Best Lawyers in New York, United States for Labor and Employment Law - Management

Lyle Zuckerman is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Employment Law - Management and Labor Law - Management. Lyle, who practices law in New York, New York, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Lyle is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Stephen A. Fuchs has over 20 years of experience representing management in labor, employment and employee benefits law. With a focus on employment law litigation and counseling, he represents employers throughout the country in federal and state courts and before various administrative tribunals such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the New York State Division of Human Rights, the New York State Workers' Compensation Board, the New York State Department of Labor and the New Yo...

Michael J. Willemin is a Partner at Wigdor. Michael is a leading plaintiffs’ employment litigation attorney representing clients in numerous high-impact employment matters in federal and state court, as well as in arbitration. Michael’s practice covers counseling and litigation of discrimination cases including sexual harassment, discrimination based on race, gender, pregnancy, disability and age and LGBTQIA+ status, retaliation, defamation, Family and Medical Leave Act, wage and ...

Kathryn J. Russo is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Employment Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Kathryn J., who practices law in Melville, New York, has been recognized since 2018. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Kathryn J. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Jason A. Zoldessy is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Employment Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Jason A., who practices law in New York, New York, has been recognized since 2022. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jason A. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Scott T. Baken is a principal in the White Plains, New York, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. He has participated in numerous wrongful discharge and employment discrimination trials and appellate proceedings in both state and federal courts. Scott also defends employers in administrative proceedings before fair employment practice agencies, lectures and advises clients on subjects such as sexual harassment, reductions in force and the implementation of preventive personnel practices designed to i...

Joan is the managing partner of KBR’s national Employment Law Practices Team. Her practice focuses on the representation of management in employment litigation and complex commercial litigation. Her practice also includes insurance coverage litigation and professional liability defense. Practicing law since 1987, Joan has obtained extensive pre-trial, trial, and appellate experience in both individual and class actions in federal and state courts throughout the country. She has been adm...

Matt Steinberg focuses his practice on employment law, both by advising clients on day-to-day workplace matters and defending clients on all aspects of employment-related litigation. Matt represents clients in various sectors, including technology, media, financial services, real estate, aviation, retail, and hospitality. As a litigator, Matt represents employers in individual and class/collective litigation matters before federal and state courts, administrative agencies, and arbitrators. Ma...

Laurent Drogin is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Labor Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Laurent, who practices law in New York, New York, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Laurent is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Laura Sack is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Laura, who practices law in New York, New York, has been recognized since 2015. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Laura is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Andrew W. Singer is managing partner of Tannenbaum Helpern and is chair of the firm's Employment Law practice, which offers a full spectrum of legal services from everyday counseling to complex employment litigation. With extensive experience in all aspects of employment law, he regularly advises companies with various human resource and compliance issues: Employment draft and negotiate employment agreements and executive compensation structures draft non-competition, non-solicit and confiden...

“I enjoy working with clients at a strategic level on employment matters to help them plan for the many changes that have taken place and that will continue to take place in this field over the coming years.” Dan represents employers in class action and other complex litigation, including cases under the FLSA, Title VII, ADA, ADEA and the New York Labor and Human Rights Laws. In over twenty years of practice, Dan has obtained summary judgment for clients in numerous civil rights, ...