Richard Rabin

Practice Areas

The head of Akin’s New York labor & employment practice, Rich Rabin advises clients on their most complex and sensitive employment matters. He litigates employment-related disputes in federal and state courts, as well as before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), the American Arbitration Association (AAA), JAMS and the Major League Baseball Arbitration Panel.

Rich regularly represents clients in the financial services industry, including hedge fund and private equity firms, in connection with their labor and employment matters. He also represents executives, directors, portfolio managers and other senior personnel in connection with employment and partnership-related disputes.

Rich also regularly speaks and writes on litigation and employment issues and has provided legal analyses in television and radio interviews, as well as in print media.

Publications

As editor of Akin’s “Hedge Up” series, Rich regularly publishes on labor and employment issues confronting clients in the alternative asset management industry. He also has contributed articles to the Hedge Fund Law Report and other publications.

Personal

J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, 1993

B.A., University of Michigan, magna cum laude, 1990