Profile

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    • The Best Lawyers in America®: Ones to Watch, Labor and Employment – Management, 2024 - 2025
    • New York Super Lawyers®  Rising Star, Employment & Labor, 2020-2024
  • Served as Judicial Intern for the Honorable Arthur M. Schack, Kings County Supreme Court
  • Interned with CAMBA Legal Services 
  • Interned with the General Counsel of Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center
  • Articles Editor for the Cardozo Arts and Entertainment Law Journal

  • Defended a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction filed against a college in federal court seeking to enjoin the school from enforcing disciplinary action in connection with Title IX proceedings. 
  • Obtained a settlement after litigation in claim filed in federal court for age discrimination and retaliation. Carillo v. Boston Market Corporation (2:19-cv-04405-JS-ST).
  • Settled a wage and hour class action lawsuit filed against a New York City restaurant. Poncio v. Francesco Pizzeria & Italian Restaurant Corp. (1:17-cv-09660-JLC).
  • Defended class action claims brought under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) alleging an employer improperly used a consumer report to make adverse employment decisions.
  • Defended and settled lawsuits involving discrimination claims filed under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) against New York City businesses.
  • Obtained an emergency temporary restraining order and injunction against a client's former senior managing director who was unfairly competing in violation of her non-compete agreement.

  • "Plaintiffs Line Up to Challenge “Hidden” Ticket Fees with Class Action Complaints," Westfair Business Journal, June 24, 2024
  • "Recent Amendments to New York City’s Earned Safe and Sick Time Act," Westfair Busiuness Journal, December 11, 2023
  • "Westchester County Wage Transparency Law and New
    York State Paid Family Leave Policy Updates," WILS Connect, NYSBA, Vol. 4, No. 1, 2023
  • "National Labor Relations Board Stepping Up Penalties for Unfair Labor Practices," WestView The Voice of the West Village, November 1, 2022
  • "New Concealed Carry Law in New York and Its Implications," WestView The Voice of the West Village, September 1, 2022
  • Co-Author, "New York City Fast-Food Employers Beware: Just-Cause Needed for Firing," WestView The Voice of the West Village, August 1, 2021
  • Co-Author, "The Pro Act (Protecting the Right to Organize): Potential Implications of the Most Transformative Labor Bill Since the 1940s," WestView The Voice of the West Village, July 1, 2021
  • Co-Author, "Employers Likely to Face a Wave of COVID-19 Class Action Litigation," WestView The Voice of the West Village, September 1, 2020
  • Co-Author, "The Dark Side of ADA Litigation," WestView The Voice of the West Village, June 1, 2020
  • "The Rise of ADA Litigation in New York," WestView The Voice of the West Village, November 1, 2019
  • Co-Author, "Federal Civil Rights Act Prohibits Employment Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation," MD News, Long Island Edition, April 12, 2018
  • Co-Author, "Recent Employment Law Changes Affecting Medical Practices," MD News, Long Island Edition, January 12, 2018