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Andrew B. Prescott

Nixon Peabody LLP
  • Recognized Since:
    2007
  • Recognized in:
    Employment Law - Management
    Labor Law - Management...
  • Law School:
    Washington and Lee University
  • Website:
    http://www.nixonpeabody.com
  • Location:
    One Citizens Plaza
    Providence, RI 02903-1345
"Andrew is an exceptional labor and employment practitioner who exhibits and adheres to exceptional personal and professional standards. His breadth and depth of experience and superior technical expertise serves our complex needs superbly. We highly value his contribution to our organization and see him as a superior labor and employment resource on which we can always depend."

-Adrian Grundy (Litecontrol Corporation)

"Without a doubt, I would recommend becoming a client of Mr. Prescott's. He has an acute sense of how to navigate through a case with an ease and expertise that provides a secure level of comfort for the client. He knows labor. He gets results."

-Paulette Hamilton (Town of North Smithfield)

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Lawyer Bio

Andrew Prescott represents private and public sector employers in diverse labor, wage and hour and discrimination matters. His labor practice includes unfair labor practice charge hearings, collective bargaining and grievance arbitration. He represents employers nationally and in various industries, including gas transmission and energy, transportation, manufacturing and health care. He has advised foreign employers on compliance with United States employment and labor law.

What do you focus on?

Employment Litigation

I defend employers in state and federal courts and administrative agencies such as the National Labor Relations Board and the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training. I have handled cases before the Supreme Court of Rhode Island, the First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston, state courts in Massachusetts and Rhode Island and federal court in Rhode Island.

When my clients get sued, I help them develop and execute litigation plans focused on achieving resolution while managing cost. I spend time exploring the feasibility of alternative dispute resolution and pursuing cost effective settlements when it makes business sense. For example, in related cases brought against a bank client, I prevailed in one case on summary judgment and reached a successful settlement of the other through mediation in a coordinated approach that saved money and vindicated management’s decisions.  

Training and Employment Counsel

I also educate and train managers and other employees on a variety of subjects, including sexual and other forms of harassment and best management practices, to help minimize exposure to employment liability. I recently delivered management training for a hospital that provided interactive opportunities to assess risk and share approaches to common problems. My goal is to provide a practical and useful understanding of the many laws governing employers. I help human resource and executive personnel stay ahead of changes in the law through such training and day-to-day advice.

Labor Relations

Employers turn to me for counsel in remaining union free and for representation when they must deal with a union representing their employees. I have negotiated and written collective bargaining agreements covering employees of power generating facilities, health care institutions, manufacturers and public transit providers.

Management rights, incentive compensation and other provisions I negotiate give my clients the operational flexibility they need to thrive in competitive environments. In grievance arbitration cases, I use my litigation skills to represent employers defending cases involving termination and discipline, contract interpretation, operational/management rights and benefits.

Victories I have obtained in grievance arbitration have ensured that terminated employees would not be forced back by arbitrators; reinforced management rights; and permitted necessary changes in benefits. Often, employers dealing with unions need representation on multiple fronts such as when I concurrently negotiated a first collective bargaining agreement and defended the same employer in unfair labor practice proceedings alleging firing the chief union organizer for making threats of violence.   

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Education:

  • Washington and Lee University , J.D., graduated 1987

Bar Admissions:

  • Massachusetts, Massachusetts Bar Association
  • Rhode Island, Rhode Island Bar Association

Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers for:

  • Litigation - Labor and Employment, Providence (2021)
  • Labor Law - Management, Providence (2020)
  • Labor Law - Management, Providence (2015)
  • Employment Law - Management, Providence (2013)
 

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Employment Law - Management
  • Labor Law - Management
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
 

Awards:

  • “Rhode Island Super Lawyer” in Labor and Employment based on a peer-review survey by Thomson Reuters (2008–2013)
  • Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business 2016

Special Focus:

  • Management
 

Lawyer Client Comments

"Andrew is an exceptional labor and employment practitioner who exhibits and adheres to exceptional personal and professional standards. His breadth and depth of experience and superior technical expertise serves our complex needs superbly. We highly value his contribution to our organization and see him as a superior labor and employment resource on which we can always depend."

Adrian Grundy, Litecontrol Corporation

"Without a doubt, I would recommend becoming a client of Mr. Prescott's. He has an acute sense of how to navigate through a case with an ease and expertise that provides a secure level of comfort for the client. He knows labor. He gets results."

Paulette Hamilton, Town of North Smithfield

Firm Details

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Nixon Peabody LLP
http://www.nixonpeabody.com
 
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53 State Street
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(617) 345.1000
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