Adam Keating
Partner
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Phone: +1 404 253 6916
- Duane Morris LLP
1075 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 1700
Atlanta, GA 30309-3929
USA
Adam Keating represents employers in all aspects of traditional labor and employment law, with a particular focus on management labor relations and complex workforce matters.
Mr. Keating advises employers on the full range of traditional labor issues, including union organizing campaigns, representation elections, collective bargaining negotiations, contract administration, grievance handling, and labor arbitrations. He regularly represents management in unfair labor practice proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board and counsels employers on strike preparedness, picketing activity, successorship issues, and labor-management strategy. Clients rely on Mr. Keating for practical, business-oriented guidance at the bargaining table and in high-stakes labor disputes that directly affect operations.
In addition to his traditional labor practice, Mr. Keating represents employers in employment litigation and administrative matters, including the defense of employment discrimination and retaliation claims, wrongful discharge cases, wage and hour litigation, employment contract disputes, and restrictive covenant matters. He also counsels employers on a wide range of employment issues, including hiring and onboarding, employee discipline and terminations, wage and hour compliance, leaves of absence, workplace investigations, reductions in force, and OSHA citations.
Mr. Keating further assists employers with the preparation of employee handbooks and workplace policies tailored to their industry, geographic footprint, and workforce, and regularly negotiates and drafts executive employment agreements for both employers and senior executives. He works closely with in-house counsel, human resources professionals, and senior leadership to align legal compliance with operational and business objectives.
Areas of Practice
- Employment Law
- Management Labor Relations
- Employment Advice and Counseling
- Employment Litigation
- Restrictive Covenant Litigation
- Trade Secret Protection
- Collective Bargaining Negotiations
- Wage and Hour Litigation
Admissions
- Georgia
- South Carolina
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
Education
- Emory University School of Law, J.D., 2011
- Binghamton University, B.A., cum laude, 2007
Experience
- Duane Morris LLP
- Partner, 2022-present
- Associate, 2014-2021 - Littler Mendelson P.C.
- Associate, 2013-2014 - Ford & Harrison LLP
- Associate, 2011-2013
Honors and Awards
- Named to Best Lawyers "Ones to Watch," 2021-2023
Selected Publications
- Author, "Representation Management Petitions and Representation Elections," LexisNexis, July 2024
- Co-author, "NLRB Upends Severance Agreement Rules Employers Routinely Live By," Duane Morris Alert, February 27, 2023
- Co-author, "As New OSHA Enforcement Guidance Expands Application of Instance-by-Instance Citations and Penalties, Employers Should Step Up Facility Audits," Duane Morris Alert, February 21, 2023
- Co-author, "NLRB Rings in New Year with Impactful Case Law and New Rules Employers Need to Know," Duane Morris Alert, January 9, 2023
- Co-author, "Atlanta's Newly Amended Anti-Discrimination Ordinance Could Affect Your Business As a Private Employer," Duane Morris Alert, November 28, 2022
- Quoted, “Rulings Illuminate Intersection of COVID-19, Disability Law,” Law360, May 25, 2021 regarding dismissal with prejudice obtained on behalf of client regarding COVID-19 and associational disability discrimination
- Quoted, "Employees May Be Fired for Hate Speech on Social Media," SHRM, August 4, 2020
- Co-author, "Final Rule on Overtime Compensation Changes 'Fluctuating Workweek' Calculations for Employers," Duane Morris Alert, May 27, 2020
- Co-author, "Georgia Allows Most Businesses to Reopen to the Public: What Employers Need to Know," Duane Morris Alert, April 28, 2020
Co-author, "NLRB Curbs Union Access to Public Spaces on Employer's Property," Duane Morris Alert, June 27, 2019
Co-author, "NLRB Re-examines Individual Concerted Action Rule and Returns to Recently Abandoned Definition of Protected Concerted Activity," Duane Morris Alert, January 22, 2019
- Author, "OSHA's New Workplace Injury Reporting Rule: A Nudge in the Right Direction, or Enforcement by Shame?" Duane Morris Alert, May 18, 2016
- Co-author, "NLRB General Counsel Shines Guideline Light on Employer Work Rules," The Corporate Counselor, August 2015
- Author, "Department of Labor Addresses Employee Misclassification in Recent Guidance," Duane Morris Alert, July 20, 2015
- Author, "President Obama Issues Executive Order Aimed at Federal Contractors That Violate Labor Laws," Duane Morris Alert, August 7, 2014
Selected Speaking Engagements
- Speaker, "Southern States Legal Update," Duane Morris Institute (DMi), Webinar, March 21, 2023
- Speaker, "NLRA Updates and Implications in the COVID-19 Era," The New Reality of Workplace Law and Practice in the COVID-19 Era, Duane Morris LLP, Webinar, November 10, 2020