Kevin J Kinney

Practice Areas

Class Action, Employment Law, Litigation, Traditional Labor Relations, Wage and Hour, Unfair Competition and Trade Secrets, Mergers and Acquisitions, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)

Career

Kevin’s practice centers on all matters arising under the National Labor Relations Act, including union organizing and unfair labor practices, NLRB proceedings, arbitrations and labor audits. He regularly negotiates collective bargaining agreements that address leading issues such as retiree benefits and wage restructuring. His practice includes Title VII litigation. A significant portion of his practice involves non-compete and confidentiality agreement litigation. Kevin has litigated lead NLRB cases dealing with product tampering, multi-employer bargaining units, temporary employees, supervisory status and a host of issues arising out of organizing activity. He currently serves as a chair of the firm’s Mergers and Acquisitions Practice Group.

He is admitted to practice in Wisconsin and before the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Third, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth and Tenth Circuits and the District of Columbia and the U.S. Supreme Court. He has litigated cases in many state courts including Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Ohio, Nebraska, Indiana, New York; the Supreme Courts of Iowa and Nebraska; federal courts in the District of Columbia, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas and Michigan; and before the NLRB, and numerous federal and state agencies and labor arbitrators.

He currently serves as a chair of the firm’s Mergers and Acquisitions Practice Group.

Professional Memberships

State Bar of Wisconsin (Labor and Employment Section)

Milwaukee Bar Association

American Bar Association (Labor Law Section)

ABA NLRB Practice and Procedure Committee (Regional Co-Chair)

Executive Resource Group (Advisor)

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Milwaukee, Inc. (past Board Member)

Milwaukee Art Museum, Contemporary Art Society (past Board Member)

Education