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Emerging Leaders &
Markets Conference 2025

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Fireside Chat

9:00am - 9:30am

Ballroom

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Moderator- Darrell Gay, Esq

Partner

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Alphonso David

President/CEO of the Global Black Economic Forum

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Darrell focuses on assisting his clients with compliance with national and local labor and employment laws and the institution of management best practices to avoid operational problems proactively. With the workforce world changing dramatically during the pandemic and the ever-evolving use of technology and remote work, Darrell assists his clients with navigating the legal and operational requirements due to these changes. Darrell has developed and provided client unique training to the management teams of his clients on issues ranging from “Management Techniques – Enhancing Employee Performance,” “Conducting Internal Investigations,” “Navigating Leave Laws,” and “Sexual Harassment Training.” He has also worked with his clients to ensure they have the proper personnel policies to satisfy statutory requirements and best practice management standards. On behalf of management, Darrell handles employee-related issues, discrimination matters, traditional labor and management relations, diversity, workplace training, privacy, restrictive covenants, wage and hour, and issues related to international labor and employment concerns. In addition, Darrell is frequently called upon to conduct high-profile and sensitive internal investigations. Darrell’s extensive work for clients with regard to traditional labor matters includes management of union and pre-union environments, union negotiations, NLRB matters including unfair labor charges and representation petitions, negotiation and management of neutrality agreements and elections, and arbitrations. In addition, he serves as chief negotiator for his clients during collective-bargaining sessions and has negotiated several agreements spanning a host of industries. Pertinent to all institutions, Darrell is seasoned in guiding his clients relative to addressing protected concerted activity issues. Darrell has also led several internal investigations of senior-level executives, including several C-Suite level matters, on behalf of his corporate clients, frequently being retained by the entities' Corporate Board of Directors. Darrell uses his experience working with the City, State, and Federal Governments and as a New York State Commissioner in helping his clients navigate claims before governmental agencies. With respect to non-traditional work, Darrell has handled and managed significant cases involving single and multiple plaintiffs, single and multiple defendants, cases with allegations of serious continuing violations, and high-profile media cases. He not only has experience before administrative agencies as well as Federal and State courts but has also handled investigations conducted by the New York State Attorney General's office.

Alphonso David is a trailblazer who has committed his life to actualizing a more just and equitable world. For more than two decades and with convictions motivated from experiences early in his childhood, David has helped to build and transform storied institutions and systems in the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors with an eye toward uplifting and improving the lives of marginalized communities. Widely recognized as one of the nation’s foremost human rights and civil rights leaders, David’s leadership has advanced economic and social justice movements across the United States and globally. David is a sought-after public speaker and commentator whose work has been highlighted by MSNBC, CBS, ABC, PBS, CNN, NPR, the Root, Essence, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, the Grio and others. Raised in Liberia, West Africa, David currently resides in New York City.

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