Michael Gan

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After graduating from the University of Michigan and the Boston University School of Law, Michael joined the National Labor Relations Board’s Appellate Court Branch where he successfully litigated more than fifteen cases on behalf of the Board in the United States Courts of Appeals. Michael left the Board to represent the interests of labor unions and employees in collective bargaining, arbitration, federal court litigation, and before a variety of administrative agencies, including the National Labor Relations Board, Federal Labor Relations Authority, and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Michael serves as General Counsel to the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association.

In addition, Michael frequently represents executives and professionals in the negotiation of individual employment contracts, including separation and retirement agreements. He also maintains a special practice representing rabbis and clergy in employment matters.

Michael regularly speaks at labor union conferences and union steward training programs. For more than five years, he has served as an adjunct instructor in arbitration advocacy and street law at the National Labor College’s George Meany campus. Over the years, Michael has written extensively on employee privacy matters, including e-mail and internet monitoring, and on negotiating employment contracts for clergy. He is a member of the AFL-CIO Lawyers’ Coordinating Committee and has served on the Board of Advisors to the Bureau of National Affairs’ publication, Collective Bargaining Negotiations and Contracts.