Overview
Recognized by Chambers USA for more than 20 years for expertise in labor and employment law, Otto Klein advises employers in the public sector on a full range of workplace issues.
Highly regarded for his ability to focus on finding solutions through negotiation and now a mentor to more junior lawyers, Otto has helped employers nurture healthy and productive workplaces for more than 40 years.
Otto is known for his skill in helping clients understand their options and his creativity in helping them figure out the best way to achieve their organizational goals. He now focuses his practice on:
Collective bargaining. Otto represents public sector employers in collective bargaining, with a particular emphasis on negotiating Community Workforce and Project Labor Agreements and contracts with police unions.
Executive compensation and contracts. Otto represents both executives and employers in matters involving executive compensation and employment agreements, including restrictive covenants.
Interest arbitration. Otto has extensive experience representing employers in arbitrations to determine wages, hours, and working conditions to be contained in a collective bargaining agreement. Otto also has also served as the employer partisan arbitrator for interest arbitrations.
Clients. In addition to his work with executives, Otto’s clients include public sector employers such as cities, port authorities, fire districts, and communications districts, as well as a major public utility.
Employment counseling. Otto advises employers on both the day-to-day workplace issues that arise as well as strategic and long-range planning.
