Restrictive Covenant Matters 

• Won New York jury trial for Douglas Elliman in a suit against competitor firm and former manager involving a wrongful scheme to poach sales agents. The jury awarded a multimillion-dollar verdict against the competitor, including punitive damages.
• Successfully defended Northwell Health, one of the largest hospital systems in the US, in a lawsuit brought by NYU to stop a microvascular surgeon/oncologist from joining Northwell Health.
• Successfully negotiated the 2020 exit of celebrity real estate broker Ryan Serhant – currently starring in Netflix’s Owning Manhattan series – from a real estate brokerage involving complex restrictive covenant and business issues.
• Defended Northwell Health from breach of contract claims brought by a radiation oncology staffing firm.
• Represented Perella Weinberg Partners, a global financial services firm, in the hiring of an investment banking group, involving post-employment non-competition and non-solicitation covenants.
• Successfully represented XPO, Inc. in action in Cook County, IL, enforcing restrictive covenants against a senior technology employee attempting to join a competitor.
• Successfully represented former employees of Jones Lang LaSalle in non-competition, compensation, and other separation issues involving the formation of a new firm.
• Represented Connecticut-based hedge fund in employment matters involving the protection of intellectual property in connection with departing employees.

Executive and Private Equity Compensation Litigation

• Won New York trial, appeal, and subsequent litigation on behalf of private equity firm Saw Mill Capital in defense of claims for carried interest and other compensation by a former partner.
• Have represented private equity managers at the US’s largest PE firms, including groups of managers, in disputes over separations, restrictive covenants, and carried interest. 
• Won NY arbitration hearing on behalf of a national chain of fertility and gynecology clinics, defeating claim by former Chief Financial Officer for company equity. 
• Won preliminary injunction in Delaware Chancery Court on behalf of former Chief Investment Officer and board member of major private equity firm after firm threatened to withhold a 9-figure compensation. 
• Won arbitration trial on behalf of the former executive team of a $1 billion public company, securing an $11.2 million arbitration award against the company.
• Represented celebrity real estate broker Ryan Serhant in the successful defense of SDNY litigation brought by three purchasers, resulting in a bar on plaintiffs refiling their claims.
• Defended developers and sales agency for NY super-tall high rise (111 W. 57 Street) in defense of breach of contract and tortious interference claims brought by a terminated sales agency.
• Defended H.I.G. Capital, a private equity firm, against WARN Act Class Action brought by former employees of a bankrupt portfolio company.

Discrimination and Sexual Harassment 

• Defended CenturyLink from an employee’s allegations of sexual harassment and gender discrimination.
• Won summary judgment dismissing race discrimination action brought by reporters against the New York Post.
• Successfully defended Fox News Network from a sexual harassment class action filed by the EEOC.
• Defended Phillips-Van Heusen, a global apparel maker and retailer, from an employee’s pregnancy discrimination claim.
• Defended Godiva, the international chocolate manufacturer, in defense of disability discrimination claims based on the alleged inaccessibility of Godiva’s website to sight-impaired individuals.
• Defended an employee at Dentons, the international law firm, in defense of claims of sexual harassment.
• Defended a major US law firm in defense of discrimination claims brought by an IT manager.
• Represented the 92nd Street Y in defending against various employment disputes, including labor grievances and arbitrations.
• Represented six home health care aides, pro bono, securing a settlement from a home health care aide services agency to resolve their lawsuit alleging violations of state and federal labor laws.