Best Lawyers Near You in White Plains, New York for Labor and Employment Law - Management
Susan M. Corcoran is a principal in the White Plains, New York, office of Jackson Lewis, P.C. Susan is a seasoned employment counselor and litigator and is often thought of as the “go to” person on national workplace law issues for her clients. She is a co-leader of the firm’s Background Checks group, and serves as a resource on fair credit reporting act issues, as well as “ban the box” strategies. She taught a graduate employment law class for many years at Manh...
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...
Joseph Saccomano is the Managing Shareholder of the White Plains, New York and Albany, New York offices of Jackson Lewis P.C. He served on the firm's Management Committee and served as the Metro Coordinator of the firm's Metro New York Regional offices. He received his undergraduate degree from the State University of New York at Albany (magna cum laude, 1985). He received a Juris Doctor from the Pace University School of Law (magna cum laude, 1988) and a Masters in Business Administration fr...
Penny Ann Lieberman is a principal in the White Plains, New York, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. Since joining the firm in 1988, she has devoted her time to representing and advising management in the for profit and not-for-profit sectors in a wide variety of employment matters with an emphasis on complex reductions-in-force, restructuring and corporate transactions, wage and hour and independent contractors. Penny uses an interdisciplinary approach to providing advice and counsel on the cuttin...
Inspired by a steelworkers’ strike in 1975 directly impacting his family, Rich understood from a very early age the serious, and often dire consequences, labor disputes can wreak on both sides of the picket line and for every individual involved. His personal experience channeled Rich onto a one-way career path in labor law, which began when he attended the Cornell School of industrial and Labor Relations and ultimately brought him to Jackson Lewis in 1989 straight out of law school. Wi...
Jill Chow is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Labor and Employment Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Jill, who practices law in White Plains, New York, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jill is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Michael Bergman is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Immigration Law, Labor and Employment Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Michael, who practices law in White Plains, New York, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Michael is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Ryung Nam Kim is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Labor and Employment Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Ryung, who practices law in White Plains, New York, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Ryung is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Caterina Catalano is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Labor and Employment Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Caterina, who practices law in White Plains, New York, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Caterina is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Rajula Sati is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Labor and Employment Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Rajula, who practices law in White Plains, New York, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Rajula is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Thomas L. Petriccione is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Labor and Employment Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Thomas L., who practices law in White Plains, New York, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Thomas L. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Poonam Sethi is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Labor and Employment Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Poonam, who practices law in White Plains, New York, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Poonam is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Jonathan L. Sulds is Co-Chair of the firm's Global Labor & Employment and Global Human Capital Solutions Practices. He has been representing leading employers since 1974 in virtually every aspect of their engagement, protection, management and reward of workforce resources. Jon regularly represents employers in the areas of collective bargaining and traditional labor relations, Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) litigation, wage and hour matters, discrimination complaints, re...
Felice B. Ekelman is a principal in the New York City, New York, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. and a former member of the firm’s Board of Directors. Felice approaches the attorney-client relationship as a business partnership, and clients rely on her to develop both legal and business strategies and when necessary to litigate “bet the company” cases. Felice is the co-author of Thrive with a Hybrid Workplace: Step by Step Guidance from the Experts , published by Rowman and Lit...
Michael Jakowsky is a principal in the New York City, New York, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. He partners with clients on all aspects of their workplace strategy, from proactive advice, counsel and training to litigation defense and transactional support. Michael wants his clients to know they can rely on him for support—no matter the concern. Aspiring to become an extension of his client’s team, Michael prioritizes gaining a thorough understanding of their business to find solutio...
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