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Proskauer Rose LLP
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10036-8299
NEW YORK
United States
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Labor & Employment

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Elise M. Bloom is widely hailed as one of the nation’s top employment lawyers and one of the most creative and effective discrimination, wage and hour, class/collective action trial lawyers. She is particularly well-known for handling high profile, bet-the-company matters on behalf of significant national employers.

Elise is the former co-chair of Proskauer’s Labor & Employment Department, co-head of the Class & Collective Actions Group and previously served as a member of Proskauer’s elected Executive Committee for two terms.

With 30+ years in practice, Elise possesses extensive pre-trial and jury trial experience as well as conducting high-profile investigations. She has represented more companies in class actions challenging interns, trainees and volunteers than most others; this includes her precedent-setting win for Fox Searchlight Pictures in the “Black Swan” case. She also addresses a wider range of general employment issues through counseling and employer training programs.

A noted author and speaker on employment-related topics, Elise spearheads Proskauer’s annual Value Insights: Delivering Value in Labor and Employment Law survey.

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)

(Hall of Fame)

Elise BloomProskauer Rose LLP

Proskauer Rose LLP acts as trusted employment counsel to a range of Fortune 500 companies, universities, professional sports leagues and law firms. The group excels in all phases of class litigation and also boasts expertise in the media, entertainment and sports sectors, as well as in the legal profession. The practice is jointly led by Allan Bloom, who is skilled at handling claims for unpaid wages, employment discrimination and wrongful discharge; Adam Lupion, who is a key contact for sports leagues and teams seeking representation; Tony Oncidi, who focuses a large section of his practice on defending employers in large class action disputes, in addition to Andrea Rattner and Neil Abramson. All co-heads are based in New York, bar Oncidi who is based in Los Angeles. Mark Batten is a key name in the Boston office for class and collective actions, while Chicago’s Nigel Telman is often chosen to handle claims involving significant reputational risk. Notable figures in the New York office include Elise Bloom, who is a reputed discrimination, wage and hour and class action trial lawyer; Keisha-Ann Gray, who is a go-to advisor for issues involving discrimination or harassment and Michelle Annese, who has expertise in the financial services, retail, entertainment and sports sectors.