Shareholder
Labor & Employment, Co-Chair

Valley Forge
610.205.6047
610.371.7979 fax
prl@stevenslee.com

Paul has represented management in labor and employment law matters for more than 30 years and has negotiated hundreds of collective bargaining agreements. He has tried cases before courts and administrative agencies covering a range of union and non-union related employment cases with an emphasis on discrimination and wrongful termination matters.

Paul works extensively in the mergers and acquisitions area, counseling clients regarding corporate restructuring and downsizing and negotiating for both sellers and acquirers with respect to the employment and benefits aspects of such transactions. He represented Sovereign Bancorp, Inc., in labor and employment matters affecting 4,000 employees over the course of several acquisitions totaling $32 billion in assets. He also represented GPU, Inc., in labor and employment matters related to the restructuring and selling of 15 major power generating facilities, including two nuclear power plants, over a period of several years.

In addition to the financial services and utilities industries, Paul has developed specific industry expertise in beverage bottling and distribution, supermarkets, manufacturing and lumber products and office building maintenance, where he currently serves as labor counsel to the association representing 90 major office buildings in Philadelphia.

As published in Philadelphia magazine, Paul was recognized as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer in 2005 and 2006 by being selected by his peers as among the top 5 percent of lawyers in the Commonwealth.

Education:
Temple University School of Law, J.D., 1973
Temple University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1970

Bar Admissions:
Pennsylvania

Court Admissions:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Professional Associations/Civic Affiliations:
Philadelphia Bar Association
Pennsylvania Bar Association
American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section, Civil Litigation Section