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Stephen Sheinfeld

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New York

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Stephen is the head of the firm’s labor and employment relations practice group in New York. He focuses his practice in all areas of labor and employment law and has been recognized in the Guide to the World’s Leading Labor & Employment Lawyers. 

 

Stephen’s practice includes all areas of labor and employment law, including single-plaintiff and multi-party employment discrimination litigation in federal and state courts and before administrative agencies, NLRB practice, collective bargaining and arbitration, and the formulation of workplace policies and programs. He also has extensive experience in prosecuting and defending actions involving the enforcement of restrictive covenants and the protection of trade secrets in arbitration and before the courts.

Stephen’s representative clients include PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Brookfield, Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., Lend Lease, and Coty Inc.

Stephen is recognized in the Guide to the World’s Leading Labor & Employment Lawyers, Who’s Who Legal: Management Labor and Employment Lawyers, The Legal 500, Super Lawyers for Metro New York, and The Best Lawyers in America® .

Stephen is a member of the American Bar Association, New York State Bar Association, Association of the Bar of the City of New York, District of Columbia Bar Association, and New York County Lawyers’ Association. He is the founding editor-in-chief of the Employment Law Strategist and a PLI faculty member.

Capabilities

Labor & Employment
Trade Secrets, Non Competes & Restrictive Covenants
Financial Services
Media & Entertainment
Medical Devices
Technology, Media & Telecommunications

Credentials

Education

Stephen received a J.D., cum laude, from Buffalo Law School in 1983, where he was an editor of the Buffalo Law Review, and a B.S. in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University in 1980.

    Admissions
    • District of Columbia
    • New York

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    Stephen presented a paper on the topic of “Restrictive Covenants and Employee Raiding: Recent Developments” as a panel member at the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. He is the co-author of “Protecting Employer Secrets and the Doctrine of Inevitable Disclosure,” 650 Practicing Law Institute (PLI), Litigation and Administrative Practice Series, 411, and he presented as part of the PLI International Briefing Series: U.S. Employment Law for Non-U.S. Attorneys.

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    Winston Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025

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    Capabilities

    Labor & Employment
    Trade Secrets, Non Competes & Restrictive Covenants
    Financial Services
    Media & Entertainment
    Medical Devices
    Technology, Media & Telecommunications
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