Biography

Mr. Damato is a partner focusing his practice on management labor and employment law and is the managing partner of the firm's Washington, D.C. office.  He has extensive experience in the various substantive areas of labor and employment law, with an emphasis on matters arising under the National Labor Relations Act, including collective bargaining and arbitration and National Labor Relations Board proceedings.  His experience also includes employment discrimination proceedings, OFCCP and affirmative action matters, wrongful discharge litigation and wage-hour matters.  Mr. Damato’s representation of employers has encompassed myriad types of litigation, including arbitration hearings, administrative proceedings and court trials.  In addition to litigation, his practice includes providing day-to-day counseling to a wide variety of employers.

Education

J.D., George Washington University Law Center, with honors (1981)

B.A., Providence College, summa cum laude (1978)

Admissions

• District of Columbia

Courts

• United States Supreme Court
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, Fourth and Sixth Circuits
• U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
• U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland