Employment Law & Business Litigation Attorney in New York & New Jersey

Law Offices of David S. Rich, LLC

12 First Street
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey 07632
USA

(201) 592-7200

(201) 592-7201

www.davidrichlaw.com/

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Law Firm Overview

The Law Offices of David S. Rich, LLC is an experienced, dedicated law firm located in New York & New Jersey. We are a litigation law firm dedicated to vigorous representation and strong client relationships. We offer a dozen years of experience in private practice, along with superior service and personal attention. We differentiate our firm because we: Draft high-quality work product, including pleadings, motion papers, and legal memoranda. Mr. Rich’s brief-writing and oral presentation skills have repeatedly won praise from clients, and federal and state judges; Excel at advocating in court and in taking and defending depositions; Know thoroughly both New York and New Jersey civil practice. We will personally handle your case; we will not farm it out to counsel in an adjoining State.

Mr. Rich has represented local institutions, nationwide companies, and individuals, many of whom are leaders and innovators. Mr. Rich’s experience includes representing a wide variety of businesses, such as financial services companies, hedge funds, professional service firms, distributors, manufacturing companies, real estate owners and developers, insurance companies, a sanitation company, a clinical laboratory services provider, an employment agency, union locals, and employee pension and welfare benefit funds.

So, too, Mr. Rich has represented a wide variety of individuals, including small business owners; corporate executives, officers, and directors; investment bankers; financial services employees; terminated workers; benefit plan participants; and bankruptcy trustees.

We zealously advocate to achieve our clients’ goals. We bring an efficient, cost-cognizant approach to the practice of law. Our practice areas include: Commercial and Civil Litigation; Business Litigation; Trial; Labor, Employment, and Employee Benefits Litigation; Wrongful Termination; Wage and Hour Litigation; Employment Compliance and Consulting; Wage and Hour Compliance; Unpaid Bonuses Litigation; FINRA Arbitration; Securities Litigation; Securities Fraud; Commercial, Employment, and Securities Arbitration; Appeals; Contract Disputes; Breach Of Contract.

Practice Areas

Additional Practice Areas: Breach of Contract; Business Torts; Adversary Proceedings; Civil Racketeering; Breach Of Fiduciary Duty; Breach Of Implied Covenant Of Good Faith And Fair Dealing; Interference With Prospective Advantage; Negligent Misrepresentation; Quantum Meruit; Unjust Enrichment; Breach of Employment Contract; Wage-and-Hour Lawsuits; Retaliatory Discharge Actions; Breach of Non-Competition or Non-Solicitation Agreements; Labor and Employment Litigation; Wage and Hour Litigation; Employment Compliance and Consulting; Theft by Employees; Harassment; Interpersonal Conflicts; Workplace Violence; Wage and Hour Compliance; Unpaid Bonuses Litigation; FINRA Arbitration.

Practice Areas Description

Law Offices of David S. Rich, LLC's practice areas include the following:

- Civil and Commercial Litigation

We represent clients in civil and commercial matters, including breach of contract actions, business torts cases, bankruptcy and adversary proceedings, civil racketeering actions, oppressed minority shareholder disputes, product liability litigation, franchisor-franchisee litigation, qui tam actions, divorce actions and post-divorce judgment proceedings. At the Law Offices of David S. Rich, LLC, we have substantial experience litigating, on behalf of entities and individuals, these claims and many others.

- Labor and Employment Law

We defend employers and represent other clients in labor, employment, and employee benefits matters, including, for example, breach of employment contract actions, wage-and-hour lawsuits, employment discrimination cases, retaliatory discharge actions, sexual harassment cases, unfair labor practice proceedings, actions for breach of non-competition or non-solicitation agreements, ERISA actions to recover pension or health benefits, and employee benefit funds' actions to recover withdrawal liability payments and delinquent ERISA contributions.

* Labor and Employment Litigation

In labor and employment litigation in federal courts situated in New York and in the New York state courts, some of the federal, state, and city laws which companies frequently are accused of violating are as follows. At the Law Offices of David S. Rich, LLC, we have substantial experience litigating, on behalf of employers and individuals, many of these claims and many others. If your company needs a law firm to defend it in labor and employment litigation, the Law Offices of David S. Rich, LLC can help.

* Employment Compliance and Consulting

Through our employment compliance and consulting practice, the Law Offices of David S. Rich, LLC helps employers create, maintain, and fairly enforce good policies and procedures. Further, the Law Offices of David S. Rich, LLC trains businesses’ managers and supervisors on their legal obligations under employment laws. These preventative measures are businesses’ best defense against employment-related lawsuits. The compliance and consulting services which we provide to employers include: Policies and Procedures; Employer Counseling; Compliance Assistance; Help with Investigations.

* Business Contracts and Agreements

By carefully preparing business contracts and agreements, the Law Offices of David S. Rich, LLC helps employers and companies operate profitably, protect their interests, and limit potential liability. The Law Offices of David S. Rich, LLC writes, negotiates, and compels performance of contracts which increase a company’s leverage in any scenario. The contracts and agreements which we draw up for employers and businesses include: Employment Contracts; Business Contracts; Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Contracts.

- Unpaid Bonuses Litigation

You may have causes of action against your employer for failing to pay you a bonus. Under New York law, a terminated employee may pursue, among other claims, causes of action for breach of express and implied contract, quantum meruit, and violation of Article 6 of the New York Labor Law against his or her employer for failing to compensate the employee for bonuses owed to him or her, even where no agreement to pay bonuses is set forth in writing.

- FINRA Arbitration

Arbitration panels of The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) decide the vast majority of Wall Street employment-related disputes. At the Law Offices of David S. Rich, LLC, we have substantial experience representing employees in the securities industry in employment-related arbitration proceedings against brokerage firms before FINRA.

- Securities Litigation and Arbitration

Mr. Rich has represented clients in, among other securities matters, securities fraud cases, breach of fiduciary duty actions, actions for breach of investment management contracts, and arbitration proceedings to recover unpaid bonuses.

- Appeals

At the Law Offices of David S. Rich, LLC, we have substantial experience representing clients on appeal in, among other matters, an adversary proceeding in a bankruptcy case; divorce actions; a discriminatory discharge, retaliatory discharge, and sexual harassment action; an ERISA action to recover health benefits; and a special proceeding challenging a government agency's action.