Law Practice
Irwin Bluestein has been a Member of Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein, P.C.'s Labor and Employment Law groups since 1999. He represents local, intermediate, and international labor organizations and related employee benefit funds in both the public and private sectors. Among his clients are unions and employee benefit funds in health care, higher education, and the newspaper, magazine, and printing industries. Mr. Bluestein's representation extends to all matters of concern to union clients, including litigation, arbitration, collective bargaining, internal union elections and other internal union proceedings, as well as proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board and other federal and state administrative agencies. He also handles employee benefit fund matters, representing Taft-Hartley employee benefit funds in all matters of concern to them, including advising their administrators and trustees on fiduciary and compliance issues, and representing them in withdrawal liability, contribution delinquency, and other litigation.
Professional Profile
Before joining Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein, P.C., Mr. Bluestein was a member of Vladeck, Waldman, Elias & Engelhard, P.C. Mr. Bluestein is a member of the New York State and American Bar Associations and their Labor and Employment Law Sections, the AFL-CIO Lawyers' Coordinating Committee, and the Labor and Employment Relations Association. He has served as Chair of the New York County Lawyers' Association's Labor and Employment Law Section, board member of the National Committee for Labor Israel, member of the American Arbitration Association's Multi-Employer Pension Plan Arbitration Panel, and is a member of the Cornell University ILR School Advisory Council. He is a frequent speaker on labor law subjects and has written articles on labor law for a number of publications.
Recognition
Mr. Bluestein is rated "AV Preeminent" by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest level of professional excellence. He is listed in New York Super Lawyers, The Best Lawyers in America, and is recognized in L.I. Pulse Magazine as one of the region's "Top Legal Eagles".
Admissions
Mr. Bluestein is admitted to practice in the New York State courts, the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court.
Martindale-Hubbell Rating
AV Preeminent
News
IRWIN BLUESTEIN INCLUDED IN THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA 2012
March 7, 2012
Practice Area: Employment Law, Labor Law
Media Source:The Best Lawyers in America
BLUESTEIN & PEEK BOTH NEW YORK SUPERLAWYERS Third Consecutive Year Meyer Suozzi Attorneys Recognized
September 14, 2009
Practice Area: Labor Law
Media Source:New York Super Lawyers