David M. Korn

David M. Korn

New Orleans, LA recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2019
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201 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Litigation - Labor and Employment

Biography

David Korn practices in the area of labor and employment. He represents private employers, insurance companies and governmental entities in all facets of labor and employment law throughout the Gulf South, with particular emphasis in Texas and Louisiana.

Mr. Korn serves as lead trial counsel in cases brought under federal and state employment law statutes. He has handled issues brought under Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act as well as discrimination claims and tort-based breach of contract claims asserted under state laws. He has also resolved over 100 claims through alternative dispute resolution, including mediation and arbitration.

At the administrative level, Mr. Korn has represented employers who are faced with charges filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program, the National Labor Relations Board, the Texas Commission on Human Rights, the Louisiana Commission on Human Rights and the Department of Labor. He regularly gives training seminars and presentations on how employers can prevent charges from being filed and how to defend against them when they are received.

Mr. Korn is also an active speaker on a wide range of employment law topics, has served as an adjunct professor to Tulane University Law School and the University of New Orleans and been honored to serve as a guest lecturer through the Fulbright Program teaching students in an international forum about how cases are litigated in the United States.

Phelps Dunbar LLP

201 Best Lawyers awards

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Overview

  • Tulane University, J.D., graduated 1992
  • Tulane University, B.A., graduated 1989

  • Louisiana, Louisiana
  • Texas, Texas

  • American Bar Association - Labor and Employment Law Section and EEO Subcommittee
  • DRI - The Voice of The Defense Bar - Employment Law Subcommittee
  • Louisiana State Bar Association - Member
  • National Association of College and University Attorneys - Member
  • State Bar of Texas - Member

  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • Louisiana, Louisiana
  • Texas, Texas
  • American Bar Association - Labor and Employment Law Section and EEO Subcommittee
  • DRI - The Voice of The Defense Bar - Employment Law Subcommittee
  • Louisiana State Bar Association - Member
  • National Association of College and University Attorneys - Member
  • State Bar of Texas - Member
  • Tulane University, J.D., graduated 1992
  • Tulane University, B.A., graduated 1989
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Employment Law - Individuals
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Labor Law - Management
  • Labor Law - Union
Awards:
  • AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
  • Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment, The Best Lawyers in America (2019-2021)
  • New Orleans Magazine - Top Lawyers: Labor and Employment Law

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