Human Resource Executive Magazine Names Four Kramer Levin Partners to 2013 List of Most Powerful Employment Attorneys

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP announced today that Kevin B. Leblang, Theodore (Ted) Ruthizer, Mark D. Koestler and Matthew S. Dunn, all partners in the firm’s Business Immigration Group and Employment Law Department, have once again been ranked in Human Resource Executive magazine’s annual list of the Most Powerful Employment Attorneys for 2013. The listings appeared in the magazine’s June 12 issue and mark the fifth consecutive year that Kevin Leblang and Ted Ruthizer were ranked and the third consecutive year Mark Koestler and Matthew Dunn were ranked.

Kevin Leblang is named in the list’s 100 most powerful employment lawyers. He serves as chair of the firm’s Employment Law Department and provides counsel to employers on matters ranging from the adoption and application of employee relations policies to the evaluation and minimization of litigation risks of employment decisions. He also represents management clients in litigations before federal and state courts, administrative agencies and arbitrators.

Ted Ruthizer, ranked in the list’s top 20 immigration lawyers, is co-chair of the firm’s Business Immigration Group. He is a past president and general counsel of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). He is a Lecturer in Law at Columbia Law School, where he teaches an advanced seminar in immigration law and policy.

Mark Koestler, ranked in the list’s top 20 immigration lawyers, is co-chair of the firm’s Business Immigration Group. He primarily represents clients in the fields of advertising, entertainment, banking, hedge funds, and communications. He has served in various leadership roles including as a past chair of AILA NY and as a member of AILA national’s governing board of directors.

Matthew Dunn, listed as one of the top immigration lawyers, is a partner in the firm’s Business Immigration Group, where he represents a diverse group of clients, especially in the areas of banking, healthcare, hospitality, and advertising. He is co-chair of the New York State Bar Association’s Immigration and Nationality Law Committee. He is a past chair of AILA NY and was also a member of the AILA national’s governing board of directors.