Michael A. Kalish (Full bio) is a member of the firm in the New York office and practices labor and employment law and litigation. He represents employers on a variety of matters, including compliance with federal and state laws and litigation of discrimination, sexual harassment, non-competition, employee benefits and wrongful termination cases.

Mr. Kalish is also a member of the adjunct faculty of the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations and has appeared as an authority on employment law on CNBC and MSNBC.

E-mail: mkalish@ebglaw.com

Traycee Ellen Klein (Full bio) is a member of the firm in the labor and employment practice group in the New York office.

Ms. Klein's experience includes: advising employers in all facets of labor and employment law; defending employers in all phases of EEOC and local FEP administrative actions and in federal and state court litigations; litigation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family Medical Leave Act, and analogous State and City employment statutes; counseling multinational clients on a variety of human resource issues, including equal employment opportunity laws, wage and hour compliance, restrictive covenants, reductions in force, and personnel policies and procedures; conducting management and employee training sessions on: respect in the workplace, diversity, investigating complaints of discrimination, the importance of performance evaluations, and an array of other employment related topics.

E-mail: tklein@ebglaw.com

Michael F. McGahan (Full bio) is a member of Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. in the Labor & Employment practice in the New York office, where he is a member of the firm's traditional labor team. He has over twenty-five years of experience representing employers in a wide range of industries including health care, insurance, hospitality and theater.

Mr. McGahan's experience includes representing employers in collective bargaining, mediation, and grievance arbitration; proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board including representation and unfair labor practice hearings and appeals; counseling with regard to compliance with federal, state and local laws affecting employment including Title VII, ADEA, ADA, FMLA and NLRA; proceedings before administrative agencies such as the EEOC and New York State Division of Human Rights; employment litigation in federal and state courts; preparation and review of employee handbooks, policies and forms; and comprehensive, company-wide review and advice and counsel on appropriate classification of employees as "exempt"or "non-exempt" under the Fair Labor Standards Act and state wage-hour laws.

E-mail: mmcgahan@ebglaw.com

Peter M. Panken (Full bio) is a member of the firm in the labor and employment practice group in the firm's New York office. He represents management in a wide range of industries on all aspects of employment and union-related matters. Mr. Panken's experience includes the following: represents employers before courts, administrative bodies and arbitration panels at federal, state and local level; advises management on union relations and collective bargaining; counsels management on and develops employee manuals, personnel policies and grievance procedures; conducts sexual harassment trainings for managers and employees. Mr. Panken has represented a variety of employers in collective/class action wage/hour litigation in judicial and federal and state administrative proceedings.

He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America, International Who's Who of Management Labour and Employment Lawyers, International Who's Who of Business Lawyers, Who's Who in American Law, and Who's Who in America. He has also been named a "New York Super Lawyer" by Law & Politics.

E-mail: ppanken@ebglaw.com

Lauri F. Rasnick (Full bio) is a member of the Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. in the Labor and Employment practice in the New York office. She has significant experience representing employers in labor and employment matters. She regularly advises clients in many aspects of the employment relationship, including avoidance of litigation, employee terminations, disability and religious accommodation issues, wage and hour compliance, internal investigations, labor relations, and compliance with federal, state and local statutes. Ms. Rasnick frequently advises clients on the enforcement and drafting of restrictive covenants and employment agreements, and defends claims for bonuses and other compensation and litigates claims involving restrictive covenants and trade secrets.

Ms. Rasnick has also represented employers in a full spectrum of employment law matters in federal and state courts and before administrative agencies. She has also engaged in the mediation and arbitration of employment claims, both in the traditional labor and employment contexts.

E-mail: lrasnick@ebglaw.com

A. Jonathan Trafimow (Full bio) is a member of the firm in the Labor and Employment Practice Goup in the New York office.

Mr. Trafimow's experience includes: representing employers in all areas of workplace discrimination, retaliation, harassment and civil rights claims, and class actions; providing advice and counsel to employers on discrimination and retaliation policies and prevention, collective bargaining, wage and hour matters and other issues; drafting employee handbooks, severance packages, employment agreements and other documents.

Mr. Trafimow is a frequent writer and speaker on employment law issues, and a trained mediator. He graduated from New York University School of Law in 1989.

E-mail: jtrafimow@ebglaw.com