Recognition

Recognized by the Community, Our Peers, and Major Organizations

The attorneys at Outten & Golden LLP are well known and highly regarded for successfully representing employees in workplace issues and disputes. We are equally proud of our participation in public interest initiatives, pro bono activities, and professional and community organizations. Our efforts in the courtroom, at the negotiation table, and in the world in which we live and practice, have resulted in widespread recognition and awards.

Leaders in the Legal Profession

Outten & Golden lawyers have held prominent positions in local, state, national, and international professional groups focused on employment law. We have served as chairpersons, board and council members, fellows, commissioners, and in other leadership roles within organizations such as:

  • American Bar Association (ABA)

  • ABA Labor & Employment Law Section (ABA LEL)

  • ABA LEL International Committee

  • ABA Commission on Women in the Profession

  • National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA)

  • NELA / New York

  • California Employment Lawyers Association

  • College of Labor & Employment Lawyers

  • New York State Bar Association (NYSBA)

  • NYSBA Labor and Employment Law Section

  • New York City Bar Association

  • New York County Lawyers Association

  • Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association

  • Consumer Attorneys of California 

  • San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association

  • International Bar Association

  • National LGBT Bar Association

  • Women's Bar Association
     

Charitable, Non-Profit & Community Involvement

Outten & Golden attorneys are committed to giving back to our communities. Through active service and stewardship, we help make a difference in the lives of workers and their families, the oppressed, and the underserved. We are proud to lead and support many worthy organizations, including:

  • A Better Balance (ABB)

  • Adhikaar

  • Brandworkers

  • Centro Legal de La Raza

  • Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR)

  • Damayan Migrant Workers Association

  • Domestic Workers United (DWU)

  • Fortune

  • Human Rights Watch

  • Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

  • LeGal, the LGBT Bar Association of New York

  • Make the Road New York

  • New Immigrant Community Empowerment (NICE)

  • New York Communities for Change (NYCC)

  • New York State Youth Leadership Council (NYSYLC)

  • The Public Justice Center

  • Queers for Economic Justice

  • TakeRoot Justice

  • Workplace Fairness

  • Youth Represent

For a full list of the firm’s contributions, please visit our contributions page.

Peer Recognition, Honors & Awards

Because of the results and outcomes we obtain for our clients, our dedication to the profession generally and employment law in particular, and our civic and charitable commitment, Outten & Golden lawyers have been honored with various accolades and awards from many organizations, including:

  • Avvo

  • Best Lawyers

  • Center for Women in Law

  • Chambers and Partners USA

  • Martindale-Hubbell

  • Law360

  • Lawdragon

  • Leading Lawyers

  • Legal 500

  • New York Law Journal

  • New York Magazine’s Best Lawyers

  • San Francisco Magazine Top Women Attorneys

  • Super Lawyers

To learn more about Outten & Golden’s lawyers and their accomplishments, please read our attorney biographies.

 (*Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.)

Please see current recognition press releases below:

Outten & Golden Obtains Consent Decree and Monetary Relief in Wage Theft Case Against Work-Based "Recovery" Program

Class-Action Settlement Reached to Resolve University Pay Equity Allegations

American Bar Association Elects Amy Shulman to the Labor and Employment Law Section Council

Bloomberg Law Names Menaka Fernando to the Inaugural Edition of "They've Got Next: The 40 Under 40"

Chambers USA Names Outten & Golden LLP Among Premier Law Firms in Plaintiffs Employment Practice Category and New Executive Compensation Category

Outten & Golden LLP and its Attorneys Named Among the Highest Ranks in the 2021 Editions of Best Lawyers and Best Law Firms

Wendi S. Lazar of Outten & Golden LLP to Receive the Prestigious 2020 Margaret Brent Award from the American Bar Association

Outten & Golden LLP Is Again the Sole Employee-Side Firm Among Law360 "Employment Practice Group of the Year" Winners

Outten & Golden LLP and Its Attorneys Among Best Lawyers and Best Law Firms for 2020

Lawdragon Recognizes 19 Outten & Golden Attorneys on Its 500 Leading Lawyer Guides for 2020

Outten & Golden LLP Named a Legal 500 Top-Tier Plaintiff Labor and Employment Firm for 2020

Twenty-three Outten & Golden Attorneys Selected for the 2020 Edition of Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

Seventeen Women Attorneys at Outten & Golden LLP Named to the 2019 Class of Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

Twenty-Eight Outten & Golden Attorneys Named to the 2019 Lists of Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

Law360 Again Names Outten & Golden LLP an "Employment Practice Group of the Year" for 2019

The Legal 500 Recommends Outten & Golden LLP as a Top-Tier Plaintiff Labor and Employment Firm for 2019

Lawdragon Names 18 Outten & Golden Lawyers to Its 2019 List of Leading Plaintiff Employment Lawyers

Outten & Golden Washington DC is Recognized with 5 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars for 2019

Seven Lawyers from Outten & Golden LLP Named to Lawdragon's 500 Leading Lawyers in America

Outten & Golden LLP Honored as the Only Employee-Side Law Firm Three Years in a Row in Law360 "Employment Practice Group of the Year" Category

Law360 Names Outten & Golden LLP "Employment Practice Group of the Year"

Outten & Golden LLP Celebrates 20 Years of Representing Employees Across a Wide Range of Employment Law Matters

Employment Law Firm, Outten & Golden LLP Recognized as Tier 1 Nationally in Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms" for 2019

Outten & Golden is Recognized with 28 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars for 2018

Outten & Golden Honored in Prestigious Guide to Plaintiff Employment Lawyers

Outten & Golden LLP Partner Jahan Sagafi Again Recognized as One of the Top 75 Labor & Employment Lawyers in California of the Year

Employment Law Firm, Outten & Golden LLP Recognized as Tier 1 Nationally in Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms" for 2018

Law360 Names Two Outten & Golden "Practice Groups of the Year" for 2017

Employment Law Firm Outten & Golden is Recognized with 28 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Honorees Selected for 2017

The Best Law Firms For Female Attorneys

Employment Law Firm, Outten & Golden LLP Recognized as Tier 1 Nationally in Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms" for 2017

Law360 Names Outten & Golden LLP Class Action Practice Group of the Year for Employment Law in 2016

Outten & Golden LLP: Wendi S. Lazar Honored Among NYLJ's 'Top Women in the Law'

Outten & Golden Employment Law Firm Recognized With 23 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Honorees Selected for 2016

Outten & Golden Partners Recognized as Leading Lawyers on Lawdragon 500 List

Employment Law Firm Outten & Golden LLP Recognized as Tier 1 Nationally in Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms" for 2016