Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer covers the full gamut of employment litigation matters, including those involving discrimination, harassment, whistleblowing, retaliation, restrictive covenants and wage and hour claims. The firm's client roster spans several industries, including financial institutions, private equity and asset management houses, entertainment companies and social media platforms. Kevin Leblang is responsible for leading the New York-based team and frequently represents management in a broad range of employment litigation matters. Eliza Kaiser is a key name in the group and brings experience in discrimination, wage and hour violations and breach of contract matters to the team. Robert Holtzman is also a name to note for investigations of discrimination and whistleblower complaints.
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‘The team is superb at getting back to clients quickly with sound, well-reasoned, practical advice.’
‘Kevin Leblang is an excellent lawyer. He is beyond quick on his feet and, while a careful attorney, always seems to provide the best legal advice during initial consultations without generally needing to research issues.’
‘Kramer Levin has an exceptional employment team. They have tremendous capacity to litigate employment cases, but they also handle investigations expertly and provide sophisticated and nuanced advice on complex, difficult employment matters.’
‘Kevin Leblang and Eliza Kaiser are particularly strong employment partners - they are seasoned experts who provide nuanced advice. They are aggressive and strategic litigators.’
Key clients
- AIG
- Atlantic Street Capital
- BlackRock
- Citadel
- Cornell Capital
- Disney-ABC
- Euclid Insurance Services
- Evercore Partners
- JPMorgan Chase & Co.
- Leerink
Work highlights
Representing MAX Solutions, Inc. and various of its employees in connection with three pending lawsuits by WestRock Corporation.
Represented AIG in a federal lawsuit brought by a former senior executive alleging whistleblower, age and gender claims.
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Kevin Leblang
Practice head
Kevin Leblang
Other key lawyers
Eliza Kaiser; Robert Holtzman