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Peter N. Kirsanow

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Mr. Kirsanow is a partner with the firm's Labor & Employment Practice Group and a member of the Diversity & Inclusion Committee. He returned to Benesch in January 2008 after serving on the five-member, President-appointed National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in Washington D.C. for two years. While serving on the NLRB, he was involved with significant decisions including Oakwood Healthcare, Inc., Dana/Metaldyne and Oil Capital Sheet Metal, Inc.  Mr. Kirsanow focuses his legal practice on representing management in employment-related litigation, as well as in contract negotiations, NLRB proceedings, EEO matters and arbitration. He continues to testify before and advise members of the U.S. Congress on various employment laws and matters.

  • EDUCATION

    • Cornell University, 1976, B.A.
    • Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, 1979, J.D.
      • Articles Editor, Law Review
  • BAR ADMISSIONS & ASSOCIATIONS

    • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
    • U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit
  • MEMBERSHIPS

    • Past Chair of the Board of Directors, The Center for New Black Leadership
    • Adjunct Professor, Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law