Pinny Goldberg is a senior counsel in the Labor & Employment Law Department and a member of the Whistleblowing & Retaliation and Wage & Hour Practice Groups.
Pinny represents employers in a broad array of matters before federal and state courts, FINRA and other arbitration panels, and administrative agencies, including the EEOC and its state equivalents, and in pre-litigation negotiations. Matters he works on include discrimination and harassment, whistleblowing and retaliation, wage and hour, covenants not to compete, and tort and contract claims.
As an experienced trial lawyer, Pinny has successfully litigated numerous cases from complaint through jury verdict or arbitral award. Notably, Pinny served as trial counsel to King & Spalding LLP in a widely publicized wrongful termination lawsuit brought by a former associate in which the jury returned a complete defense verdict on the seventh day of trial.
In addition to handling litigation and dispute resolution, Pinny regularly advises clients on a wide variety of employment issues, including drafting, reviewing and revising handbooks and workplace policies. He also addresses questions and concerns related to hiring, wage and hour issues, employee leave, performance problems, terminations of employment, and separation agreements and releases.
Pinny represents employers across a broad range of industries, including financial services, insurance, law firms, media and entertainment, professional sports, and higher education.
In addition to his active practice, Pinny serves as an editor for the Proskauer Whistleblower Defense Blog and Proskauer on Trade Secrets Blog. He is also a regular author of “Expert Analysis” articles for Law360.
While in law school, Pinny served as an editor for the Cardozo Law Review.
Associate Editor, Cardozo Law Review Dean's Merit Scholarship Intensive Trial Advocacy Program (ITAP)
American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section
New York Super Lawyers "Rising Stars" 2018-2020
Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch 2021-2025
Edited by Lloyd B. Chinn and Steven J. Pearlman