Medical Device Company – Raiding
Represented a medical device company in avoiding litigation threatened by a competitor over our client's hiring of several of the competitor's employees.
Medical Device Company – Employment Contract Litigation
Represented a medical device company, and two individuals in a litigation brought in New Jersey state court by a competitor. The plaintiffs claimed that our clients had violated restrictive covenants in two former employees' contracts, and sought injunctive relief and damages. The Court denied injunctive relief, and the case settled before discovery with no payment by our clients.
Real Estate Brokerage – Employment Dispute
Represented a real estate brokerage in an action filed by a former employee for age discrimination and breach of oral contract promising severance.
Fitness Center – Employment Litigation
Represented a New Jersey fitness center in its severance agreements and employment disputes, including an action for wrongful termination based on disability.
LED Display Manufacturer – Employment Issues
Represented an LED display manufacturing company in employment issues, restrictive covenant enforceability, and contract disputes.
Food Importer and Distributor – Employment Counsel
Represent a national specialty food importer and distributor in all aspects of its employment disputes, contracts and risk management.
New York City Restaurant – Employment Issues and Audit
Represented a famous New York City restaurant in employment issues and a Department of Labor audit.
Assisted Living Facility – Employment Issues and Audit
Represented an assisted living facility in employment issues and a Department of Labor audit.
Real Estate Investment Company – Counsel on Employment Matters
Represented a real estate investment firm in all aspects of its employment disputes, including contracts and risk management.
Secured dismissal of discrimination, retaliation and wrongful termination claims on summary judgment
NYS Supreme Court awarded summary judgment in favor of the employer, one of the largest independent owners, suppliers and operators of gasoline stations, finding that the former employee was not terminated because of his alleged disability or age, but rather for legitimate business reasons including egregious performance violations.
Wage and Hour Litigation
Successfully obtained dismissal or early settlement of state and federal wage and hour individual and class claims (NYLL and FLSA), against employers in the real estate, healthcare, hospitality industries.
Fin-Tech Company – Employment Counseling
Advise a fin-tech company on employment claims and employment contracts.
International Luxury Cosmetics Company – Employment Counseling
Advised an international, luxury makeup and skincare brand on employment contracts and employment policies.
NFL Club – Governance and Employment Matters
Represented a well-known NFL club in issues related to league governance and employment matters.
Business Services Company – Employment Issues
Represent a provider of maintenance, cleaning and security services to New York City businesses in employment disputes and risk management issues.
Kiska Developers, Inc. – Employment Matters
Represented Kiska Developers, Inc., a provider of real estate-related services including property development, general contracting and construction management, in employment matters.
EMMES Group of Companies – Corporate & Employment Matters
Represent the EMMES Group of Companies, a privately owned real estate investment advisory firm in all corporate and employment matters.
Residential Brokerage – Raiding Dispute Favorably Resolved
Represented a major residential brokerage firm in a high-profile raiding dispute involving the improper recruitment of a former manager of one of our client’s key regional offices by a venture capital-backed competitor. This litigation was resolved favorably under a settlement agreement which imposed restrictions on any future recruitment of our client’s executives by the competitor in addition to certain financial terms.
Nursing and Rehabilitation Center – Dismissal of FLSA Class Action
Successfully defended New York City-based nursing and rehabilitation center in a purported class action claiming violations of FLSA overtime provisions. Obtained a full dismissal of the complaint on a pre-answer motion to dismiss, which was converted into a motion for summary judgment.
Senior-Level Executive – Employment Counseling
Represented a senior-level executive in separation from a Big 4 accounting firm.
Real Estate Investment Bank President – Equity Ownership and Employment Matter
Represented the president and managing principal in negotiating equity ownership and employment with a high-end real estate investment bank owner/operator.
eBrandValue – Licensing
Represented eBrandValue, a company that monitors and catalogs content from social media networks to evaluate and analyze the efficacy of a business' brand marketing strategy, in the licensing of its IP assets and in related employment matters.
Residential Healthcare Facility – Wage/Hour Class Action
Represented a nursing and residential health care facility in a wage and hour collective and class action lawsuit alleging violations of federal and state labor laws. This litigation was settled on terms favorable to our client.
Large Asset Manager – Discrimination Case
Represented a large asset manager in a national origin case based on disability and religion.
