Allison Van Kampen

Partner

My Legal Practice

I work primarily with people who have mental health issues or disabilities, pregnant women and young mothers, people of color, and women who have experienced sexual harassment and assault at work.

Typically, my clients are highly accomplished individuals who have worked in leadership positions across tech, finance, startups, luxury goods, retail, marketing, media, and healthcare. What connects them is they often experience gaslighting, harassment, retaliation and other injustices at work, simply because of who they are.

Despite not living in my client’s shoes, I do everything in my power to walk in them while we work together. I learn the good, the bad, and the ugly from my clients. That way I can effectively tell their story and advocate for justice.

My clients are informed and driving our work every step of the way, but I’m also prepared to take the wheel when the situation calls for it.

Notable Cases

Negotiated a sizeable exit package for a tech executive who was sexually assaulted at a work event and was retaliated against for reporting it.
Negotiated an exit package for a Black finance executive who suffered from racial harassment at work.
Negotiated a large settlement against the doctor of a prominent hospital, after they were alleged to have sexually assaulted patients.

Credentials

B.A., University of Colorado at Boulder
J.D., University of Illinois College of Law
Admitted to practice law in New York, New Jersey, and North Carolina
Admitted to the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; and the District of New Jersey
Served as a judicial extern for Hon. Thomas Scully in the Superior Court of New Jersey
Clerked for Hon. Linda Grasso Jones in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Monmouth Vicinage
Member of the American Bar Association

My Story

I come from a family of mental health advocates who deeply care about social causes. My father was a social worker who helped kidney dialysis patients, and my mother, who had a second career as a lawyer, was the first woman at her law firm to demand a flexible working schedule for mothers.

I began my career in family law. Looking back, it was the perfect starting point because family and work are intertwined, and the two areas often come in conflict. I then began helping employees, working under the wing of a woman known as the “lioness” of employment law. I’m proud to continue in her legacy. No matter what problem I’m trying to solve, I’m always all in, working to defend some of the most vulnerable people in corporate America.

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