Attorneys Practice Areas News The Firm Careers Locations ENG Employment Litigation & Counseling Sign Up for Publications OVERVIEW REPRESENTATIONS PARTNERS We are one of the premier employment litigation defense firms in the United States. We have represented employers in more than 800 employment cases including sexual harassment, race discrimination, and retaliation. We represent employers in both class actions and cases brought by individual plaintiffs. Although we are proud of our trial record, our primary goal is to dispose of cases by dispositive motion. We also recognize that sometimes our clients’ best interests are served by settling cases, and our trial record in employment cases enables us to reach favorable settlements for our clients. Our track record of consistently obtaining defense verdicts is well-known among members of the plaintiffs’ bar, which we believe substantially reduces the dollar amounts our clients pay in settlement. Some of the better known clients we have represented in employment matters include IBM, Disney, Avery Dennison, Lockton, AIG, Morgan Stanley, Paramount Pictures, Toyota, Hughes Aircraft, IHOP, Jefferies & Company, Lockheed, Marriott, Mattel, Texaco, Waste Management, Hollywood Video, and Litton. READ MORE Recent Representations We represented pro bono a probationary employee at the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner who was terminated from her position because of her obligations as a military reservist. Despite advising her supervisors of her reserve obligations when she was hired, our client experienced hostility and then was terminated just before her probationary period expired because of her reserve obligations. Service members are protected from this sort of discrimination by the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA), a statute that operates much like Title VII. The client had been representing herself (quite ably) through summary judgment prior to our involvement. She successfully resisted summary judgment, although in his order denying summary judgment, Judge Broderick wrote “there’s sufficient evidence, albeit perhaps barely so” to avoid summary judgment. And there was also evidence that the client’s job performance was lacking and that she was often late and insubordinate. On top of this, as a probationary employee, her salary was not high and her claims were for backpay assuming she would become a full time employee. We started our representation advising our client during a court-mandated mediation, but the parties were unable to reach agreement, with the City only offering a nominal amount, and we began to prepare for trial. The court granted our request for leave to take three limited depositions of potential witnesses and, after the depositions, the City’s offer rose. We recently finalized a settlement with the City that was eight times the initial offer. READ MORE Partners PARTNER Jennifer Barrett New York View Bio vCard PARTNER Andrew Berdon New York View Bio vCard PARTNER Linda Brewer San Francisco View Bio vCard PARTNER Deborah Brown New York View Bio vCard VIEW MORE Who Works Here? Take a look and get to know the talented attorneys that are part or our team. LEARN MORE Who Are We? Learn more about our firm and what our attorneys have accomplished. LEARN MORE Ready To Reach Out? Locate the contact information for an office near you to get the conversation started. LEARN MORE © 2021 Contact Us Privacy Policy All rights reserved. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcome. Amounts listed may be aggregates. Design by SPINX Digital We use cookies to improve your experience on our website. By continuing to use our site, or by clicking ‘accept’ you agree to the use of cookies in accordance with our cookie policy. ACCEPT DECLINE Cookies Settings