Gregory I. Rasin is a former chair of the Labor & Employment Department. He has significant experience in employment litigation, including the defense of major class actions and his accomplishments have been widely recognized by several respected independent authorities. In addition to the class actions, Greg has served as lead counsel in the defense of numerous individual lawsuits. These include alleged violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Federal Equal Pay Act, the New York Human Rights Law, the New York Civil Rights Law, and the New York City Administrative Code. He has litigated wrongful discharge and other state law issues in federal and state courts throughout the United States. He also has argued several appeals before the Second and Fifth Circuits and various state appellate courts.
Greg is a noted author and speaker on employment-related topics. Some of his recent, notable publications include “Social Networking and Blogging: Managing the Conversation,” which appeared in the New York Law Journal in July 2009, and “Disclosures Amid Group Terminations,” which appeared in the same publication in May 2007.
Education
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St. John's University School of Law, J.D.
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Rutgers University, B.A.
Admissions & Qualifications
- New York
Court Admissions
- Supreme Court of the United States
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Illinois, Central District
- U.S. District Court, Colorado
- U.S. District Court, Connecticut
- U.S. District Court, Wisconsin
- U.S. District Court, New York, Eastern District
- U.S. District Court, New York, Northern District
- U.S. District Court, New York, Southern District
- U.S. District Court, New York, Western District
Memberships
American Bar Association (Labor and Employment Law Section)
New York State Bar Association
Awards & Recognition
Best Lawyers in America 1989-2025
The Legal 500 United States: Trade Secrets 2016-2018
The Legal 500 United States: Labor & Employment: Labor & Employment Litigation 2015-2018
The Legal 500 United States: Labor & Employment: Workplace & Employment Counseling 2007, 2017
New York Super Lawyers 2010-2022