Congratulations to Jim and Jeff who were once again selected as Top 100 Trial Lawyers by The National Trial Lawyers. Selection is extended only to those attorneys who exemplify superior qualifications, trial results, and leadership in their respective geographical areas. We congratulate Jim and Jeff on this honor! Read more »
June 06, 2016
On May 11, 2016, Joanna Sandolo attended a panel discussion of Women in the Legal Profession, held at Heineken USA Inc., in White Plains, New York. The panel included: Laila Abou-Rahme of Russell Reynolds Associates; Amy Gallent, SVP, Associate General Counsel & Chief of Staff, Law Department, The Hartford Financial Services Group; Julie Kinch, SVP… Read more »
June 02, 2016
On May 6, 2016, Jeff Carton and Myles Bartley led a CLE event for the Association of Corporate Counsel’s Westchester/Southern Connecticut chapter (formerly Westfacca), regarding the Use of Social Media in Employment Decisions. Along with fellow panelists Marc Milano (Division General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, AFCO, part of BB&T) and Marcelo Modica (Chief People Officer,… Read more »
May 29, 2016
The firm recently prevailed in the Second Department. Our client was sued by an attorney for fees, and he counter-claimed against the attorney alleging professional negligence. The lower court dismissed the counterclaim on a motion to dismiss, but the Appellate Division reversed and reinstated that malpractice counterclaim, agreeing with all of our arguments that the… Read more »
May 24, 2016
In a recent matter before the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Firm prevailed in having the EEOC terminate its investigation into an alleged employment discrimination claim without an adverse finding. The EEOC’s refusal to proceed with its investigation, after reviewing the Firm’s position statement in response to the charge of discrimination, avoids a potentially… Read more »
May 19, 2016
