Philip M Berkowitz

Practice Areas

Discrimination and Harassment; Executive Compensation; Financial Services; International Employment Law; Investigations; Unfair Competition and Trade Secrets; Whistleblowing, Compliance and Investigations

Career

Philip is the U.S. practice co-chair of Littler's International Employment Law Practice Group and co-chair of the Financial Services Industry Group. He advises multinational and domestic companies in a wide range of industries on employment-related matters. Berkowitz has significant experience advising multinational companies regarding U.S. and overseas employment and executive compensation practices. He represents employers in individual and class action lawsuits and arbitrations, and appears in U.S. federal and state courts and before administrative agencies and international arbitration tribunals.

Berkowitz's diverse selection of clients includes companies in financial services; oil and gas; pharmaceuticals and chemicals; publishing; and fundraising.

As a respected authority on international employment law issues, he conducts training worldwide on labor and employment matters. Berkowitz is a frequent speaker before the American Bar Association, the International Bar Association, the Japan Society, and other prominent international organizations. Additionally, he is the founding chair of the Practising Law Institute’s (PLI) Annual International Employment Law Conference.

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association - Employment Law Committee, International Law Section, International Employment Law Committee, International Law Section; China General Chamber of Commerce - Legal Counsel Committee; International Bar Association - Diversity and Equality Law Committee; New York State Bar Association, International Employment Law Committee, International Law Practice Section

Publications

Chapter 21: International Labor and Employment Law, International Corporate Practice: A Practitioner’s Guide to Global Success, Practising Law Institute, Chapter Co-Author: Trent Sutton, 2021; Chapter 21: International Labor and Employment Law, International Corporate Practice: A Practitioner’s Guide to Global Success, Practising Law Institute, Chapter Co-Authors: Stefan Marculewicz, Joseph Lazazzero, Trent Sutton, and Philip Gordon, 2012; Handbook on International Employment Law, American Bar Association, Co-Authors: Thomas Mueller-Bonanni, Anders Etgen Reitz, 2008

Education