Philip M Berkowitz

Lawyer information

Practice Areas

Corporate Compliance and Ethics; Discrimination and Harassment; Executive Compensation; Financial Services; International Employment Law; Investigations; Unfair Competition and Trade Secrets

Career

Philip M. Berkowitz is the U.S. practice co-chair of Littler's International Employment Law Practice Group and co-chair of the Financial Services Industry Group. He advises multinational and domestic companies in a range of industries on employment-related matters. Berkowitz has experience advising multinational companies regarding U.S. and overseas employment and executive compensation practices. He represents employers in individual and class action lawsuits and arbitrations, and he appears in U.S. federal and state courts and before administrative agencies and international arbitration tribunals.

Berkowitz handles all regulatory facets of employment law, including compliance with equal employment; employee benefits; executive compensation; employment agreements; restrictive covenants; and trade secrets. His clients include companies in financial services; oil and gas; pharmaceuticals and chemicals; publishing; and fundraising.

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association, Employment Law Committee, International Law Section, Vice Chair, International Employment Law Committee, International Law Section, Vice Chair; International Bar Association, Diversity and Equality Law Committee, Vice Chair;

New York State Bar Association, International Law Practice Section, Former Chair

Personal

J.D., Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College; B.A., State University of New York at New Paltz