Laura is a versatile commercial and employment law litigator. She represents mid-market companies and large organizations across a variety of industries in matters integral to business operations. Clients rely on Laura’s strategic and tactical skills to align dispute resolution approaches with short- and long-term corporate goals. She provides risk avoidance counseling to clients to avoid costly adversarial situations and is experienced in alternative dispute resolution proceedings, including arbitration and mediation.
Laura has successfully represented clients in straight forward as well as complex legal actions involving breach of contracts related to company operations, partnerships, confidentiality, licensing of intellectual property, sales of services and goods pursuant to the UCC, trade secrets, lease and real property disputes, as well as claims including breach of fiduciary duties, accounting, constructive trust and other business torts. Drawing on her experience as a commercial litigator, Laura advises in-house counsel and executive management teams on employment and higher education matters, including charges filed with the EEOC, the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights and the New York State Division of Human Rights. Laura also handles employment-related litigation involving the alleged violation of state and federal laws, breach of employment contract and related tort claims. She also represents lawyers in malpractice and professional negligence claims.
Laura is a versatile commercial and employment law litigator. She represents mid-market companies and large organizations across a variety of industries in matters integral to business operations. Clients rely on Laura’s strategic and tactical skills to align dispute resolution approaches with short- and long-term corporate goals. She provides risk avoidance counseling to clients to avoid costly adversarial situations and is experienced in alternative dispute resolution proceedings, including arbitration and mediation.
Laura has successfully represented clients in straight forward as well as complex legal actions involving breach of contracts related to company operations, partnerships, confidentiality, licensing of intellectual property, sales of services and goods pursuant to the UCC, trade secrets, lease and real property disputes, as well as claims including breach of fiduciary duties, accounting, constructive trust and other business torts. Drawing on her experience as a commercial litigator, Laura advises in-house counsel and executive management teams on employment and higher education matters, including charges filed with the EEOC, the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights and the New York State Division of Human Rights. Laura also handles employment-related litigation involving the alleged violation of state and federal laws, breach of employment contract and related tort claims. She also represents lawyers in malpractice and professional negligence claims.
Laura leverages her almost 20 years in practice to develop custom litigation strategies for clients, manage to a budget, efficiently utilize resources, and maintain solid working relationships with judges and opposing counsel. She is skilled at navigating all stages of litigation, including strategically conducting fact and expert discovery, and is well versed in e-discovery practices and procedures. Laura also has extensive experience engaging in motion practice, including arguing and prevailing on numerous motions for preliminary relief and summary judgment. She has argued and defended claims in Federal Courts, New York State Supreme Court, Surrogate’s Court, the Court of Claims and Appellate courts.
Aside from her competency and positive track record with regard to business and employment related conflicts, Laura fully understands that each dispute is unique, meaning that a cookie-cutter approach to conflict resolution is not the path to success. Instead, Laura recognizes in certain cases a client might prefer a favorable precedent be set at all costs, while in other cases, clients may wish to resolve the matter at a minimal financial cost. Overall, Laura’s focus is to support her clients in achieving their business and organizational goals.
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