Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Partner

Equally adept at helping businesses avoid employment problems as she is in resolving claims and disputes when they arise, Blythe Lovinger is a trusted counselor and accomplished litigator who partners with employers to address all their workplace challenges.

Blythe focuses her efforts on practical problem-solving and workable solutions—not esoteric legalese—developing strategies and approaches tailored to each client’s specific organizational structure, culture, and business goals.

Blythe has more than 25 years of nationwide litigation experience handling employment disputes before federal and state courts, administrative agencies, and arbitration panels. Effective at obtaining resolutions that achieve her client’s immediate objectives while also protecting their long-term interests, Blythe defends employers and senior executives against claims of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation, as well as actions brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act and state and local discrimination and wage and hours laws, New York Labor Law, and the Family and Medical Leave Act. She also has extensive experience prosecuting and defending cases involving trade secrets, restrictive covenants, unfair competition, and related business tort claims.

Working seamlessly with in-house business and legal teams, Blythe advises clients on day-to-day employment issues, including disciplinary actions and terminations, employment, consulting, and separation agreements, employment policies and practices, reductions-in-force, wage and hour auditing, investigations of alleged harassment and other employee misconduct, and litigation avoidance.

Blythe’s ability to communicate and connect with individuals at all levels of an organization makes her particularly effective when providing in-person and virtual anti-harassment training, implicit bias and diversity training, and other specialized client training programs. She brings the same talents to thorough internal workplace investigations, delivering actionable advice to management regarding her findings and recommendations.

A prominent supporter of women’s initiatives in the legal profession, Blythe is past president of the New York Chapter of the Coalition of Women’s Initiatives in Law and serves on the Steering Committee of the Association of Corporate Counsel – NYC Women’s Group.