Arthur Carter

Practice Areas

Arbitration; Business Restructuring and M&A; Labor Management Relations; Whistleblowing, Compliance and Investigations

Career

Arthur (Art) Carter is board certified in labor and employment law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He advises employers on the labor law aspects of mergers; acquisitions; asset and stock sales; business reorganizations; consolidations; shutdowns; and bankruptcy.

Carter also counsels employers on strategic considerations relating to collective bargaining and labor relations and regularly serves as the principal spokesman for management in labor contract negotiations.

He has extensive experience in labor arbitration; litigation of whistleblower complaints under the health, safety and environmental laws administered under the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and cases involving breach of employment contract; employment-related torts; and restrictive covenants.

In addition to Carter's legal practice, he writes and lectures on labor and employment issues facing management. Carter previously was an adjunct professor at Southern Methodist University’s Dedman School of Law, where he taught labor law and labor and employment arbitration.

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association - Committee on the Development of the Law Under the National Labor Relations Act, Section of Labor and Employment Law; American Bar Association - Committee on ADR in Labor and Employment Law, Section of Labor and Employment Law; American Bar Association - Committee on Employment and Labor Relations Law, Section of Litigation; Conference Co-Chair, The Center for American and International Law, Annual Course on Labor Law and Labor Arbitration, 2010-2012

Education