Bio

Chris Antone is a Principal in the Dallas, Texas, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. He has been with the firm for more than 32 years and is Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Mr. Antone has the distinction of being named one of the nation's top 100 labor lawyers by the Labor Relations Institute for five consecutive years. Recently, Legal 500 noted Mr. Antone as an “individual with distinction” in workplace and employment counseling, stating “Clients single out Christopher Antone, as ‘especially helpful with our issues. He is responsive and brings immediate resources to bear on our issues.’” Mr. Antone received a perfect 100% approval rating from all in-house counsel attending The University of Texas 30th Annual Corporate Counsel Conference in Houston. In addition to a full labor agency litigation and labor arbitration caseload, Mr. Antone counsels human resources professionals in the development of state-of-the-art proactive policies, procedures and protocols designed to retain the best talent, exit poor performers, and create an environment that produces highly effective work teams. Since completing law school, Mr. Antone has been exclusively engaged in the practice of labor and employment law on behalf of management. Mr. Antone has focused his practice on assisting clients in managing both a union and union-free environment. Mr. Antone is one of the select Jackson Lewis faculty members who has presented the most well-known public seminar on managing a unionized workforce, entitled "Corrective Bargaining: Winning Back and Preserving Management's Rights Under a Collective Bargaining Agreement." Mr. Antone has represented management before the National Labor Relations Board, state and federal agencies and courts, and in arbitration proceedings.