Employment Law Firm Outten & Golden Announces Promotion of Five Lawyers in New York City and Washington, DC Offices

PRNEWSWIRE OUTTEN & GOLDEN LLP
January 27, 2021

Employment law firm  Outten & Golden LLP  announced today the promotion of  Cassandra W. Lenning,  Christopher M. McNerney,  Amy F. Shulman,  Daniel S. Stromberg, and Chauniqua D. Young  to partnership effective  January 1, 2021.

Cassandra W. Lenning  is part of the Firm’s individual practice group  where she represents employees and executives in litigation, arbitration, and negotiation matters. Her practice focuses on claims of discrimination, retaliation, equal pay, and breach of contract, as well as representing individuals sued by their employers for alleged violations of restrictive covenants.  She also provides advice and counsel  to clients with respect to non-compete, separation, bonus and compensation, and severance agreements.  

Before joining Outten & Golden LLP, Ms. Lenning practiced at a boutique civil rights and employment law firm in D.C., and prior to that, she litigated complex human rights cases at a D.C.-based non-profit organization. She served as a fellow at the American Civil Liberties Union of  Washington State, and the Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs, where she worked on employment discrimination and wage and hour matters.

Ms. Lenning received her undergraduate degree, cum laude, from University of Washington  in 2008, and her J.D. from  Duke University  School of Law  in 2011. Ms. Lenning is admitted to practice law only in  Virginia, the  District of Columbia, and  Washington State. She is admitted to the following federal courts: The Supreme Court of  the United States; the United States District Courts for the District of  Colorado, the  District of Columbia, the District of  Maryland, and the Western District of  Washington; and  the United States  Court of Federal Claims.

Christopher  M. McNerney  is a member of the firm’s Class Action, Discrimination and Retaliation, and Sex Discrimination and Sexual Harassment Practice Groups.

Before joining the firm, Mr. McNerney clerked for the Honorable Sarah Netburn in the Southern District of  New York.

Mr. McNerney earned his B.A., cum laude, from  Macalester College  in 2005, and his J.D., cum laude, from  New York University School of Law  in 2012.  Mr. McNerney is admitted to practice law only in  New York. He is admitted to the following federal courts: The United States District Courts for the Southern District of  New York, the Eastern District of  New York, the Western District of  New York; and the Eastern District of  Michigan; and  the United States  Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, the Third Circuit and the Ninth Circuit.

Amy F. Shulman  is a member of the firm’s Individual Practice Area and the Executive and Professionals Practice Group, where she negotiates employment-related contracts, counsels employees involved in workplace disputes, and litigates employment law claims.  

Before joining Outten & Golden LLP, Ms. Shulman was a Partner at a  New York City  labor and employment law firm, where she represented individual employees in the full range of employment disputes, disability rights organizations in public accommodation cases, and labor unions in contractual and disciplinary grievances and arbitrations. Before entering private practice, Ms. Shulman served as a Clerk for the Honorable Aida Delgado-Colon (then-United States  Magistrate Judge, now United States District Judge) in  the United States  District Court for the District of  Puerto Rico. In addition, Ms. Shulman served as an Attorney-Advisor at the United States Department of Transportation.

Ms. Shulman received her B.A. from Cornell University  in 1993  and her J.D., cum laude, from the  Washington  College of Law of American University  in 1996. Ms. Shulman is admitted to practice law only in  New York, the  District of Columbia, and  Massachusetts. She  is admitted to the following federal courts: The United States District Courts for the Southern District of  New York, the Eastern District of  New York; and the District of  Puerto Rico; and  the United States  Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and the Second Circuit.

Daniel S. Stromberg  is head of O&G’s eDiscovery Practice Area, where he advises clients and case teams on discovery strategies, best practices, protocols and technologies, and oversees discovery collections, managed review, and productions.  Mr. Stromberg frequently speaks on eDiscovery issues from a plaintiff’s perspective, and teaches electronic discovery at the  University of Virginia.

Before joining Outten & Golden LLP, Mr. Stromberg worked as Director of Discovery Technology at a boutique discovery firm, and as a Senior E-Discovery Consultant with a leading eDiscovery technology provider.

Mr. Stromberg received  his B.A. from the  University of Rochester  in 2004, and his J.D. from The  George Washington University  Law School in 2007.  Mr. Stromberg is admitted to practice law only in  Virginia  and the  District of Columbia.

Chauniqua D. Young  is a member of the firm’s Class Action Practice Group. Ms. Young has been associated with Outten & Golden from  September 2014  to  July 2017  and since  November 2018. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Young was a Bertha Justice Fellow at the Center for Constitutional Rights where she litigated civil rights cases.   From  August 2017  to  October 2018, Ms. Young clerked for the Honorable Barbara Moses of  the United States  District Court for the Southern District of  New York.

Ms. Young received her B.A. from  Sarah Lawrence College, and her J.D. and Certificate in Dispute Resolution from  Benjamin N. Cardozo School  of Law in 2012.  Ms. Young is admitted to practice law only in New York.   She is admitted to the following federal courts: The United States District Courts for the Southern District of  New York  and the Eastern District of  New York; and  the United States  Court of Appeals for the First, Second, and Ninth Circuits.

“We are delighted to promote these five talented attorneys to senior positions at the firm,” said  Adam T. Klein, managing partner.

Outten & Golden LLP focuses on advising and representing individuals in employment, partnership, and related workplace matters both domestically and internationally. The firm counsels individuals on employment and severance agreements; handles complex compensation and benefits issues (including bonuses, equity agreements, and partnership interests); and advises professionals (including doctors and lawyers) on contractual issues. It also represents employees with a wide variety of claims, including discrimination and harassment based on sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, race, disability, national origin, religion, and age, as well as retaliation, whistleblower, and contract claims. The firm handles class actions involving a wide range of employment issues, including economic exploitation, gender- and race-based discrimination, wage-and-hour violations, violations of the WARN Act, and other systemic workers’ rights issues.

Outten & Golden has nine practice groups: Executives & Professionals, Financial Services, Sex Discrimination & Sexual Harassment, Family Responsibilities & Disabilities Discrimination, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Workplace Rights, Discrimination & Retaliation, Whistleblower Retaliation, Class & Collective Actions, and WARN Act.

Outten & Golden has offices in  New York,  San Francisco, and  Washington, DC.

For media inquiries, contact Managing Partner Adam T. Klein  at (212) 245-1000,  @email.

www.outtengolden.com

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