My Publications, Speeches and Presentations


 

I have written and spoken on discrimination and harassment issues throughout my career.

Below is a chronological list of my presentations and writings.

 Panelist, “Everything You Didn’t Know re: Arbitration and Mediation!,” New York American Inn of Court, April 2023.

Panelist, “The Supreme Court Finds Religion,” New York American Inn of Court, April 2022.

Panelist, “Aging in America: Employment Discrimination and How to Fight It,” New York City Bar Association, April 2019.

Panelist, “Age Discrimination 101,” New York County Lawyers Association, November 2018.

Program co-chair, “Oops! Implicit Bias, Racial Anxiety, and Stereotype Threat,” New York American Inn of Court, September 2018

Presentation on “Sexual Harassment in the Aftermath of #MeToo,” New York City Chapter, Association of Legal Administrators, July 2018.

“Bar NDAs? Not So Fast Please!,” co-author with Shira Scheindlin, New York Law Journal, April 3, 2018

Panelist, “Impactful Attorneys,” Yale University, April 2018

Panelist, “Challenges in the World of #MeToo: Reacting Quickly and Responsibly,” Stroock Government Leadership Forum, March 2018

Panelist, “#MeToo and Harassment in the Workplace: A Roundtable Discussion,” Asian American Bar Association of New York and South Asian Bar Association, March 2018

Panelist, “Non-compete Agreements in Employment Contracts,” 2017 Judicial Summer Seminars for judges of the Commercial Division courts throughout New York State.

Program chair, “Students of America Unite (Quickly); Unionization on Campus in the Age of Trump,” New York American Inn of Court, April 2017.

Panelist, “Sexual Harassment in the Legal Profession,” New York County Lawyers Association, June 2016.

Program co-chair, “Sexual Misconduct on Campus,” New York American Inn of Court, April 2016.

Panelist, “Confidentiality and Noncompete Provisions in Employment Agreements:  Current State of the Law in New York, and Future State and National Trends,” New York County Lawyers Association, November 2015.

Presentation and outline on “Minimizing the Risks of Lawsuits When Terminating Employees,” class on “Competitive Strategy and the Internal Organization of the Firm” at the Yale School of Management, February 2014

Co-author of chapter on Employment, Consulting, and Severance Agreements, Commercial Contracts, Strategies for Drafting and Negotiating, (Rossman & Moskin eds., 2d ed. Wolters Kluwer 2013), with annual updates.

Presentation and outline offering “Some Guidance When It’s Time for a Change” at the October 2011 conference of the Senior Lawyers’ Section of the New York State Bar Association.

Presentation on “Mastering the Complex Art of Negotiating for Women” and handout entitled “Key Provisions in Private Practice or Institutional Contracts,” Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, November 2010.

Materials for presentation on "How to Handle an Employment Discrimination Case From Initial Client Contact Through Filing of the Complaint," New York County Lawyers= Association CLE Program, July 2007 (presentation given by a substitute due to illness in my family).

Program Chair, "Fifty Ways to Leave your Law Firm," a musical CLE presentation to the New York American Inn of Court, May 2007.

Program Chair, "Glass Ceiling," a musical CLE presentation to the New York American Inn of Court, March 2005.

Presentation on New York law concerning non-compete claims, March 2004 Employment Litigation Seminar, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association.

Presentation and outline, “Negotiating Non-Compete Claims,” July 2003 conference of the National Employment Lawyers' Association, Vail, CO.

Presentation on Workplace Defamation for a PLI course on “Handling Wrongful Termination Claims,” March 2001.

Presentations and outlines on Sexual Harassment for PLI courses on “How to Handle Your First Employment Discrimination Case,” 1998, 1999, and 2000.

Presentation and outline on “Current Ethical Issues Concerning Fee Arrangements in Employment Cases, including the Resolution of Cases and the Interplay between Attorneys Fee Awards and Contingent Fees,” May 2000 conference of the New York Chapter of the National Employment Lawyers' Association. 

"Confidential Reporting May be Risky," New York Law Journal, November 16, 1998.

"Responding to Recent Supreme Court Decisions on Sexual Harassment: Suggestions for Reducing Your Potential Liability for Sexual Harassment by Faculty and Supervisors," preparation of course materials and presentation on a nationally-broadcast teleconference entitled "How to Address Claims of Sexual Harassment: What the Law Demands," sponsored by the University of Vermont, September 1998.

Presentation on sexual harassment at a meeting of the Employment and Labor Law Committee of the Brooklyn Bar Association, March 1998.

"Minimizing the Risks of Lawsuits when Terminating Employees," presentation and outline for a Continuing Legal Education program on "Counseling Employees on Workplace Law," New York County Lawyers Association, April 1996.

Panelist on public access television program, "I Lost My Job," one of thirteen Legal Forum programs produced by the New York County Lawyers' Association and aired over the Time Warner cable network in 1996.     

Discussant at a forum at the New York County Lawyers' Association entitled "Sex and Power: Regulating Relationships; New Codes of Sexual Conduct for Lawyers/Clients and Professors/Students," April 1994.

 "Legal and Practical Approaches to Targeted Hiring" and "The Impact of the Americans with Disabilities Act," outlines and presentations at a conference on Legal Issues in Higher Education sponsored by the University of Vermont, October 1991.

 Updates on recent legislation, cases, and agency action:  1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988 and 1989 Annual Conferences of the National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA).

 "The Affirmative Action Plan -- Using Goals and Quotas," NACUA conference on Employment Law and Ethics in Higher Education, September 1989, St. Louis, MO.

 "The Legal Framework Governing Voluntary Race- or Sex-conscious Preferences in Education and Employment after Stotts," outline and presentation,1986 NACUA/American Council on Education/Stetson University School of Law National Conference on Law and Higher Education. 

Presentations on sexual harassment and on AIDS, 1986 NACUA/American Council on Education/Stetson University School of Law National Conference on Law and Higher Education. 

"Overview of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as Amended," 1985 NACUA Annual Conference.

"Stotts and the Future of Affirmative Action," 1985 NACUA Annual Conference.

"Dealing with the Feds: Discrimination Investigations and Compliance Reviews," 1984 NACUA Annual Conference.

"Federal Laws and Regulations Affecting the Rights of the Handicapped," Continuing Education Conferences for the National Health Service Corps., Region II, 1982 and 1983.