Mark Swerdlin

Employment law

Mark has extensive experience defending employers against age, race, gender, disability, and national origin discrimination claims, sexual harassment, wrongful discharge, and various contract and tort actions. His practice requires him to routinely appear before state and local administrative agencies and federal and state courts throughout the country. Mark has prosecuted and defended numerous cases concerning the enforcement of noncompete/non-solicitation agreements.

In addition to defending claims, Mark devotes considerable attention to counseling clients on compliance with various employment-related statutes in an effort to avoid litigation, including wage and hour issues under the Fair Labor Standards Act and various state wage payment statutes, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act.

In the traditional labor law area, Mark guides employers through representation and unfair labor practice cases before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and advances employer interests in collective bargaining and arbitration proceedings. While representing clients in many fields, Mark has particular experience in the healthcare and hospitality industries.

American Bar Association

Maryland State Bar Association

Advisory Board Member, “You and the Law,” National Institute of Business Management (1998-present)

Advisory Panel Member, “Wage-Hour Alert,” Aspen Publishers (1999-present)

Co-author, Legal 500’s Country Comparative Guides: United States Employment & Labour Law and Chambers Global Practice Guide – Employment – U.S. Trends and Developments. Former Editor of the "Maryland Human Resources Manual," publication of the American Chamber of Commerce. Mark’s authored articles include, ‘Seventh Circuit Holds that Collective Bargaining Agreements may not Restrict an Employee’s Right to Sue in Court Unless they Contain Clear and Unmistakable Terms,’ Bender's Labor & Employment Bulletin, July 2017; ‘Start-up Businesses and Growing Companies: Key Employment Law Issues (Federal and CA),’ Lexis Practice Notes, August 2018.

Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., cum laude, 1984; University of Maryland, B.A., summa cum laude, 1981.