Private Equity Client – Executive Retention Program
Represented a private equity client in developing an executive retention program for one of its portfolio companies that was designed to create incentives for executives to remain with the portfolio company while the company was pursuing options for reorganizing the company, including a possible sale of the company.
Financial Services Firm – Allegations of Theft of Confidential Information / Wrongful Solicitation of Clients
Represented key employees of financial services firm in a case brought by a competitor alleging misappropriation of confidential information and wrongful solicitation of clients.
World-Class Asset Integrity Management – Employment Litigation
Represented a global asset integrity management company in the award of an injunction restraining competitor and key employees from raiding workforce, misappropriating confidential information and solicitation of customers.
Global Insurance Company – Counsel on Employment Matters
Represent a global insurance company in all aspects of employment matters including the analysis of restrictive covenants, contracts, executive compensation and exit incentive plans.
Worldwide Leader of Intent – Based Solutions
Representation of company in employment litigation including defending an action commenced by a former employee alleging religious discrimination, and all aspects of employment matters including severance, contracts, and exit incentive plans.
Architecture Firm – Discrimination Claim
Represent a large architecture firm in all aspects of employment disputes and risk management issues, including defense of suit alleging gender discrimination.
Network Technology Company — Wage/Hour Class Action
Successfully represented a network technology company in litigating and settling a putative class action lawsuit brought by network technicians based on an alleged failure to pay prevailing wages and benefits on publicly financed construction projects.
Broker-Dealer – Employment Contracts
Representation of a regional bank broker-dealer in preparing employment contracts to hire an account executive.
International Media Company – Workers’ Compensation Board Investigation
Represented an international media company in an investigation by the New York State Workers' Compensation Board.
National Energy Supplier – Wage/Hour Class Action
Negotiated a favorable settlement on behalf of a national energy service company, avoiding protracted litigation in a wage and hour class action lawsuit alleging violations of federal and state labor laws.
Real Estate Investor – Employment Agreement
Represented client in connection with negotiation of an employment agreement with an investment fund.
Senior Executive – Private Equity Firm Employment Contract
Represented a client in employment contract negotiations with private equity firm TPG Capital.
Hotel Chain Sr. Executive – Employment Separation Agreement
Represented a senior executive of a major hotel chain regarding an employment separation agreement.
Financial Services – Trader Employment Agreement
Represented a financial services firm in the development of an employment agreement template addressing protection of trading algorithms and other proprietary information.
Wholesale Food Company – Wrongful Termination Litigation
Represented a family-owned wholesale food company against claims for wrongful termination and constructive discharge asserted by a family member/principal.
Broker/Dealer – Non-Solicitation Dispute
Represented a registered broker/dealer in defending an action for a temporary restraining order brought by a competitor seeking to restrain our client’s brokers from contacting their respective clients.
Asset Management Company – Employment Issues
Represented one of leading independent asset management companies in its defense of a wrongful termination action claiming religious discrimination, and in a separate action claiming discrimination based on disability. We continue to represent the company in all aspects of its employment disputes, and in risk management issues.
Garment Manufacturer – Employment Litigation
Represented a prominent garment manufacturer in all aspects of employment law, including action by former employees claiming discrimination based on perceived sexual orientation and a hostile work environment.
Small Bone Innovations – Counsel on Employment Matters
Represent Small Bone Innovations in all aspects of its employment disputes, risk management, restrictive covenant analysis, and the drafting and negotiation of executive contracts and severance agreements.
Talent Management Services – Former Employee/Shareholder Litigation
Represented a global recruitment and talent management services provider in litigation commenced by a former employee/shareholder claiming wrongful termination, fraud and damages in connection with the sale of the company subsequent to the employee's departure.
Consumer Products Company – Employment Arbitration
Represented a consumer products company in connection with an arbitration challenging the termination of a senior executive.
Manufacturer – Sexual Harassment Mediation
Represented a manufacturing company in the successful mediation of claims for sexual harassment and constructive termination.
Newspaper Editor – Termination
Represented the former editor of a major New York newspaper in connection with his termination.
Offshore Insurer – ERISA Stop-Loss Insurance
Advice to an insurer on providing stop loss insurance to large employers which provide group health insurance coverage to their retirees under self-funded welfare benefit arrangement plans (Section 419E plans under ERISA).
Financial Services Company – Arbitration
Defense of a pre-eminent financial services company in an arbitration involving numerous brokers who left a competitor to work for our client. The competitor claimed breach of non-solicitation and confidentiality provisions in the brokers' contracts.