Employment Law Leaders
Berke-Weiss & Pechman LLP is a boutique employment law firm located in the heart of Manhattan. Partners Laurie Berke-Weiss and Louis Pechman founded the firm in 1996, concentrating their practice on every aspect of employment and labor law, such as claims of sex, age and race discrimination; union-management negotiations; NLRB matters; wage and hour disputes; non-compete agreements and restrictive covenants; and, advice about employment and severance agreements.
Client-Centered Practice
Berke-Weiss & Pechman LLP represents both employers and employees, affording the firm a unique perspective on practicing employment law and labor relations. The firm’s ability to see both sides of an issue enables us to focus squarely on our clients’ needs and interests. Our clients are diverse; they come from virtually every type of business and industry, including financial services; health care; restaurant and hospitality; professional services partnerships, such as medicine, law, accounting and architecture; photography, design and marketing; manufacturing; education; and, non-profit organizations.
Recognized By The Legal Community
The skill and experience of the firm is widely recognized in the legal community. Berke-Weiss & Pechman LLP is rated A-V® – Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell. Louis Pechman and Laurie Berke-Weiss each have been named New York Super Lawyers and Best Lawyers since 2006. They frequently lecture on employment and labor law topics for other lawyers. For more than a decade, Louis Pechman has organized and moderated a program at the New York County Bar Association titled, “How to Handle an Employment Discrimination Case,” providing training to numerous lawyers in this field. Laurie Berke-Weiss, a past President of the New York Women’s Bar Association and a former Chair of the New York City Bar Association, is a leader in the New York bar. She was recently honored for her professional achievements by Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations with the Judge William B. Groat Award.
Helping Clients Solve Their Employment Law Problems
Berke-Weiss & Pechman LLP brings over 50 years of collective legal experience to each engagement. Our firm is dedicated to advising clients on solving their employment law problems. We use our skill and experience to provide the counseling, negotiation and litigation skills needed to help our clients meet their goals.
Laurie Berke-Weiss and Louis Pechman have been selected for inclusion in the 2010 edition of New York Super Lawyers®.
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On October 13, 2010, Louis Pechman will moderate the program "How to Handle a Wage and Hour Case" at New York County Lawyers' Association.
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The New York Law Journal published “Trade Secrets and the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act,” an article by Laurie Berke-Weiss, on June 15, 2010. Click here to read the article.
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Laurie Berke-Weiss was awarded the prestigious Judge William Groat Award from Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations on April 20, 2010.
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Laurie Berke-Weiss and Louis Pechman were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2011 (Copyright 2010 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.).
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