2009)
- Albertson's negotiates industrywide multi-employer collective bargaining agreement
- Bridgestone/Firestone defends against sexual harassment and sexual discrimination lawsuit
- Bridgestone/Firestone successfully defends against sexual harassment and sexual discrimination lawsuit
- Bridgestone/Firestone wins dismissal of unfair labor practice charges before the NLRB
- Building Owners and Managers Association of San Francisco successfully negotiates with SEIU
- Fresno Bee Newspaper defends against arbitration of grievance filed by union
- Non-profit news organization, focusing on high-quality journalism in the Bay Area civic and community news, is launched
West Practice Categories
Collective Bargaining, Employment Law -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Labor Arbitration, Labor Disputes, Labor Law, Labor Legislation, Labor Relations Boards & Proceedings, Unfair Labor Practices, Unions, Wage & Hour Laws, Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- California
Education
- Columbia University - New York
- U of Notre Dame
Articles
Published Works
- Balancing Patient and Employee Interests: Health Care Employer Responses to the H1N1 Pandemic, 2009
- Union Access to Private Property: California Supreme Court Rules Shopping Malls Cannot Prohibit Union Protesters from Urging Boycott of Stores, 2008
- 2005 California Employment Law Legislative Update, 2005
- 2004 California Employment Law Legislative Update, 2004
Office Information
Address
555 California Street
26th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
Phones
1.415.875.5740 (Business Phone)
1.925.890.5928 (Mobile Phone)
Faxes
1.415.875.5700 (Business Fax)
Emails
Contact Us (Business Email)
