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Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
250 Park Ave., New York, NY 10177-1211
212/351-4500
Kenneth W. DiGia is a member of the firm in the labor and employment practice in the New York office. His experience includes representing employers in litigation, administrative proceedings and arbitrations concerning discrimination claims, wrongful discharge and employment-at-will; Advising management on a wide variety of employment law issues, including helping design personnel policies, manuals and handbooks.
E-mail: kdigia@ebglaw.com
Michael A. Kalish is a member of the firm in the New York office and practices labor and employment law and litigation. He represents employers on a variety of matters, including compliance with federal and state laws and litigation of discrimination, sexual harassment, non-competition, employee benefits and wrongful termination cases.
Mr. Kalish is also a member of the adjunct faculty of the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations and has appeared as an authority on employment law on CNBC and MSNBC.
E-mail: mkalish@ebglaw.com
Alesia J. Kantor is a member of Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. in the Labor and Employment Practice Group and practices in the New York office. She has more than 19 years of experience representing management on a variety of labor and employment law matters.
Ms. Kantor's experience includes: defending management against employment discrimination, employee discharge and related claims filed in federal and state courts and administrative agencies pursuant to Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, The Age Discrimination in Employment Act and various other federal, state and local statutes, codes and ordinances; providing advice to senior management and in-house counsel on a variety of human resource issues, including equal employment opportunity laws, wage and hour compliance, restrictive covenants, reductions in force, employee discipline and discharge and personnel policies and procedures; preparing employee handbooks and personnel policies; conducting training for managers, supervisors and employees on avoiding sexual harassment and other discrimination claims, investigating complaints of sexual harassment and discrimination, conducting reductions in force, preparing effective performance evaluations, employee discipline and discharge, and an array of other employment-related topics; drafting separation agreements, covenants not to compete and agreements to arbitrate; and guiding clients in investigating complaints of sexual harassment and discrimination.
E-mail: akantor@ebglaw.com
Traycee Ellen Klein is a member of the firm in the labor and employment practice group in the New York office.
Ms. Klein's experience includes: advising employers in all facets of labor and employment law; defending employers in all phases of EEOC and local FEP administrative actions and in federal and state court litigations; litigation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family Medical Leave Act, and analogous State and City employment statutes; counseling multinational clients on a variety of human resource issues, including equal employment opportunity laws, wage and hour compliance, restrictive covenants, reductions in force, and personnel policies and procedures; conducting management and employee training sessions on: respect in the workplace, diversity, investigating complaints of discrimination, the importance of performance evaluations, and an array of other employment related topics.
E-mail: tklein@ebglaw.com
Peter M. Panken is a member of the firm in the labor and employment practice group in the firm's New York office. He represents management in a wide range of industries on all aspects of employment and union-related matters. Mr. Panken's experience includes the following: represents employers before courts, administrative bodies and arbitration panels at federal, state and local level; advises management on union relations and collective bargaining; counsels management on and develops employee manuals, personnel policies and grievance procedures; conducts sexual harassment trainings for managers and employees.
He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America, International Who's Who of Management Labour and Employment Lawyers, International Who's Who of Business Lawyers, Who's Who in American Law, and Who's Who in America. He has also been named a "New York Super Lawyer" by Law & Politics.
E-mail: ppanken@ebglaw.com
A. Jonathan Trafimow is a member of the firm in the Labor and Employment Practice Goup in the New York office.
Mr. Trafimow's experience includes: representing employers in all areas of workplace discrimination, retaliation, harassment and civil rights claims, and class actions; providing advice and counsel to employers on discrimination and retaliation policies and prevention, collective bargaining, wage and hour matters and other issues; drafting employee handbooks, severance packages, employment agreements and other documents.
Mr. Trafimow co-hosts an Internet discussion group devoted to labor and employment matters in affiliation with the editors of Workforce Magazine, which can be found under the title Legal Forum at www.workforce.com.
Mr. Trafimow is a frequent writer and speaker on employment law issues, and a trained mediator. He graduated from New York University School of Law in 1989.
E-mail: jtrafimow@ebglaw.com
