NEW YORK, August 25, 2022 – Proskauer, a leading international law firm, is pleased to announce that 18 lawyers from the Firm’s Labor & Employment Department were named as 2022 Lawdragon 500 “Leading U.S. Corporate Employment Lawyers.” Proskauer has one of the highest numbers of lawyers recognized of all the law firms on this year’s list.

The annual guide recognizes lawyers who “specialize in defending corporations in everything from wage and overtime claims to trade-secret disputes, while helping companies maintain global workforces throughout the pandemic.”

With top-tier litigation and labor & employment practices, Proskauer lawyers are at the cutting edge of contentious matters with extensive trial experience in virtually every major forum across the globe and winning make-or-break cases, changing laws, and establishing precedents.

The 18 lawyers named to the annual list are leaders in a range of practice areas including Collective Bargaining, Executive Compensation & Benefits, ERISA Litigation, Labor & Employment Litigation and Labor Management Relations.

The Proskauer lawyers recognized include:

• Neil H. Abramson – Labor & Employment, esp. Litigation (New York)
• Mark W. Batten – Labor & Employment, esp. Litigation (Boston)
• Joseph Baumgarten – Labor & Employment (New York)
• Elise M. Bloom – Labor & Employment, esp. Litigation (New York)
• Ira G. Bogner – Executive Compensation & Benefits (New York)
• Kate Gold – Labor & Employment, esp. Litigation (Los Angeles)
• Keisha-Ann G. Gray – Labor & Employment, esp. Litigation (New York)
• Paul M. Hamburger – Executive Compensation & Benefits (Washington, D.C.)
• Michael J. Lebowich – Labor & Employment, esp. Labor-Management Relations (New York)
• Kathleen M. McKenna – Labor & Employment, esp. Litigation (New York)
• Anthony J. Oncidi – Labor & Employment, esp. Litigation (Los Angeles)
• Bernard M. Plum – HOF - Labor & Employment (New York)
• Andrea S. Rattner – Executive Compensation & Benefits (New York)
• Myron D. Rumeld – Employee Benefits & ERISA Litigation (New York)
• Seth J. Safra – Executive Compensation & Benefits (Washington, D.C.)
• Paul Salvatore – Labor & Employment, esp. Collective Bargaining (New York)
• Neal S. Schelberg – Employee Benefits & ERISA (New York)
• Nigel F. Telman – Labor & Employment, esp. Litigation (Chicago)

Lawyers selected for inclusion in the Lawdragon 500 were selected based on journalistic research, submissions by firms and clients as well as vetting by peers.

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