Gregg M Kligman is a member of the firm's Labor and Employment practice group, and focuses on management side employment litigation and counseling. His practice includes defending clients in federal and state courts, before administrative agencies and in arbitration and mediation in cases alleging discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage and hour violations, and other employment related claims, including class action litigation. Mr. Kligman regularly counsels clients of all sizes, from family businesses to multinational corporations, across the spectrum of employment issues from pre-hire to termination, including recruiting, responding to harassment and discrimination issues, advising on managing leaves of absence, wage and hour compliance and benefits and drafting and reviewing policies and handbooks. He also assists clients with risk assessment and due diligence in connection with wage and hour matters and corporate acquisitions, advising clients on potential exposure based upon the incoming company's employment practices. Prior to joining Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP, Mr. Kligman was associated with the Firms Meister Seelig & Fein PLLC; Fox Rothschild LLP; and Kaufman Dolowich & Voluck LLP. He is a graduate of Cornell University and New York Law School. Mr. Kligman is admitted to practice before the courts of the states or New York and New Jersey, and the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern districts of New York and the District of New Jersey. He has been selected as a Super Lawyers Rising Star in 2015, 2016 and 2017 and was a Long Island Business News Leadership in Law Honoree in 2020.
Gregg M Kligman's Courses
["Connecticut CLE: 6","New York CLE: 7","Pennsylvania CLE: 6"]
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