Labor and Employment Labor and Employment Overview People Honors Our proven litigators and counselors effectuate strategies to protect employers, command the respect of our adversaries and partners, and provide immediate, practical and cost-effective service to employers of all sizes.We are strategically located across the U.S. and in the EU, focusing our practice on the following areas: Labor and Employment Litigation Labor and Employment Counseling and Compliance Wage and Hour Class Action Defense Employee Mobility, Trade Secret and Restrictive Covenant Litigation Privacy and Information Security Litigation Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Fashion and Retail OverviewOur proven litigators and counselors effectuate strategies to protect employers, command the respect of our adversaries and partners, and provide immediate, practical and cost-effective service to employers of all sizes.We are strategically located across the U.S. and in the EU, focusing our practice on the following areas: Labor and Employment Litigation Labor and Employment Counseling and Compliance Wage and Hour Class Action Defense Employee Mobility, Trade Secret and Restrictive Covenant Litigation Privacy and Information Security Litigation Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Fashion and Retail People Honors BARBARA E. HOEY Partner Email (212) 808-7628(212) 808-7628 Barbara Hoey is co-chair of Kelley Drye’s Labor and Employment practice group, and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. In her third decade of practice, Barbara’s exp... View Profile MARK A. KONKEL Partner Email (212) 808-7959(212) 808-7959 Mark Konkel is co-chair of Kelley Drye's Labor and Employment practice group. Mark is committed to protecting and maximizing the interests of employers of all sizes, from the major multin... View Profile JOHN M. CALLAGY Partner Email (212) 808-7718(212) 808-7718 John Callagy has served as trial and appellate counsel for numerous disputes in various federal and state courts, representing his clients on virtually all legal issues affecting large domestic and... View Profile KIMBERLY C. CARTER Partner Email (310) 712-6170(310) 712-6170 Kimberly Carter focuses her practice on a wide array of employment law matters including defense of high-stakes single plaintiff litigation, wage and hour class action and compliance counseling. &n... View Profile RICHARD S. CHARGAR Partner Email (203) 351-8028(203) 351-8028 Richard Chargar advises public and private companies, institutions and other organizations, senior executives and boards of directors on complex benefits and compensation matters. Richard ser... View Profile PAMELA D. KAPLAN Partner Email (212) 808-7980(212) 808-7980 Pamela Kaplan chairs the firm’s Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation group. Pam represents Fortune 500 companies, not-for-profit entities and other organizations on their empl... View Profile MATTHEW C. LUZADDER Partner Email (312) 857-2623(312) 857-2623 Matthew Luzadder is managing partner of the firm's Chicago office. Matt focuses his practice on white-collar crime and internal investigations, commercial litigation and labor and employm... View Profile JACLYN M. METZINGER Partner Email (212) 808-7843(212) 808-7843 Jaclyn Metzinger focuses her practice on commercial and complex civil litigation in both state and federal courts. Her experience includes consumer class actions, false advertising claims, an... View Profile ROBERT I. STEINER Partner Email (212) 808-7965(212) 808-7965 Rob Steiner is the managing partner of Kelley Drye’s New York office. A proven litigator and trial attorney with two decades of experience in complex business litigation, Rob has handle... View Profile DAMON W. SUDEN Partner Email (212) 808-7586(212) 808-7586 Damon Suden is an experienced and talented litigator and trial attorney. His practice includes commercial and complex civil litigation and class action defense in both state and federal court... View Profile DAVID I. ZALMAN Partner Email (212) 808-7985(212) 808-7985 David Zalman’s practice involves commercial and complex civil litigation, including class action defense, contract disputes, unfair competition, false advertising, real estate disputes, corpo... View Profile VICTORIA E. ANDERSON Special Counsel Email (212) 808-7621(212) 808-7621 Victoria Anderson focuses her practice on employee benefits and executive compensation – namely, qualified and non-qualified retirement plans, deferred compensation arrangements under 409A, 4... View Profile LEVI M. DOWNING Special Counsel Email (212) 808-7812(212) 808-7812 Levi Downing is special counsel in the litigation group focusing his practice on commercial and intellectual property disputes, including trademark, trade dress, unfair competition and copyright ca... View Profile VINCENT P. RAO II Special Counsel Email (973) 503-5924(973) 503-5924 Vincent Rao is special counsel in the firm’s Parsippany office. His practice focuses on commercial litigation, consumer-oriented class action