Brian B. Kelly

Brian B. Kelly focuses on employment law, providing counsel to a wide range of companies on all aspects of the employment life cycle, including hiring, termination, leaves of absence, agreements, policies, wage-and-hour, incentive compensation programs, worker classification, restrictive covenants, workforce strategy, discrimination, harassment and retaliation, investigations, mergers and acquisitions (buy- and sell-side), and disputes and litigation. 

Prior to joining Greenberg Traurig, Brian was an associate at a global firm and, more recently, the Global Head of Employment Law at WeWork, where he managed a team of five employment attorneys who were responsible for advising on employment matters across approximately 25 countries. Through these professional experiences, Brian has become well-versed in supporting a variety of executive leadership and HR teams throughout various stages of company maturity. Brian prides himself on providing commercial, scalable advice and understanding each client’s unique relationship to their workforce.

Concentrations

• Advice on all day-to-day employment matters
• Employment support on buy- and sell-side mergers and acquisitions