David Wechsler

Employment

David B. Wechsler leads the firm’s employment practice. He represents founders, CEOs, CFOs, board members, and other senior executives, from public companies to start-ups. He has also represented many general counsel and HR executives who have sat across the negotiating table from him only to seek his assistance when they needed an experienced employment lawyer. Mr. Wechsler regularly represents clients in the financial sector (including banking, private equity, at hedge funds and in asset management) as well as a variety of other industries. Each year he negotiates employment, partnership, carry, equity, transition, retirement and separation agreements worth at least $100 million and has secured more than 100 arbitration awards and judgments. Mr. Wechsler’s relationships with partners at some of the nation’s most prestigious law firms and many in-house counsel, HR executives, arbitrators, mediators, and regulators, often lead to practical resolutions without resorting to sustained and expensive litigation. He has also defended employees in internal company and FINRA investigations. Chambers USA ranks Mr. Wechsler in Band One for Labor and Employment in New York. He has been quoted in leading national publications, including The Wall Street Journal, appeared on CNN, and participated as a noted speaker in industry panels.