defense, intellectual property protection a... View Profile JANINE FLETCHER-THOMAS Senior Associate Email (312) 857-2507(312) 857-2507 Janine Fletcher-Thomas is a senior associate in the firm’s Chicago office. Janine brings a comprehensive background, experience and skill-set having worked in all branches of federal governme... View Profile DIANA HAMAR Senior Associate Email (212) 808-7908(212) 808-7908 Diana Hamar is a senior associate in the Labor and Employment practice. Diana represents employers in a broad range of employment law matters including litigation and compliance counseling. ... View Profile JAMES B. SAYLOR Senior Associate Email (212) 808-5052(212) 808-5052 James Saylor is a senior associate in Kelley Drye’s litigation group. James has a diverse breadth of subject matter expertise, having consulted and managed complex litigations and arbit... View Profile RICHARD B. SOLOMON Senior Associate Email (212) 808-7935(212) 808-7935 Richard Solomon is a senior associate in the firm's New York office. He focuses his practice on immigration and nationality law. Richard represents multinational corporations, domestic com... View Profile MARIA BIAGGI Associate Email (212) 808-7697(212) 808-7697 Maria Biaggi is an associate in the Labor and Employment practice. Maria represents employers in a broad range of employment law matters, including litigation, dispute resolution, and counseling. ... View Profile TAHIR L. BOYKINS Associate Email (310) 712-6155(310) 712-6155 Tahir Boykins is a litigation associate focusing on commercial and complex civil litigation in both state and federal courts, including environmental, trade secret, and unfair competition disputes.... View Profile ALISON FRIMMEL Associate Email (212) 808-7681(212) 808-7681 Alison Frimmel is an associate in the Labor and Employment practice. Alison focuses her practice on employment and labor counseling and litigation, dispute resolution, and defense strategies.... View Profile NICHOLAS J. KROMKA Associate Email (212) 808-5021(212) 808-5021 Nicholas Kromka is an associate in the firm’s New York office. His practice focuses on labor and employment law. Nicholas was a Student Advocate for the Seton Hall University Schoo... View Profile STEPHANIE PATTERSON Associate Email (312) 857-2311(312) 857-2311 Stephanie Patterson is an associate in the Chicago office’s Litigation practice group. Prior to joining Kelley Drye, Stephanie was a judicial law clerk to Magistrate Judge Young B. Kim f... View Profile NIDHI SRIVASTAVA Associate Email (212) 808-7602(212) 808-7602 Nidhi Srivastava is an associate in the Labor and Employment practice. Nidhi represents employers in a variety of employment-related claims including class action and single-plaintiff claims ... View Profile August 20, 2020 Kelley Drye Attorneys Named to the 2021 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America© December 2019 Kelley Drye Names Mark Konkel Co-Chair of Labor and Employment Practice Group August 15, 2019 The Best Lawyers in America© Names 45 Kelley Drye Lawyers to 2020 Edition March 28, 2019 Chicago Partner Matthew Luzadder Named BTI Client Service All-Star for a Fourth Year August 15, 2018 The Best Lawyers in America© Names 40 Kelley Drye Lawyers to 2019 Edition August 15, 2017 The Best Lawyers in America© Names 39 Kelley Drye Lawyers to 2018 Edition Publications 08/31/2020 | Client Advisories Risks Remain Following the IRS’s Issuance of Guidance on the President’s Payroll Tax Deferral Kelley Drye Client Advisory Andrew Lee 07/22/2020 | Articles DOL Adopts Two Significant Changes to “Modernize” Overtime Employee Benefit Plan Review Mark Konkel, Nicholas Kromka 07/16/2020 | Articles Paid Leave Concerns When Employees Get COVID-19 Twice Law 360 Mark Konkel, Maria Biaggi, Nicholas Kromka 06/09/2020 | Client Advisories Internal Revenue Code Section 139 Can Permit Some Employers to Make Tax-Free Payments to Employees Affected by Certain Disasters Kelley Drye Client Advisory Andrew Lee See More Contact InformationBarbara E. Hoey Practice Co-Chair (212) 808-7628 bhoey@kelleydrye.com Mark A. Konkel Practice Co-Chair (212) 808-7959 mkonkel@kelleydrye.com Related PracticesFashion and RetailEmployee Benefits and Executive CompensationLabor and Employment LitigationPrivacy and Information Security LitigationLabor and Employment Counseling and ComplianceTrade Secret and Restrictive Covenant LitigationWage and Hour Class Action DefenseTechnology Events Nov 11 2020 Webinar | Webinar Employment Law 2020 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Nov 5 2020 Webinar | Webinar Employment Law 2020 into 2021 2:00 PM Oct 14 2020 Webinar | Webinar Labor/Employment Law Update 8:30 AM - 11:00 AM See More News October 6, 2020 | In the News Kelley Drye Labor and Employment Team Featured in Employee Relations Law Journal August 20, 2020 | Honors Kelley Drye Attorneys Named to the 2021 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America© July 13, 2020 | Press Release Kelley Drye Names Matthew C. Luzadder Chicago Office Managing Partner See More