Employment Litigation

Our litigation attorneys, along with the firm's labor and employment law attorneys, have extensive experience in employment related litigation.

Representative Matters:

• Served as trial counsel for employer and obtained unanimous jury verdict for the employer dismissing sex/gender discrimination and retaliation claims asserted by a former employee.  Lauren O’ Neill v. Dataminr, Inc., 15-cv-09485 (JGK) (S.D.N.Y. December  2017).
• Defended county against claims by a former assistant district attorney alleging sexual harassment, sex-biased discrimination and retaliation by the district attorney.  
  • Donatello v. County of Niagara, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 71951 (6/2/16); 
  • Donatello v. County of Niagara, 2015 U.S. Dist. Lexis 163957 (12/7/15).
• Defended clients in collective and class action lawsuits under the FLSA and the New York Labor Law:
  • Dowd v. 6675 Transit RD LLC, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 176108 (12/5/15); 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 194588 (11/27/17);
  • Spano v. V & J Nat’l Enters., LLC, 264 F. Supp. 3d 440 (WDNY 2017);
  • Taylor v. Delta-Sonic Car Wash Sys., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14394 (1/31/17);
  • Bordeau v. V&J Empl. Servs., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 225578 (3/27/18).
• Defended former NYS Assembly member accused of sexual harassment and retaliation by a former staff member. Farah v. Wozniak, 2018 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 10113 (4/13/18).
• Successfully defended financial institution from claims of employment discrimination and hostile work environment based on plaintiff’s sex. Reilly v. First Niagara Bank, N.A., 2019 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 4984 (6/19/19).
• Represented a multipurpose arena and an NHL team in a class-action suit under the Americans with Disabilities Act which was resolved favorably and timely so that the new arena opened in time for the beginning of the season.