Firm PROFILE
Phillips & Associates
USA 2026
Rankings
Leading firm in USA 2026
Ranked Department
Ranked Department
Top figures
38
Lawyers
10
Partners
50
Company Size
Content provided by Phillips & Associates
Overview
Provided by Phillips & Associates
Phillips & Associates is a plaintiff-side employment firm representing employees only since 2011, focused on workplace power dynamics. It litigates discrimination across every protected category, plus sexual harassment, sexual assault, retaliation, whistleblower, wrongful termination, and workplace relationship harassment. It has recovered over $360 million, litigated nearly 2,000 cases, and holds binding Second Circuit precedent in Vasquez v. Empress Ambulance Service..
Industry sectors (15)
- Financial Services and Investment Banking
- Restaurant & Hospitality
- Healthcare and Hospitals
- Technology and Startups
- Bars, and Nightlife
- Retail and Consumer Services
- Media, Advertising, and Entertainment
- Real Estate and Property Management
- Construction and Skilled Trades
- Transportation and Logistics
- Security and Building Services
- Insurance and Professional Services
- Private Households / High-Net-Worth Individuals
- Music & Movie industry
- Broadway & Stage
Capabilities (15)
- Sexual Harassment
- Workplace Relationship Harassment
- Workplace Retaliation
- Hostile Work Environment
- Employment Discrimination
- Pregnancy Discrimination
- Whistleblower Retaliation
- Coercive Workplace Relationships
- Retaliation After a Workplace Relationship Ends
- Workplace Power Dynamics
- Supervisor Sexual Advances / Unwanted Workplace Advances
- Workplace Accommodations
- Internal Complaints and HR Investigations
- EEOC Representation & Mediation
- Parental Leave and Paternity Leave Discrimination & Retaliation
Clients (15)
- Executives, senior professionals, and high earners in career-impacting employment disputes
- Executive assistants, personal assistants, chiefs of staff, and administrative professionals working for executives, founders, public figures, celebrities, and high-net-worth individuals
- Employees and survivors in sexual harassment, sexual assault, coercion, and abuse-of-authority matters involving powerful people
- Employees who had workplace relationships with supervisors, managers, executives, founders, business owners, or other people in authority and were retaliated against after the relationship ended
- Employees who rejected sexual advances from supervisors, executives, founders, business owners, physicians, law firm partners, celebrities, public figures, or other powerful individuals
- Employees retaliated against after reporting sexual harassment, discrimination, assault, coercion, or misconduct by someone with authority
- Actors, performers, entertainment-industry professionals, media professionals, and creative professionals in harassment, retaliation, discrimination, and abuse-of-power matters
- Private household employees, personal staff, nannies, manny employees, drivers, assistants, and household workers employed by high-net-worth individuals, executives, celebrities, public figures, or private families
- Law firm employees, junior attorneys, paralegals, legal staff, and professional-services employees subjected to harassment, discrimination, retaliation, or abuse of authority by partners or firm leadership
- Healthcare workers, nurses, administrative staff, medical professionals, and employees in matters involving physicians, healthcare executives, hospitals, medical practices, or healthcare systems
- Pregnant employees, new parents, fathers, caregivers, and employees retaliated against after requesting parental leave, paternity leave, pregnancy accommodations, or family leave
- Employees with disabilities, medical conditions, pregnancy-related conditions, injuries, or mental health conditions who were denied accommodations, forced out, disciplined, or retaliated against
- Whistleblowers and employees who reported unlawful conduct, fraud, safety concerns, financial misconduct, healthcare misconduct, discrimination, harassment, or retaliation
- Employees whose HR complaints were ignored, minimized, mishandled, or used against them after they reported discrimination, harassment, retaliation, assault, or workplace misconduct
- Employees and survivors in confidential high-profile matters involving public figures, celebrities, executives, founders, billionaires, high-net-worth individuals, private households, media attention, nondisclosure agreements, or reputational risk
Key people
Provided by Phillips & Associates
William K. Phillips
Founder, Phillips & Associates, National Plaintiff's Summit & Not In The Newsletter Podcast
Bryan Arce
Managing Partner
Brittany Stevens
Partner and Co-Chair National Plaintiffs Summit
Greg Kirshenbaum
Partner
Michelle Ciaola
Partner
Greg Calliste
Partner
Dorina Cela
Partner
Jesse Weinstein
Partner
Joshua Friedman
Partner
Alfredo Pelicci
Partner
Media
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Work & experience
Provided by Phillips & Associates
The firm’s court record gives it leverage to resolve cases favorably, often confidentially and before filing. It has litigated against more than 550 defense firms, including the largest, and pairs trauma-informed work with the valuation lens of founder William K. Phillips, a former investment banker. Its attorneys represent clients alleging sexual assault by Sean Combs, Harvey Weinstein, and Kanye West, won a $1.8 million Pardovani verdict, and founded the National Plaintiffs’ Summit.
Notable work
Provided by Phillips & Associates
Workplace Relationship Harassment
2025Completed $5.0M New York
Represented employee in coercive workplace relationship with law firm partner involving power imbalance.
Whistleblower Retaliation
2025Completed $2.0M New York
Represented employee terminated after reporting fraud and unsafe working conditions; retaliation alleged.
Retaliation after Rejecting Sexual advances
2025CompletedNew York
Represented executive assistant retaliated against after rejecting CEO advances, including adverse work changes.
Ranked Offices at Phillips & Associates
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Ranked Departments at Phillips & Associates (1)
Top figures
38
Lawyers
10
Partners
50
Company Size
Content provided by Phillips & Associates
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