Labor & Employment: Highly Regarded
USA Guide 2024 : New York
Band 2
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Provided by Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
While many Chambers-ranked firms provide employment counseling and litigation, our New York group is unusual in its ability to provide the full spectrum of employment services, including employee benefits and immigration, as well as the negotiation of high-stakes, high-value executive employment agreements. Each team member provides a different skill set; for instance, one of our attorneys practiced as a commercial litigator prior to moving to employment law and, thus, approaches employment litigation from a different perspective.
Additionally, our New York team boasts attorneys with strong labor practices, including advising clients on union avoidance and work stoppages, negotiating collective bargaining agreements, and representing them during grievance arbitrations and NLRB proceedings.
Collaborative Team.
Our New York team values and rewards cooperation, coordination, and delegation. Our attorneys regularly engage in collaborative brainstorming for clients and avoid the political frictions seen in other firms. Rather than competing with one another, they work together to ensure that all attorneys on the team are continually enhancing their skills and experience to provide the highest caliber legal services. Our clients benefit from this mindset by having access to a comprehensive team – ensuring diversity of thought when providing advice and allowing for maximum coverage with a minimum of service transition if one member of the team is unavailable.
Chambers Review
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP handles a broad array of labor and employment matters, including sexual harassment claims, wrongful termination disputes and traditional labor issues. Clients include companies in the publishing, fashion and financial services sectors.
Work Highlights
- David Wright Tremaine defended the National Football League against an allegation of retaliation and discrimination on the basis of race and pregnancy.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The David Wright Tremaine team is skilled, approachable and effective employment counsel. They have deep knowledge spanning the broad and varied scope of employment law."
"DWT is a great partner. They take the time to learn our business and are always ready to handle any matter."
"Davis Wright Tremaine is an excellent firm for labor and employment."
"The David Wright Tremaine team is skilled, approachable and effective employment counsel. They have deep knowledge spanning the broad and varied scope of employment law."
"DWT is a great partner. They take the time to learn our business and are always ready to handle any matter."
"Davis Wright Tremaine is an excellent firm for labor and employment."
Notable Practitioners
Laura Sack regularly represents well-known employers in the financial services, media and retail sectors in high-profile employment disputes, and is also skilled in the drafting of complex employment agreements.
"Laura is great at building rapport with clients, giving actionable and practical advice."
"Laura is a dream to work with on employment matters. Her deep knowledge spans across the full spectrum of disciplines and her advice is always so well calibrated."
"She is knowledgeable, responsive, practical and able to understand the challenges and dynamics that come into play in our sector. I am very appreciative of having her as a resource."
Lyle Zuckerman is experienced in the handling of a wide range of labor and employment matters, and regularly represents employers in discrimination litigation, wage and hour disputes and collective bargaining negotiations, among other matters.
"Lyle is a go-to outside counsel and great to bounce ideas off. He brings creative strategies and is a very hands-on partner."
"He is as close to an in-house employment resource as I could imagine. Lyle makes an effort to get to know us as a client so that he is able to jump right into complex issues."
"Lyle is an excellent attorney - he is very efficient and gets things done."