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Richard W. Kopenhefer is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP based in the Firm’s Los Angeles office. As a member of the Firm’s Labor and Employment Group, he represents management in all aspects of labor and employment law, including employment discrimination, sexual harassment, wrongful termination, wage and hour, unfair competition, collective bargaining, grievance and arbitration, worker's compensation, workplace safety and OSHA.
Richard practices in state and federal court, before labor arbitrators and mediators and in the myriad administrative agencies involved in labor law. He frequently lectures on disability rights law and sexual harassment. He has a practice specialty in entertainment industry labor law matters including residuals, credits disputes, union organizing, labor arbitration, civil litigation, collective bargaining and practice before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). From 1978 to 1984, Richard was employed as a field attorney for the NLRB in both its Cincinnati and Los Angeles regional offices.
Richard is admitted to practice in California and Ohio, before the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, and before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. He is a member of the California and Ohio Bar Associations. | 