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Henry E. Farber
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Henry Farber is a labor and employment attorney who represents employers in labor negotiations, arbitrations and National Labor Relations Board cases. He also helps employers protect confidential and competitive information, and regularly counsels his clients on a variety of labor and employment law issues.
Henry is consistently recognized as a top lawyer in his field by leading publications such as Chambers USA, which quotes clients as saying he is "extremely knowledgeable, creative and responsive."
Practice Highlights
- Provides strategic labor relations advice to clients throughout the U.S. in many industries, including broadcasting and communications, healthcare, hospitality and social services
- Coordinates national labor strategy for multi-state employers
- Serves as outside labor and employment counsel to hospitals and healthcare organizations on the West Coast
- Serves as chief spokesperson for employers in collective bargaining
- Assists employers with complex issues concerning overlapping or evolving union jurisdictions
- Arbitrates contract interpretation and disciplinary grievances, including those involving fundamental changes in employer organizations
- Provides advice about and litigates trade secret and noncompete issues
Admitted to Practice
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Washington, 1989
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California, 1983
Education
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J.D., University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, 1983
- Order of the Coif
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B.S., Industrial Relations, Cornell University, 1978
Memberships & Affiliations
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- American Bar Association, 1983-present
- Management Labor Employment Roundtable, 1997-2010
- Labor Relations Advisory Council, 2010 to present
- Board of Trustees, East King County Bar Association, 2003-2010
- Lecturer, "Labor Relations and the Law," University of Washington Law School, 2015
Professional Recognition
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- Named one of "America's Leading Lawyers for Business" by Chambers USA in Labor & Employment (Washington), 2010-2021
- Named one of the "Best Lawyers in America" in Labor and Employment Law by Best Lawyers, 2001-present
- Selected to "Washington Super Lawyers," Thomson Reuters, 2007-2009, 2011-2021
- Certificate in Professional Mediation, School of Industrial & Labor Relations, Cornell University & Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution, 2019
- Awarded "2013 Top Rated Lawyer" in Labor & Employment Law by American Lawyer Media and Martindale-Hubbell
- Fellow, College of Labor and Employment Lawyers

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