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 Christopher
G. Gegwich,
Esq.
cgegwich@forchellilaw.com
Christopher G. Gegwich (Hofstra University School of Law, with
distinction, 1999), concentrates his practice in
the areas of labor and employment law. Mr. Gegwich has
extensive experience defending management clients in
a wide variety of labor and employment litigation matters
in federal and state courts, as well as before a variety
of administrative governmental agencies, such as the
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the New York
State Division of Human Rights. He has successfully represented
employers in litigation matters, including arbitrations
and trials in both state and federal court, involving
claims of breach of employment contracts, trade secret
and non-compete matters, harassment, discrimination,
whistleblower activities and retaliation. He also has
significant experience representing educational institutions
with respect to employment matters and student-related
issues.
Mr. Gegwich also routinely counsels employers,
and provides training to managers and human resources
staff, in all areas of employment law, including termination
decisions, employee discipline, personnel policies and
compliance with federal, state and local statutes including,
among others, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,
the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination
in Employment Act and the Family and Medical Leave Act.
Mr.
Gegwich is a frequent speaker on a variety of labor and
employment topics at continuing legal education seminars
and other related conferences.
Mr. Gegwich is admitted to
practice in New York and before the United States District
Court for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York,
and the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
He is a member of the New York State and Nassau County
bar associations. Prior to joining the firm, he was a Partner
at Nixon Peabody LLP.
While attending law school, Chris was
editor-in-chief of the Hofstra Law Review and
authored Medicare
Managed Care: A New Constitutional Right to Due Process for
Denials of Care Under Grijalva v. Shalala, 28 Hofstra
L. Rev. 185 (1999). He earned his B.S. from Ithaca College.
Practice Areas: Labor & Employment and Litigation
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