David S. Rich, Esq.

What Makes Attorney David S. Rich Uniquely Qualified To Represent You?

David S. Rich, Esq. is the founding member of Law Offices of David S. Rich, LLC, an Employment and Business Litigation Law Firm in New York, NY and in Englewood Cliffs, NJ.

Attorney David S. Rich is a graduate of Columbia University School of Law and University of Pennsylvania. He has more than 20 years of experience defending employers and businesses and representing executives and professionals in business and employment lawsuits and matters.

Mr. Rich litigates civil, commercial, employment and securities matters in federal and state courts in New York, NY and in New Jersey, and arbitrates such matters before FINRA and other arbitral bodies. Mr. Rich also litigates appeals.

He also represents companies and individuals in civil and commercial matters, including breach of contract actions, business torts cases, bankruptcy and adversary proceedings, civil racketeering actions, consumer fraud actions, business dissolution proceedings and other corporate litigation, franchisor-franchisee litigation, qui tam actions, proceedings to enforce money judgments, and post-divorce judgment proceedings.

Furthermore, Mr. Rich defends employers and represents professionals and executives in labor, employment, and employee benefits matters, including breach of employment contract actions, wage-and-hour lawsuits, employment discrimination cases, retaliatory discharge actions, sexual harassment cases and other unlawful workplace harassment cases, labor arbitrations, unfair labor practice proceedings, actions for breach of non-competition or non-solicitation agreements, workers’ compensation cases, audits and investigations by federal and state departments of labor, ERISA actions to recover pension or health benefits, and employee benefit funds’ actions to recover withdrawal liability payments and delinquent ERISA contributions.

Additionally, Mr. Rich drafts business contracts and employment agreements. Further, Mr. Rich helps employers create, maintain, and fairly enforce good workplace policies and procedures.

Mr. Rich represents clients in securities matters, including securities fraud cases, breach of fiduciary duty actions, and actions for breach of investment management contracts.

Before founding Law Offices of David S. Rich. LLC, Mr. Rich was a partner of a boutique litigation firm in Manhattan.

He also served as an associate of two prominent, mid-sized law firms in Manhattan and New Jersey, respectively.

Mr. Rich holds an AV (Preeminent) Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell. He has also been selected by Super Lawyers Magazine as a New York Metro Super Lawyer (Employment & Labor) for 10 consecutive years (2015-2024) and as a New Jersey Super Lawyer (Employment and Labor) for three consecutive years (2019-2021).

He has litigated many noteworthy cases, such as JLM Chems., Inc. v. Summit Resource Group, Inc., No. 08-CV-10296, 2009 WL 1108662 (S.D.N.Y. Apr. 24, 2009): Barron Partners, LP v. Lab123. Inc., No, 07-CV-11135.2009 WL 129013 (S.D.NY. Jan. 20, 2009); Barron Partners, LP v. Lab123, Inc., No. 07-CV-11135, 2008 WL 2902187 (S.D.N.Y. July 25, 2008); Pastore v. Witco Corporation Severance Plan, 196 Fed.Appx. 18, 2006 WL 2335161 (2d Cir. 2006); and Donohue v. Teamsters Local 282 Welfare, Pension, Annuity, Job Training & Vacation & Sick Leave Trust Funds, 12 F. Supp.2d 273 (E.D.N.Y. 1998).

Mr. Rich has published a substantial number of articles on employment law. He is the author of New York Business Litigation and Employment Attorneys Blog, which was selected by LexisNexis as a Top 25 Business Law Blog of 2010 and 2011, and as a Top 25 Labor and Employment Law Blog of 2011. Further, numerous media outlets have interviewed and quoted Mr. Rich on business litigation and employment law issues. In addition, Mr. Rich has presented at professional organizations on topics pertaining to employment law.

Mr. Rich may be contacted at (347) 941-0760, (201) 740-2828, or click here to contact him online.

Bar Admissions:

• New York; New Jersey; District of Columbia
• U.S. District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
• U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Education:

• Juris Doctor, Columbia University School of Law, New York, NY, 1994
• Bachelor of Arts, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 1991 (Honors in English; Benjamin Franklin Scholar)

Awards:

• AV (Preeminent) Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
• New York Metro Super Lawyer Employment & Labor — 10 consecutive years (2015-2024)
• New Jersey Super Lawyer – Employment & Labor — 3 consecutive years (2019-2021)

Professional Associations and Memberships:

• New York City Bar Association, Member

Clerkships:

• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, Motions Law Clerk, 1995-1996
• Hon. Michael W. Farrell, District of Columbia Court of Appeals. Law Clerk, 1994-1995