Jeffrey S. Adler

Jeffrey S. Adler is the Chief Operating Officer (Eastern Region) for Burns White, and is responsible for the management of the firm’s offices in Center City, Philadelphia; Conshohocken, Pennsylvania; Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania; Cherry Hill, New Jersey; New York, New York; and Wilmington, Delaware. He has been providing legal representation to individuals, businesses, and organizations for more than 30 years.

Mr. Adler counsels individuals and corporations in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including contract negotiations, drafting and negotiating employment agreements, drafting and reviewing employee procedures and policies, and risk management. He also has significant litigation experience and defends clients in shareholder dispute, restrictive covenant, and employment discrimination actions.

In addition, Mr. Adler is the senior member of the Business Practices group, where he handles general business and transactional matters for privately held companies of all sizes, and is an American Arbitration Association Trained Mediator.

Mr. Adler’s clients span a variety of industries, including banking and financial services, telecommunications, manufacturing, marketing, software, medical devices, placement agencies, accounting, and transportation.

With respect to the transportation industry, Mr. Adler has more than 20 years of experience working on behalf of the railroads, and focuses on occupational claims and attorney-client privilege issues.

After graduating from law school, Mr. Adler worked as a law clerk to the Hon. Carl B. Rubin, Chief Judge, United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Prior to joining Burns White, Mr. Adler was a shareholder in the firm of Adler & O’Halloran, P.C.