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| Education: |
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NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, J.D., 1998 |
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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, B.A., CUM LAUDE, 1995 |
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| Bar Admission: |
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NEW YORK |
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| Court Admissions: |
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U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, FIRST CIRCUIT |
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U.S. DISTRICT COURT, PUERTO RICO |
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U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, SECOND CIRCUIT |
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U.S. DISTRICT COURT, NEW YORK, EASTERN DISTRICT |
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U.S. DISTRICT COURT, NEW YORK, SOUTHERN DISTRICT |
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| Bar Affiliations: |
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NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION, MEMBER |
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FEDERAL BAR COUNCIL, MEMBER |
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HISPANIC NATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION, MEMBER |
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ASSOCIATION OF THE BAR OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK |
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| Other Affiliations: |
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NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT LAW COUNCIL |
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PRACTICING ATTORNEYS FOR LAW STUDENTS ("PALS"), MEMBER OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS |
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THE AMERICAN FRIENDS OF JAMAICA |
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| Clerkship: |
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FEDERAL LAW CLERK, HONORABLE JAIME PIERAS, JR., SENIOR U.S. DISTRICT COURT, DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO, SEPTEMBER 2000 - SEPTEMBER 2002 |
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| Biography:
Keisha-Ann Gray is a senior counsel in the Labor & Employment Law Department of Proskauer Rose and co-chair of the Department's Employment Litigation & Arbitration Practice Group. She is an experienced trial lawyer with a background in both the private and public sectors. Her practice focuses on civil law with an emphasis on employment discrimination work. Keisha-Ann regularly litigates sexual harassment, age discrimination, gender discrimination, retaliation, disability discrimination, and wrongful termination claims before federal and state courts, and counsels Fortune 500 companies including, but not limited to, television/entertainment, banking/finance and consumer products on issues pertinent to employment law and complaint prevention.
Prior to joining Proskauer in 2007, Keisha-Ann served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of New York. Among her notable jury trial victories, Keisha-Ann defended the U.S. Postal Service – the largest employer in the United States – against an unlawful termination claim involving allegations of reverse-race discrimination and gender discrimination, and retaliation. She has also secured successful defense verdicts and judgments in matters involving allegations of failure to promote, age discrimination, sexual harassment, race discrimination, national origin discrimination, disability discrimination, and constitutional tort. In addition, Keisha-Ann has written and successfully argued motions before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.
Prior to having served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney, Keisha-Ann was a federal law clerk for two years to the Honorable Jaime Pieras Jr. in the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. As a result of her clerkship, Keisha-Ann observed first-hand the inner workings of the trial court and gained substantive experience by assisting the Judge in evaluating the numerous single and multiple plaintiff employment discrimination actions that were assigned to his docket.
In addition to her legal practice, Keisha-Ann is the Legal Clinic Columnist for Human Resources Executive Online Magazine. She is often also called upon to speak and lecture on trial practice and employment discrimination matters.
Keisha-Ann received her B.A., cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania in 1995, and her J.D. from New York University School of Law in 1998, where she served as a research assistant to Professor Derrick Bell and as staff editor for the Review of Law & Social Change. Keisha-Ann is admitted to practice in New York State, the District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First and Second Circuits, and the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico.
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