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Cara E. Greene
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Biography
CARA E. GREENE is a partner at Outten & Golden LLP in New York, where she represents employees and partners in litigation and negotiation in all areas of employment law, including executive and professional contracts and compensation; lawyers as clients; discrimination class actions; whistleblowing; and discrimination based on disability, pregnancy, and family responsibilities. She is Co-Chair of O&G's Family Responsibilities and Disability Discrimination Practice Group and is active in the Sexual Harassment and Sex Discrimination Practice Group, Financial Services Practice Group and the Executives and Professionals Practice Group.
In addition to reviewing and negotiating employment contracts and compensation guarantees, as well as severance agreements and other exit arrangements, Ms. Greene has litigated both individual and class action cases on behalf of a variety of employees including low-wage hourly workers, highly compensated professionals, and employees in the financial services industry.
She is Chair of the New York State Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Law Section; is an active member of the American Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Law Section (Employment Rights and Ethics and Professional Responsibilities Committees); a member of the National Employment Lawyers Association and its New York affiliate, NELA/NY, and a member of the New York City Bar Association. Ms. Greene is a frequent speaker at employment law programs and is on the Board of Editors for the Law Firm Partnership and Benefits Reporter.
Before law school, Ms. Greene was an Ohio LSC Legislative Fellow, working with Ohio State Senator Rhine McLin and the Ohio Senate Minority Caucus.
Ms. Greene received her B.A. in political studies from Gordon College, where she was an A.J. Gordon Scholar. She received her J.D. from Fordham University School of Law.
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Licensed in District of Columbia for 8 years
State: District of Columbia
Acquired: 2018
No misconduct found
Licensed in New York for 20 years
State: New York
Acquired: 2006
No misconduct found
Location
Outten & Golden, LLP
Outten & Golden, LLP, 685 Third Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, NY, 10017
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Experience
Honors
2022
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers
2021
Best Lawyers, Best Lawyers
2020
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers
2020
New York Metro Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers
2020
500 Leading Plaintiff Employment Lawyers, Lawdragon
2019
New York Metro Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers
2019
New York Women Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers
2019
500 Leading Plaintiff Employment Lawyers, Lawdragon
2018
500 Leading Plaintiff Employment Lawyers, Lawdragon
2018
Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers
2017
Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers
2016
Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers
2015
Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers
2014
Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers
2013
Super Lawyer, New York Super Lawyers
2012
Rising Star, New York Super Lawyers
Work Experience
2013 - Present
Partner, Outten & Golden, LLP
Associations
2013 - Present
American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section, Ethics and Professional Responsibility CommitteeMember
2011 - Present
New York State Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law SectionMember
National Employment Lawyers Association (New York chapter)
Member
National Employment Lawyers Association
Member
New York City Bar Association
Member
New York State Bar Association-Ethics Sub-Committee
Co-chair
Education
N/A
Fordham University School of Law
JD
N/A
Gordon College
Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2019
Midwinter Meeting
Strategies and Tips for Helping Lawyers with Substance Abuse Problems
2019
Continuing Legal Education Institute
Hot Topics in Employment Law: The Great Debate
2018
Spring Seminar: ESI & Technology For The Plaintiffs’ Employment Lawyer
Ethical Considerations Implicated By ESI
2018
Sexual Harassment Summit: Perspectives and New Best Practices in the Wake of #MeToo
Employer Best Practices for Conducting Sexual Harassment Training in the Workplace
2018
Panel, Practising Law Institute, Employment Law Institute
Equal Pay/Pay Equity Issues in Employment Law
2018
Panel, NYU Law
Assessing #MeToo’s Impact on Employment Law
2018
Panel, New York State Bar Association
Non-Compete Enforcement in New York State
2018
Panel, New York State Bar Association
#MeToo: How to Navigate Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
2018
Panel, Cardozo Law School
#MeToo and the Legal Profession
2018
Ethics and Professional Responsibility Committee Midwinter Meeting
Managing Ethics Issues When Your Client is In the Wrong
2018
American University Washington College of Law
#MeToo: Preventing Sexual Harassment in the Legal Workplace
2018
12th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference
Balancing Workplace Safety with Employee Rights
2017
Midwinter Meeting
The Ethics of the Disruptive Client
2017
Midwinter Meeting
FMLA Games
2017
Labor and Employment Law Section Meeting
Emergency Ethics
2017
Fall Labor & Employment Law Section Meeting
Plenary IV: Ethically Dealing with Difficult Clients
2016
Practicing Law Institute, Employment Law Institute
Equal Pay/Pay Equity Issues in Employment Law
2016
10th Annual Conference
Labor and Employment Law
2015
New York City Labor and Employment Relations Association
Ethics in Labor and Employment Arbitration
2015
National Employment Law Association/New York
Gender Pay Disparities: Enforcement, Litigation, and Remedies
2015
National Conference on Equal Employment Opportunity Law
Recent Developments in Pregnancy Discrimination Law
2015
9th Annual Conference
Labor and Employment Law
2014
Suffolk County Bar Association
Restrictive Covenants and Faithless Servant Litigation
2014
ABA Section of Labor & Employment Law Midwinter Meeting, Ethics and Professional Responsibility Committee
Ethical Issues in Representing Multiple Clients: We're All in this Together—Or Are We?
2014
31st Annual Carl A. Warns, Jr. and Edwin R. Render Labor and Employment Law Institute
Social Media and Legal Ethics
2013
New York City Bar Association
Ethics in Employment Law
2013
National Employment Lawyers Association—New York Chapter
Ethics: A to Discovery
2013
Ethics & Professional Responsibility Committee Midwinter Meeting
Update Ethic 20/20
2013
American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section
Ethics in Discovery: Where the Rubber Meets the Road
2013
American Bar Association Section of Labor & Employment Law National Symposium on Technology and Labor and Employment Law
Do Lawyers Have An Ethical Duty To Understand Technology?
