James J. Rooney
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Mr. Rooney has practiced labor and employment law for almost twenty years, starting in Washington, D.C. and now in Buffalo, New York. He represents both public and private sector employers in a wide variety of employment-related matters, including labor arbitrations, union negotiations, and proceedings before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the National Labor Relations Board, and the New York State Public Employment Relations Board. Mr. Rooney also litigates employment disputes in trial and appellate courts in New York State and other areas of the country. In this capacity, he represents management in litigation involving, among other matters, discrimination, harassment, wage and hour, and contract disputes.
Mr. Rooney also has substantial experience counseling clients in all types of employment-related matters, including workplace policies, executive compensation, school law, public sector employment law, covenants not to compete, and wage and hour laws. He is a frequent lecturer on labor and employment law issues and is listed in Super Lawyers® in two categories: representing employers in employment litigation; and representing governments, cities, and municipalities.
Representative Decisions
Rios v. Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority, 326 Fed. Appx. 612 (2d Cir. 2009)
Petrillo v. Town of Tonawanda, 326 Fed. Appx. 69 (2d Cir. 2009)
Haynes v. Quality Markets, 307 Fed. Appx. 473 (2d Cir. 2008)
Evans v. Federal Express Corp., 133 F.3d 137 (1st Cir. 1998)
McIntosh v. Bank of America, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 80880 (W.D.N.Y. 2009)
Smooth v. Waste Management, 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 13075 (W.D.N.Y. 2007)
Piacente v. S.U.N.Y., 362 F. Supp. 2d 383 (W.D.N.Y. 2004)
Julicher v. Town of Tonawanda, 876 N.Y.S.2d 807 (4th Dep't 2009)
- Banking Law Services
- Higher Education
- Litigation
- Municipalities
- School Districts
Honors and Affiliations
Senior Editor, Boston College International and Comparative Law Review
American Bar Association
Litigation and Labor and Employment Sections
New York State Bar Association
Labor and Employment Law Section
Erie County Bar Association
Listed in:
New York Super Lawyers 2010®, Employment & Labor; Employment Litigation: Defense; Government / Cities / Municipalities
Other Activities
Board of Directors, Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo, Inc.
Board Secretary
Board of Directors, Heritage-Oak Foundation, Inc.
Board Secretary
Volunteer, Friends of Night People
Youth Hockey Coach
Representative Presentations
Speaker, Bond, Schoeneck & King Seminar Series, "Reductions in Force" (Buffalo, NY, October 2009)
Speaker, Association of Towns of the State of New York, "Public Sector Employment Law" (Rochester, NY, January 2010, January 2008)
Speaker, Orleans Manufacturing Council, "Hiring and Background Checks" (Albion, NY, May 2008)
Speaker, Lorman Education Services Seminars, Family and Medical Leave Act (Amherst, NY, April 2006)
Co-Host, Erie County Bar Association, 10th Annual Labor Law Symposium (Buffalo, NY, June 2005)
Speaker, New York State Bar Association, Labor and Employment Section Annual Meeting, "The Most Important Contract You Will Ever Negotiate . . . Your Retainer Agreement" (New York, NY, January 2005)
Speaker, New York State Bar Association, Labor and Employment Section Fall Meeting, "Managing Labor Law Issues for Mergers and Acquisitions" (Cooperstown NY, October 2004)
Speaker, Lorman Education Services Seminars, "Employee Discharge and Documentation" (Amherst, NY, June 2003)
Speaker, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, "Basic Employment Law" (Boston, MA, February 2001); "Legal Issues in the High-Tech Economy" (Boston, MA, December 2001)
Speaker, Lorman Education Services Seminars, "Wage and Hour Laws" (Boston, MA, 1999); "Sexual Harassment" (Boston, MA, 2000)