Keisha-Ann G. Gray is a distinguished trial lawyer and litigator with a proven track record of securing significant victories in federal and state courts, including jury trials, for organizations facing high-stakes, bet-the-company, reputational-risk claims. She is an award-winning partner in Proskauer’s renowned Labor & Employment department, a member of the Firm’s seven-person Executive Committee, co-chair of the Workplace Investigations practice group, and a first-chair trial attorney in the department’s employment litigation practice.
With over 25 years of experience, Keisha-Ann is the go-to advisor when navigating issues related to discrimination, harassment, and DEI risk prevention. Her “real talk” approach provides clients with practical, actionable business-related solutions to today’s most complex workplace challenges.
Before joining Proskauer, Keisha-Ann served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Eastern District of New York and as a federal law clerk in the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. The breadth of her experience and background in federal government coupled with her tenure in private practice as a Big Law partner and employment litigator gives her the unique ability to meaningfully connect with diverse groups. This quality enables her to advocate effectively both in and out of the courtroom for her clients. As a result, Keisha-Ann is also frequently called upon to conduct high-profile investigations.
Because of her unique and varied skill set, clients routinely engage Keisha-Ann to personally handle their most sensitive matters which, due to her involvement, often result in non-public, confidential resolutions. However, when litigation is unavoidable, her courtroom skills are widely recognized — so much so that the effectiveness of her cross-examinations has been reported in the press — a fact that underscores her formidable skill at trial.
Keisha-Ann enjoys giving back to the community and profession by serving on the Mayor’s Advisory Committee on the Judiciary and the Magistrate Judge Selection Panel for the Eastern District of New York. She also sits on the Board of the Federal Bar Council and the Eastern District Association. In addition, she co-chairs the Federal Bar Council’s Employment Litigation Committee and actively mentors junior attorneys.
cum laude
Federal Bar Council
Hispanic National Bar Association
Metropolitan Black Bar Association
National Employment Law Council
New York City Bar
New York State Bar Association
Practicing Attorneys for Law Students “Pals” (Member of Board of Directors)
The American Friends of Jamaica
Best Lawyers in America 2023-2024
Chambers USA: New York: Labor & Employment 2022-2024
Variety: Legal Impact Report 2021
Lawdragon 500 Leading U.S. Corporate Employment Lawyers 2020-2025
Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America 2024
Hollywood Reporter Power Lawyers: New York's Top 20 Entertainment Attorneys 2020
The Legal 500 United States: Next Generation Lawyer 2020, 2022-2023
“Top 50 Women,” New York Metro Super Lawyers, 2019-2020
Benchmark Litigation Labor & Employment Stars 2019, 2024
The National Law Journal, Employment Law Trailblazer 2019
Crain's New York Business, Leading Women Lawyers in New York City 2018
The Legal 500 United States: Labor and Employment: Labor & Employment Litigation 2017
The Legal 500 United States: Labor and Employment: Disputes Defense: Collective Actions 2016-2024 (Leading Lawyer 2024)
The Legal 500 United States: Labor and Employment: Workplace and Employment Counseling 2014-2023
The Legal 500 United States: Media and Entertainment: Litigation 2024
The Legal 500 United States: Media, Technology and Telecoms: Litigation 2024
New York Super Lawyers 2014-2022
New York Law Journal's "Rising Stars" 2013
The Network Journal, “40 Under Forty” Achievement Award 2009
A Practitioner's Deskbook
Keisha-Ann G. Gray