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Address
485 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10022-5803 (New York Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
5.0
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(Main Office) A full-service law firm concentrating in all aspects of Marketing, Promotions and Communications Law, and Labor and Employment Law. KZR has delivered strategic legal consulting and counsel, litigation and training to its clients for more that twenty five years. A boutique firm, located in midtown Manhattan, KZR boasts a prestigious national practice with clients ranging from multi-national corporations to technology start-ups. Our clients are located from Maine to Hawaii. The Labor and Employment practice represents management in employment discrimination claims and litigation, labor negotiations and contract administration, ERISA compliance issues and litigation, NLRB and OSHA proceedings, personnel matters, and wage and hour issues. We also provide fair employment advice and strategies and assist our clients in developing effective personnel procedures and policies. Our training division develops and delivers customized training programs for our clients' managers and staff. Our clients include unionized and non-unionized companies in a wide variety of industries. KZR maintains an extensive domestic and international practice in the rapidly developing fields of Internet marketing, advertising law, sweepstakes and promotions, communications, intellectual property and privacy law. We provide advice and risk analysis on federal and state regulatory policies, and counsel clients concerning issues relating to the formation, operation and marketing of telecommunications and Internet information-related businesses. We also advise service providers on contractual and regulatory matters regarding telecommunications and Internet services. Statement of PracticeLabor Relations, Employment, Communications, Advertising, and Public Utility Law and related Litigation, Admiralty and Maritime Law, Casino and Gambling, Gaming Law, Civil Rights, Discrimination, Employee Benefits, ERISA, Labor and Employment, American with Disabilities Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination, Business Law, Business Formation, Limited Liability Company Law, Communications and Media, Privacy Law, Telecommunications Law, Construction Law, Construction Accidents, Contracts, Breach of Contract, Intellectual Property, Copyrights, Intellectual Property Licensing, Trade Secrets, Trademarks, Internet Law, E-Commerce, Employment Contracts, Personnel Policies. Year Established: 1979
Firm Size: 11
Address485 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10022-5803, (New York Co.)
PhonePhone: 212-935-6020
Fax: 212-753-8101
Website
http://www.kleinzelman.com
Fred C. Klein (Member) born New York, N.Y., March 30, 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, New York; 1969, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1973, District of Columbia; 1975, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Syracuse University (B.A., 1963); St. John's University (LL.B., 1966); New York University (LL.M., 1967). Trial Attorney, National Labor Relations Board, Brooklyn, New York, 1967-1969. Founder, Gotham City Networking, Inc. (www.gothamnetworking.com). Treasurer, Friars Club of New York. Founder: Friends of the High School for Leadership and Public Service. Treasurer, Christopher Morley Knothole Association. Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York; The District of Columbia Bar; New York State (Member, Labor and Employment Law Sections) and American (Member, Sections on: Economics of Law Practice; Labor and Employment Law) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor Relations; Employment; Litigation; Trade Association Law.
Andrew E. Zelman (Member) born New York, N.Y., December 3, 1941; admitted to bar, 1967, District of Columbia; 1970, New York, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1976, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Colgate University (B.A., 1963); Columbia University (LL.B., 1966). Phi Beta Kappa. Former Legal Assistant to the Chairman of the National Labor Relations Board. Lecturer, Labor Relations Studies Program, Cornell School of Industrial and Labor Relations. Professor, Labor Law, Brooklyn Law School, 1995-2001. Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Secretary, Committee on Labor and Employment Law, 1981-1984); American Bar Association (Member: Committee on Development of Law under National Labor Relations Act; Labor and Employment Law Section). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Admiralty and Maritime Law.
Joan Ebert Rothermel (Member) born New York, N.Y., February 22, 1948; admitted to bar, 1977, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1980, District of Columbia; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit; 1991, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1994, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois. Education: Goucher College (B.A., cum laude, 1970); George Washington University; Fordham University (J.D., cum laude, 1976). Phi Beta Kappa. Recipient: Thaddeus Stevens Award, Fordham University, 1976; West Publishing Company Award in Constitutional Law, 1976. Legislative Assistant to Congressman F. Bradford Morse, 1970-1972. Special Assistant to the Under-Secretary-General for Political and General Assembly Affairs, United Nations, 1972-1976. Board of Governors, Friars Club of New York, 1994-1998; 2001-2004. Member, Board of Directors, Lake Valhalla Civic Association, 1991. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Committee on Employee Benefits, 1993-1996; Adjunct Member, 1996-1997); The District of Columbia Bar; New York State (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) and American (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor Relations; Employment; Employee Benefits.
