<p>Mike Mitchell is a partner in the New Orleans office. His practice emphasizes traditional labor law matters such as collective bargaining, arbitration, union avoidance and unfair labor practice proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board. He has more than 30 years of experience in those areas and has successfully argued major cases in several U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals. Mike also performs preventive training and is much in demand as a speaker. He has addressed conferences and trade associations across the country on labor and employment topics. He is also editor-in-chief of the firm's various newsletters and award winning publications. Mike is also experienced in representing hospitality employers, and is responsible for the Louisiana information at HospitalityLawyer.com.