2013
ABCs of Alternative Dispute Resolution
Ethical Considerations in Alternative Dispute Resolution
2013
7th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference
The Business and Ethics of Hanging Out Your Shingle, Ethical, Practical and Technological Issues in Managing a Labor and Employment Law Practice
2012
The College of Labor & Employment Lawyers New York, Connecticut, and Northern New Jersey
Ethics for Government Attorneys
2012
National Employment Lawyers Association Annual Conference
Ethics and Social Media for Plaintiffs' Employment Lawyers
2012
National Employment Lawyers Association Annual Conference
Emergency Ethics for the Employment Lawyer
2012
National Employment Lawyers Association ABCs of Alternative Dispute Resolution
Ethical Considerations in Alternative Dispute Resolution
2012
Midwinter Meeting of the American Bar Association
Love Triangle in Sin City: A Modern Day Mock Trial
2012
Association of Towns Annual Meeting and Training
Ethical Issues in Terminating a Client-Lawyer Relationship
2011
The College of Labor & Employment Lawyers New York, Connecticut, and Northern New Jersey
Remaining Civil with the Uncivil
2011
NYSBA Annual Meeting
"Client, You're Fired!" Ethical Issues in Terminating the Client Lawyer Relationship
2011
National Symposium on Technology in Labor & Employment Law
Technology Tools and Legal Ethics
2011
National Employment Lawyers Association—New York Chapter
Ethics in Employment Law
2011
National CLE Conference
Top 5 Things to Tell Your Client in Preparing for Mediation
2011
Midwinter Meeting
Two Years Down the Road with the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act - a look back on equal pay developments and a look ahead to upcoming implications for class litigation
2011
Fordham University School of Law
Practice Profiles—Labor and Employment Law
2011
Fall Meeting
Forget Romance, Get it in Writing: The Ethics of Engagement Letters
2011
American Bar Association – Labor and Employment Law Section Annual CLE Conference
Responding to a World of Rapidly-Changing Technology
2010
The College of Labor & Employment Lawyers New York, Connecticut, and Northern New Jersey
Equal Employment Opportunity and Discrimination Law and Regulatory Change
2010
National Employment Lawyers Association—New York Chapter
Ethics in Employment Law
2010
National Employment Lawyers Association
Le Divorce: Hot Issues in Negotiating Severance Agreements
2010
National CLE Conference
FMLA⁄ADA and USERRA Update
2010
Midwinter Meeting
No Day at the Beach—Conflicts of Interest
2010
Fall Meeting
Ethical Issues Surrounding Third Party Payer Situations
2009
Midwinter Meeting
Fighting the Discovery Battle Without Losing the Ethics War" (Joint Panel)
2009
Legal Health (New York Legal Assistance Group)—Beth Israel Medical Center
Pregnancy and the Law
2009
Fordham University School of Law
Practice Profiles—Labor and Employment Law
Publications
2020
O&G Employment Law Blog
New and Existing Paid Leave Laws Protect New York Employees During the COVID-19 Emergency
2015
New York Law Journal
Supreme Court Shows The Way To A Jury In Pregnancy Discrimination Cases
2015
ABA/BNA Books
The Family Medical Leave Act: 2015 Cumulative Supplement
2015
Law Firm Partnership & Benefits Report
Representing Clients Ethically in the Digital Age
2013
ABA/BNA Books
The Family Medical Leave Act: 2013 Cumulative Supplement
2013
Law Firm Partnership and Benefits Report
Restrictive Covenants and Partnership Agreements: Staying on the Right Side of the Ethics Rules While Protecting Firm Interests
2011
ABA/BNA publications
The Family Medical Leave Act: 2011 Cumulative Supplement, Chapter 10, Editor
2011
Employment Law Strategist
New Laws Expand Whistleblower Protections
2011
Law Firm Partnership and Benefits Report
Ethics Concerns When Computing in the Cloud and on the Earth
2011
BNA Workplace Law Report
The Dodd-Frank Act's Whistleblower Provisions: The Act's Best Hope for Exposing Financial Wrongdoing
2010
Law Firm Partnership & Benefits Report
Whose Signature Is on the Check?
2010
Bloomberg BNA, Workplace Law Report
The Dodd-Frank Act's Whistleblower Provisions: The Act's Best Hope For Exposing Financial Wrongdoing
2009
ABA/BNA Books
The Family Medical Leave Act: 2009 Cumulative Supplement
2008
Law Firm Partnership & Benefits Report
Family Responsibilities Discrimination in Law Firms
2008
ABA/BNA Books
The Family and Medical Leave Act: 2008 Cumulative Supplement
2007
Law Firm Partnership and Benefits Report
Jumping Ship (and Taking the Crew): Can Law Firm Partners Solicit Their Firm’s Employees?
2007
Labor and Employment Law, Vol. 35, No. 3
Whose Clients Are They? Contacting Putative Class Members
2007
Ethics Corner
Ethics Corner: Third Circuit Vindicates Plaintiff's Attorney
2007
Law Journal Newsletters' Accounting and Financial Planning for Law Firms
Challenges To Law Firm Mandatory-Retirement Policies
2006
Law Firm Partnership and Benefits Report
At the Tipping Point: Mandatory Retirement and Law Firms
2006
Employee Rights and Employment Policy Journal, Vol 10, No. 2,
The DOL’s New FLSA White Collar Exemption Regulations and Working with the DOL on FLSA Actions
2006
ABA Labor and Employment Section Flash
Ethics Corner, ABA Labor and Employment Section Flash, featured columnist
2006
ABA/BNA Books
The Family and Medical Leave Act: 2006 Supplement
Languages
English