Best Lawyers in New York, United States for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Michael’s creative approach to complex legal problems often leads to successful resolutions that clients did not consider possible. Michael Reed focuses his practice on complex litigation in the state and federal courts of New York and New Jersey, with an emphasis on employment disputes. He represents companies and individuals in employment-related contract litigation, wage and hour cases, and discrimination matters. He also represents clients in investigations and hearings before gover...
“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, ...
L. Micha Ordway, Jr. is an attorney with Bousquet Holstein PLLC in Syracuse, New York. His practice focuses on Litigation - Labor and Employment and Litigation - Real Estate, along with commercial and business litigation matters throughout New York. Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for Litigation - Labor and Employment and Litigation - Real Estate since 2017, Micha Ordway represents businesses, property owners, employers, contractors, developers, and professionals in complex dis...
Chris Stevens handles employment litigation and provides employment-related advice and counsel across a wide variety of industries. My focus I represent employers confronted with people, payroll, and other problems that arise in the context of the employment relationship. My practice focuses on litigation, though I also provide employment-related advice and counsel to clients across a wide spectrum of industries. Employment Litigation I represent employers in all phases of litigation. I regul...
Richard H. Block is a partner in Barton’s labor and employment practice. Dick routinely represents management clients in collective bargaining negotiations and complex employment litigation. He regularly conducts human resource investigations, discrimination, harassment, wrongful discharge, and contract litigations. Dick represents both companies and executives in the negotiation of employment, equity, and severance agreements. He advises and trains clients on employment and labor issue...
Michael P. Zweig is an experienced and accomplished litigator who maintains a diverse national practice with an emphasis on complex litigation, business torts, entertainment and media litigation and employment/contract matters. Michael litigates and arbitrates cases throughout the United States, frequently through trial, representing clients in high-profile, high-stakes litigation involving breach of contract, false advertising and deceptive trade practices (including Attorney General investi...
Frederick D. Braid represents management in the practice of labor and employment law, and leads Holland & Knight’s New York practice group. He has represented employers in the private sector for his entire career with respect to all aspects of labor relations and employment law, including counseling and litigation with respect to union organizing activity; collective bargaining and contract administration; grievance and interest arbitration; acquisitions, closures, relocations, rest...
Michael provides 24/7 service and pragmatic advice to clients – managers, human resources professionals and in-house employment counsel. He assists clients with human resources issues, including decisions concerning hiring, firing, promotions, compensation, and leaves. As a highly-experienced employment law trial lawyer, Michael has successfully defended clients in scores of individual, class and collective actions; hundreds of mediations and arbitration proceedings; and achieved multip...
Clients facing complex business disputes and companies at inflection points call on Michael Lasky for his astute judgment and experienced counsel. Michael is co-chair of the firm’s Litigation + Dispute Resolution Group and founder and chair of the firm’s Public Relations Law Practice. He is best known for advising fast growing companies whose key assets are people and ideas. These include social media, digital, public relations and integrated marketing communication firms. He also...
Daniel J. Jacobs is a principal in the New York City, New York, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. He assists both unionized and union-free employers with a full range of labor and employee relations matters. Daniel regularly advises clients on compliance with the myriad of federal, state, and local employment laws, including the FMLA, FLSA, WARN, state/local wage hour, sick leave laws and related requirements, as well as new legal developments impacting labor and employment policies and practices....
Firm chair Kevin Lauri guides the overall growth and strategic direction of Jackson Lewis while ensuring the firm’s path never veers from the firm’s collaborative culture and dedication to exceptional client service. Throughout his various leadership roles at the firm over the last 25 years, Kevin’s mission has been to serve people — the employers he advises and defends and the extended Jackson Lewis family he supports. He has made it his mission to ensure every Jackso...
Tom Smith is dedicated to representing public and private institutions, businesses, and municipalities in litigation and compliance matters. With over 25 years of practice, Tom has handled a diverse array of cases in both state and federal courts. His work includes resolving disputes related to shareholder issues, employment discrimination, commercial contracts, and land use and development challenges. Tom has significant experience as lead counsel in labor negotiations for municipal district...
Referred to by the Financial Times as “America’s most prominent #Metoo lawyer,” Douglas H. Wigdor, routinely tries cases to verdict, has won numerous multi-million-dollar verdicts and has consistently been recognized as the top employment litigator in the country. To date, his trial verdicts, arbitration awards and settlements have exceeded $1.5 billion. Douglas is widely recognized as a tireless champion for victims of sexual harassment, sexual assault, race discrimination ...
Tara Eyer Daub is a litigation attorney in Nixon Peabody’s Labor & Employment group. She represents employers in trial and appellate court litigation; governmental investigations; labor relations negotiations, disputes and union representation proceedings; and providing strategic and compliance counseling relating to employment decisions and policies, for union and non-union employers. What do you focus on? I have extensive experience representing hospitals and other health care ind...
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