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WAYNE N. OUTTEN is Chair and Founding Partner of Outten & Golden LLP. He was the Managing Partner from the founding of the firm in 1998 until the end of 2018. His practice focuses exclusively on representing individuals in all areas of employment law. He co-chairs the firm’s Executives and Professionals and Whistleblower Retaliation Practice Groups.
Mr. Outten’s practice focuses on representing high-level employees and professionals in all aspects of their employment, including negotiation of employment, compensation, and severance agreements. He is the author of the “Representing the Executive” chapter in Executive Compensation (BNA Books). His practice includes representing employees in multinational employment contexts, including expatriate and seconded employees.
Mr. Outten’s notable cases include: a recovery of more than $12 million in a gender discrimination/retaliation case against Morgan Stanley in federal court; an $18.9 million arbitration award in a breach of contract case against Deutsche Bank (with partner Larry Moy); and a $71.5 million arbitration award under a profit participation plan against another international bank – perhaps the largest arbitration award in an employment case (with partners Larry Moy and Tammy Marzigliano).
Mr. Outten was selected by his peers as one of the “Best Lawyers in America” every year since 1987 and as one of New York’s Super Lawyers, where he is listed as one of the Top 100 New York Metro Super Lawyers every year since 2006. Best Lawyers designated him "Lawyer of the Year 2010" for Labor and Employment Law - New York City and "Lawyer of the Year 2012" for Litigation - Labor and Employment in New York City. He was selected for the Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America every year from 2005 through 2013, and for the Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America in 2006. Mr. Outten has been an AV Preeminent Rated Lawyer in the LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell Top Rated Lawyers since 1992.
Mr. Outten was a Co-Founder in 1993 of Workplace Fairness, a charitable/educational organization, and is its current President. He is Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the Lawyers International Network for Employees and Executives (LINEE).
He was a law clerk for U.S. District Court Judge Gus J. Solomon, District of Oregon (1974-76) and was an instructor at the NYU School of Law (1976-1978). He was an associate and then a partner at Lankenau Kovner & Outten, LLP (1979-1998).
Mr. Outten received his B.S. from Drexel University in 1970 and his J.D. from New York University School of Law in 1974, where he was an Arthur Garfield Hays Civil Liberties Fellow.
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Licensed in Maryland for 15 years
State: Maryland
Acquired: 2010
No misconduct found
Licensed in New York for 46 years
State: New York
Acquired: 1979
No misconduct found
Licensed in Pennsylvania for 47 years
State: Pennsylvania
Acquired: 1978
No misconduct found
Licensed in Oregon for 50 years
State: Oregon
Acquired: 1975
No misconduct found
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Outten & Golden LLP
685 Third Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, NY, 10017
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Experience
Honors
2021
Best Lawyer, 1987 - 2021, Best Lawyers in America
2020
500 Leading Plaintiff Employment Lawyers, Lawdragon
2020
500 Hall of Fame, Lawdragon
2020
Super Lawyer, 2006-2020, Super Lawyers
2020
Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America, 2005 - 2020, Lawdragon
2019
500 Leading Plaintiff Employment Lawyers, Lawdragon
2018
500 Leading Plaintiff Employment Lawyers, Lawdragon
2015
Lawdragon Legend (one of 50 in the U.S.), Lawdragon
2015
Award as a Founding Leader (30th Anniversary), National Employment Lawyers Association
2014
Top 100 New York Super Lawyers, 2006-2014, Super Lawyers
2014
ICFM 500 Leading Lawyers, Intercontinental Finance Magazine
2012
Lawyer of the Year, Labor and Employment Law – New York, Best Lawyers
2011
Honoree, A Better Balance, Fifth Anniversary Celebration
2010
Partner in Justice Award, MOBILIZATION FOR JUSTICE (formerly MFY Legal Services)
2010
Award for Pro Bono Assistance, Legal Services NYC
2010
Distinguished Community Leader Award, CUNY School of Law
2010
Samuel M. Kaynard Award for Excellence, Labor & Employment Law, Hofstra Law
2010
Lawyer of the Year, Labor and Employment Law – New York, Best Lawyers
2006
Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America, Lawdragon
Work Experience
2019 - Present
Chair and Partner, Outten & Golden LLP
1998 - 2018
Managing Partner, Outten & Golden LLP
Associations
1986 - Present
National Employment Lawyers Association (New York chapter)Founding Member
1985 - Present
National Employment Lawyers AssociationFounding Member, Executive Board
National Employment Lawyers Association (New York chapter)
President
ABA Section's Federal Labor Standards Legislation Committee
Liaison
ABA: Administrative Committees
Co-chair
ABA Section's Committees on Employment Rights and Responsibilities and Pro Bono Work.
