Kevin B. Leblang heads our Employment Law department and concentrates exclusively on representing management on employment law litigation and advisory matters.

Mr. Leblang counsels 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. Mr. Leblang has extensive experience litigating claims alleging all forms of discrimination, breach of contract and the myriad of tort claims (e.g. defamation, wrongful discharge, negligent hiring or supervision, etc.) arising out of the employment relationship. He also has extensive experience advising and litigating in the rapidly growing field of employee non-competition law.

Mr. Leblang publishes frequently on employment law topics, including regular Employment Law Updates and these articles: "Time For Employers To Review Their Severance Agreements: The EEOC's Recently-Issued Guidance Regarding Releases," The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, February 2010; "Enforcing Property Rights In Confidential And Proprietary Information - Recent Success Stories," The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, May 2009; "The Supreme Court Reverses A 'Freakish Rule' - Title VII Protects Employee Interviewed During Internal Investigation," The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, May 2009; “Restrictive Covenants Case Law Updates,” The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, January 2009; “Defending ADEA Disparate Impact Claims Just Got Tougher,” The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, November 2008; “Interracial Marriage Supports Title VII Association Claim,” The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, November 2008; “Supreme Court Offers Guidance Regarding Numerous Employment Issues,” The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, June 2008; “Steps to Prevent and Address Hostile Work Environment Claims,” The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, November 2007; “Waiver of Reemployment Ruled Not Retaliation,” The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, November 2007; Employment Law Update (with Robert N. Holtzman), Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, 2005-2008; “Alive and Well: New York’s Employee Choice Doctrine,” The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, May 2007; “Last Chance Agreements - Protecting Employers While Giving Employees a Second Chance,” The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, May 2007; “Distinctive Voice Characteristics Sufficient to Support Race Claims,” The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, January 2007; “Disparate Income Becomes Harder To Prove,” The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, January 2007; “Recent Decisions Regarding the Whistleblower Provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act,” The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, September 2006; “Protecting Employers Against Bloggers,” Forbes.com, February 15, 2006; “Playing Favorites In theWorkplace,” The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, November 2005; “Conducting Internal Investigations of Discrimination and Harassment, Parts 1, 2 and 3,” The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, December 2004, January 2005 and February 2005; and “Summary Judgment is Alive andWell,” New York Law Journal, June 12, 2000; “OlderWorkers’ Releases Must Be Drafted Carefully,” National Law Journal, January 11, 1999; “Supreme Court Offers Primer on Title VII,” New York Law Journal, July 30, 1998; and “Creating and Enforcing Restrictive Covenants,” New York Law Journal, March 19, 1996.

Mr. Leblang is listed in Chambers USA (2007-2010), Best Lawyers in America (2007-2010) and New York Super Lawyers (2006 - present). He was selected as one of the nation's top corporate employment law attorneys for 2009 and 2010 and named to the Top 100 list for Employment law by Human Resource Executive and Lawdragon.

J.D., Fordham University School of Law, 1984
B.S., Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations, 1981

New Jersey, 1986
New York, 1985

U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York

New York State Bar Association, Member, Labor and Employment Law Section
American Bar Association, Member, Labor and Employment Law Section
New York County Lawyers Association