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Chris Katsimagles

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Chris Katsimagles

Chris defends employers across multiple industries in labor and employment litigation, including discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage-and-hour, restrictive covenant, and breach of contract disputes.

Chris Katsimagles additionally counsels employers on various aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including personnel policies and practices, employee discipline and terminations, leave management and accommodations, and wage-and-hour compliance. He also has extensive experience leading internal investigations for employers related to workplace harassment and discrimination allegations. Before entering private practice, Chris worked as assistant corporation counsel for the New York City Law Department. In this role, he defended the city and its law enforcement personnel in federal civil rights claims, investigated employment discrimination and retaliation claims for city agencies, and defended the city in related litigation, serving as first chair for over two dozen administrative trials.

Areas of focus

Education & Credentials

Education

  • Quinnipiac University School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, Publication Editor, Quinnipiac Law Review, 2012
  • University of Rhode Island, B.A., Political Science, cum laude, 2009

Bar and Court Admissions

  • New York
  • New Jersey
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Related Employment

  • Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, New York, NY, Associate
  • Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Florham Park, NJ, Associate
  • New York City Law Department, New York, NY, Assistant Corporation Counsel

Professional Recognition

  • Recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for Litigation - Labor and Employment, 2024

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