Jane B. Jacobs (Member) born Jersey City, New Jersey, October 20, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, New York; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, First and Second Circuits. Education: Cornell University (B.S., Industrial and Labor Relations, 1979); Antioch School of Law (J.D., 1982). Attorney, National Labor Relations Board, 1982-1985. Instructor, Americans with Disabilities Act and Labor Law, Extension Program, New York State School of Labor and Industrial Relations, Cornell University. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; New York State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor Relations; Employment Law; Employment Litigation; Communications Law.
Nancy B. Schess (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, December 20, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Brooklyn College of the City University of New York; State University of New York at Albany (B.A., summa cum laude, 1982); Boston University (J.D., 1985). Member, Probate Law Journal. Co-Founder, Gotham City Networking, Inc. (Co-Chair, Women's Division). Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Labor Law; Employment Litigation; Occupational Safety and Health.
David O. Klein (Member) born Manhasset, New York, October 23, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, New Jersey and New York; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; U.S. District Court of New Jersey. Education: Colgate University (B.A., 1989); Hofstra University (J.D., 1992); Pace University (LL.M., Environmental Law, 1994). Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York; New York State and New Jersey State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Communications Law; Internet Law; Marketing Law; Intellectual Property Law; Promotion Law; Gaming Law.
Sean A. Moynihan (Member) born Queens, New York, August 7, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, New York; 1993, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1998, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York. Education: State University of New York at Binghamton (B.A., 1985); Rutgers University Law School (J.D., 1988). Adjunct Professor, Advanced Business Law, Dominican College, Blauvelt, New York, 1991-1992. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; New York State Bar Association. Reported Cases: Lehigh Hospital v. UAW Local 259, 1999 WL 600539 (E.D.PA); Tanous v. Ran Corp., N.Y. Cty. Sup. Ct. (NYLJ 1/12/99, p. 26, col. 6); Skidmore v. City of New York, Bronx Sup. Ct. (NYLJ 11/3/98, p. 4, col. 3); Robinson v. New York City Housing Authority, 183 AD2d 434, 583 NYS2d 381 (1st Dept. 1992). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Internet Law; Marketing Law.
ASSOCIATESRichard B. Newman (Associate) born 1969; admitted to bar, 1998, California and U.S. District Court, Southern District of California; 2002, Nevada, U.S. District Court, District of Nevada, New York, District of Columbia. Education: California State University, Northridge (B.A., 1992); Western State University (J.D., 1996). Member: New York State Bar Association; American Immigration Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Marketing Law; Internet Law; Promotion Law; Commercial Litigation; Communications Law; Internet Litigation; Internet Licensing; Internet Liability; Construction Litigation.Email: Richard B. Newman
David C. Rimas (Associate) born Massachusetts, 1974; admitted to bar, 2004, Connecticut; 2005 New York. Education: Syracuse University (B.A., S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, 1996); New York Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Associate, Wrobel & Schatz LLP. Past Paralegal, Phillip, Nizer, LLP. Law School Intern, New York City Office of Labor Relations. Member: New York County and New York State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Advertising and Marketing; Promotion Law; Telemarketing Law; Communications Law; Internet Law; Internet Litigation; Trademarks.Email: David C. Rimas
Jonathan E. Turco (Associate) born Rochester, New York, May 24, 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, New York. Education: New York University (B.A., 1997); Fordham Law School (J.D., 2000). Member: New York State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Communications Law; Internet Law; Entertainment Law; Intellectual Property; Marketing Law.
Peter J. Dugan (Associate) born Brooklyn, New York, October 16, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, New Jersey, New York and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Loyola College (B.A., 2001); Columbus School of Law of The Catholic University of America (J.D., 2004). Author: "National Security Checks Are In The Mail: A First Amendment Analysis of Intelligent Mail and Sender Identification," CommLaw Conspectus, 12 COMLCON 265 (2004). Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Commercial Litigation.
Preston M. Strosnider (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, New York; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Cornell University (B.S., Industrial and Labor Relations, 2003); Hofstra University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2006). Preston defends employers appearing before state and federal courts and administrative agencies in connection with various employment-related matters, including discrimination and civil rights issues, wage and hour issues, and breach of employment contracts. In addition, Preston provides preventive advice and counseling on a broad range of employment issues including hiring, employee discipline, employment termination, personnel policies and employee handbooks, wage and hour compliance, reductions in force and over all compliance under state and federal labor. Prior to joining the firm, Preston practiced labor and employment law at a firm in Manhattan. Author: Preston M. Strosnider and Gershom R. Smith, "The Warn Act Exception You've Never Heard Of, HR Advisor; Legal & Practical Guidance," November-December, 2008. Practice Areas: Employment Litigation; Employment Law; Traditional Labor Law; Wage and Hour Compliance; Employer Advice and Counsel.
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