Debra Osofsky
“Everything is negotiable. Whether or not the negotiation is easy is another thing.”
— Carrie Fisher, Author and Actress (Princess Leia in the original Star Wars trilogy)
Negotiator, Trainer, Workplace Issues and Contract Expert
My Services
- Negotiate on your behalf or advise you on how best to negotiate for yourself.
- Analyze contracts, educate you on what they require, advise you of the areas of concern, advise you on how to address power differentials and help you revise and enforce contracts to your benefit.
- Train you or your employees, individually or in small or large groups.
- I can teach anyone how to negotiate, or negotiate better, using traditional and/or collaborative techniques.
- I provide prepackaged or customized training in negotiations, representation, advocacy, sexual harassment and other workplace and legal areas.
My Background
I have worked many years as a labor-relations lawyer and I am a negotiator, administrator, problem-solver and teacher with a diverse portfolio. With a Harvard Law degree and more than 25 years experience, I can provide the highest quality negotiation, contract and workplace advice and assistance, as well as pre-packaged or tailored training for you or your staff, without the big-firm mark-up. I have taught at Rutgers University and currently teach for the Scheinman Institute at Cornell University. I provide direct services, counsel and advice to organizations small and large, as well as to individuals.
References
“I have learned a great deal from Debra Osofsky about negotiations, dispute resolution and contract language writing while working directly with her over ten years while I was an MEC Chairman with the Airline Pilots Association. One of the results of her expert tutelage was a valuable and durable contract with Allegheny Airlines that produced only one contract dispute over a five-year period. I have no doubt that any any person in need of contract negotiating advice or assistance, and any student willing to learn, will benefit from the expertise Debra offers.”
Matthew J. Kernan
Director of Flight Operations – PSA Airlines
Former Allegheny Airlines Master Executive Council Chairman (ALPA)
And ALPA Executive Vice President