Successfully defended investment advisor firm in an arbitration where former senior executives sought pre-judgment remedy of $20 million

Represented Fortune 500 company in EEOC nationwide investigation regarding alleged failure to accommodate pregnant employees

Represented boutique investment bank in clawing back bonus of over $500,000 paid to employee who subsequently misappropriated confidential information

Defended private schools in claims alleging educator sexual abuse

Defended several employers in sexual harassment claims arising from #MeToo movement

Defended hedge fund in an arbitration where terminated analyst sought allegedly promised bonus in excess of $1 million

Obtained summary judgment in federal district court and affirmance from Second Circuit Court of Appeals in a case where terminated employee alleged disability discrimination based on alcoholism

Obtained jury verdicts in favor of defendant employers in several different age, race and gender discrimination cases

Obtained temporary restraining orders and/or preliminary injunctions in several different matters to prevent former employees from breaching non-competition and/or non-solicitation agreements

Represented employer before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in case where the Court reversed jury verdict of $400,000 for the terminated employee and directed judgment in favor of employer

Obtained finding of no liability on behalf of the defendant employer in an arbitration where the plaintiff former CEO sought in excess of $9 million in additional stock options and restricted stock

Obtained a finding of no liability in favor of the defendant hedge fund in arbitration where the plaintiff former analyst alleged gender discrimination and sought in excess of $2 million in damages

Successfully defended a large manufacturer at a CHRO public hearing where the claimant alleged a sexually hostile work environment

Obtained summary judgment decisions in favor of defendant employers in multiple discrimination and breach of contract cases

Obtained no liability decisions from FINRA arbitration panels in several different cases seeking more than $1 million in damages based on claims of unsuitable investment advice, negligent supervision, and/or misrepresentation

Education

• J.D., 1988, Order of the Coif; associate editor, University of California at Berkeley Law Review
• Princeton University, B.A., cum laude, 1985, In Economics

Admissions

• State of California
• State of New York
• State of Connecticut
• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. District Court, Western District of New York
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
• U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Affiliations

• American Bar Association
• Fairfield County Bar Association
• U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut Special Master
• 2001 Fairfield County Leadership Program