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EXPERIENCE

Liza has represented clients before state and federal courts across the country, in alternative dispute resolution proceedings and before federal and state regulatory agencies. She was recently named a 鈥淟itigator of the Week鈥� by The American Lawyer for a high-stakes trial victory in the Southern District of New York on behalf of a major technology company in a trade secrets case against a departing senior executive. Liza also has extensive experience handling sensitive workplace investigations involving allegations of discrimination, harassment and other workplace misconduct on behalf of public companies, financial institutions, private equity funds, non-profit institutions and their executives and principals. Liza鈥檚 diverse client list includes Amazon, Barnes & Noble, BlackRock, Citigroup, Columbia University, Consumer Reports Board of Directors, Cornell University, Etsy, The Home Depot, IBM, JPMorgan Chase, Mastercard, The NFL, NBCUniversal, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Pfizer, PSEG, Prudential Insurance, SS&C Technologies, Santa Clara University, TD Bank, and 21st Century Fox.

Among her significant employment litigation matters, Liza has represented:

• SS&C Technologies in:
  • the settlement of a collective and class action under the Fair Labor Standards Act and New Jersey state wage and hour laws; and
  • the settlement of a putative class action alleging violations of New York state wage and hour laws;
• 础尘补锄辞苍听in winning the dismissal of nearly all claims brought by a former employee in a putative state-wide class action alleging disability discrimination, failure to provide a reasonable accommodation and retaliation. The Eastern District of California dismissed the plaintiff鈥檚 discrimination and wrongful termination claims, as well as the putative class action claims;
• Barnes & Noble in a high-stakes litigation alleging wrongful termination and defamation, notably securing the dismissal of the $70 million defamation claim on summary judgment;
• Citigroup in a lawsuit filed by a senior executive alleging gender discrimination and harassment claims under Title VII, the New York State and City Human Rights Laws and New York鈥檚 Gender Motivated Violence Protection Law;
• PSEG in securing the dismissal of a complaint alleging violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. 搂 1981, the New York State and City Human Rights Laws, and other ancillary claims;
• Teck Resources Limited in an employment discrimination lawsuit brought against Teck and multiple putative joint employers under various New York State and City laws in New York State Court;
• The New York Presbyterian Hospital and Santa Clara University in litigation and other matters regarding COVID-19 vaccine mandates, notably defeating multiple requests for injunctive relief;
• The N.Y. Unified Court System in successfully defending multiple court challenges seeking to block its implementation of a vaccine mandate under labor law and on Constitutional grounds;
• NBCUniversal in two collective actions alleging violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and New York Labor Law;
• 颁颈迟颈驳谤辞耻辫鈥檚 brokerage unit, Smith Barney, in a nationwide employment class action involving claims under Title VII and California state law based on alleged discrimination against female brokers in the distribution of client accounts, administrative support and partnership opportunities;
• Prudential Insurance in trial court and appellate litigation involving claims brought by over 200 current and former employees challenging the prior settlement of their employment-related claims in an alternative dispute resolution process; and
• Columbia University in matters brought by current and former students involving allegations of gender discrimination and sexual harassment under Title IX and municipal law.

Liza has also represented several companies in a variety of workplace investigations and internal reviews, including:

• 21st Century Fox in employment-related matters involving gender discrimination, sexual harassment and hostile work environment claims;
• BlackRock, the world鈥檚 largest asset manager, in a high-profile review concerning the handling of internal complaints of discrimination and harassment;
• The Board of Directors of Consumer Reports in an independent investiation into issues impacting the organization鈥檚 workplace culture;
• A Special Committee of the Board of Trustees of Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health in a high-profile audit of safety policies and procedures at residential campuses nationwide;
• A prominent university in an internal and grand jury investigation arising out of allegations of sexual misconduct by a physician, resulting in extensive measures designed to improve and enhance the reporting, investigation and response to allegations of sexual misconduct;
• A Fortune 50 energy company in an internal investigation regarding discrimination and retaliation claims arising from a corporate merger;
• A Fortune 50 retail chain in connection with a series of internal investigations involving allegations of employee misconduct and violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act;
• A major tech e-commerce company in a series of internal investigations concerning discrimination and retaliation claims; and
• A multinational financial services company in internal investigations regarding the reporting of sexual harassment complaints and a sexual harassment allegation involving a senior executive.

Liza has significant trial experience. Her representation of clients in a broad range of complex civil and corporate litigation matters enables her to bring a well-rounded perspective to her clients. At trial, Liza has represented:

• IBM in a rare preliminary injunction trial victory鈥攁ffirmed on appeal鈥攂arring a former senior executive from accepting a competing position, for which she was named 鈥淟itigator of the Week鈥� by The American Lawyer;
• Citigroup in the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy proceedings and multi-month trial;
• Aurora Bank in a trial victory in Colorado state court concerning the conduct of an independent mortgage foreclosure review; and
• Bosnian women in the successful trial of a landmark human rights case brought under the Alien Tort Statute.

Liza is actively involved in human rights and pro bono matters. Liza is Chair of the Board of Legal Services NYC, the nation鈥檚 largest civil legal services provider.

AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS

Liza has been repeatedly recognized for her trial accomplishments and litigation achievements, particularly in the employment space. In 2022, Liza was recognized by Law360 as an MVP in the 鈥淓mployment鈥� category and by The National Law Journal as an 鈥淓mployment Law Trailblazer鈥� for her achievements advising employers during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, Liza was named 鈥淟abor and Employment Lawyer of Year鈥� by Euromoney for their Americas Women in Business Law Awards series. She was also recently named to the 2021 edition of Crain鈥檚 New York Business鈥檚 鈥淣otable Women in Law鈥� list. Liza has been recognized as a 鈥淣ational Star鈥� for Labor and Employment Litigation by Benchmark Litigation for five consecutive years, and was selected by Lawdragon to its 2025 聽鈥�500 Leading 麻豆视频 Employment Lawyers,鈥� 鈥�500 Leading Litigators in America鈥� and 鈥�500 Leading Lawyers in America鈥� guides. In 2020, Liza was named a 鈥淟itigator of the Week鈥� by The American Lawyer for a victory on behalf of IBM in a high-stakes trade secrets and noncompetition trial.