Liaison
International Labor & Employment Law Committee
Employee Co-chair
American Bar Association, Employment Rights and Responsibilities Committee
Employee Co-chair
2015 - 2016
American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law SectionChair
2000 - 2008
American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law SectionCouncil Member
1996 - 2003
College of Labor and Employment LawyersFounding Governor
Education
1974
New York University School of Law
JD
1970
Drexel University
BS - Bachelor of Science
Speaking Engagements
2021
2020: The Great Disruptor: The Future of Work, the Workplace, and the Workforce
2020: The Great Disruptor: The Future of Work, the Workplace, and the Workforce
2020
Managing Partner Conference Series: Managing Partner Response to COVID-19
Managing Partner Conference Series: Managing Partner Response to COVID-19
2019
Law Practice Management Committee Annual Meeting
Managing Partner Roundtable | Developing a Culture of Attorney Satisfaction
2018
Program on Psychological Issues in the Workplace
Employees’ Lawyer’s Perspective: Resolving Highly Emotional Workplace Complaints and Claims
2018
Annual Conference of the International Labor & Employment Lawyers Committee
The Arbitration Dichotomy: Advances Outside the US while Challenges to Its Use in the US Continue
2017
NELA Annual Convention
Not Just Plain Vanilla: Creative Settlement Terms in Employment Disputes
2017
Annual Conference
Representing Highly Compensated Employees
2016
NELA 2016 Annual Convention
Deferred Compensation Issues in Negotiating Severance Agreements
2015
National Employment Lawyers Association, New York
The New Restatement of Employment Law
2015
2015
Fourth TransAtlantic Conference, U.K.
Pay and Leave
2015
Connecticut Bar Association, Labor & Employment Law Section
Employment Lawyer as Problem Solver
2015
American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law International Labor and Employment Law Committee Midyear Meeting
Independent Contractors and Interns, “Zero-Hours” Contracts and Just-in-Time Scheduling: Organizing, Representing and Bargaining with Precarious Workers Faced with market pressures to increase the bottom line, companies around
2014
NELA 2014 Annual Convention: Blazing the Trail, Courage, Challenge, Change
The New Restatement of Employment Law: Its Strengths, Weaknesses & Ambiguities
2014
National CLE Conference
International Issues to be Aware Of
2014
International Labor and Employment Law Commmittee Midyear Meeting
Cutting Edge Issues in EU and NA Discrimination Laws
2014
ABA Labor & Employment Law Section Webinar
Negotiating Non-Monetary Terms - Employment Settlement Agreements
2013
Third Transatlantic Conference
Plenary Session—Case Study
2013
Third Transatlantic Conference
Compensation and Discrimination/Equal Pay Issues in the Financial Services Sector
2013
Section of Labor & Employment Law, Employment Rights and Responsibilities Committee, Midwinter Meeting
Let’s Make a Deal: Settlement Agreements A-Z
2013
Hofstra, Arbitration and Mediation in Labor and Employment Law
Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal 30th Anniversary Reception and Symposium
2012
Webinar
Negotiating Executive Severance Agreements
2012
The Five O'Clock Club, New York, NY
What Every HR Executive Needs to Prepare for 2012 Challenges
2012
National CLE Conference
The Lawsuit Seesaw: U.S. Discrimination vs. European Unfair Dismissal
2012
Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal’s 30th Anniversary Symposium
Arbitration and Mediation in labor & Employment Law
2012
Five O'Clock Club, New York, NY
A Year in Review, HR's Biggest Challenges
2011
Non-Qualified and Attorney Fee Structures Conference
Taxable Damages in Employment Cases
2011
New York City Bar Association
A Pragmatic Approach to Mediation by Litigators for Litigators
2011
NELA/NY Conference
Law Firm Partnership Issues
2011
Midwinter Conference, Employment Rights & Responsibilities Committee, American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section
A Comparison of How Litigation is Handled Outside the U.S.
2011
Midwinter Conference
Alternative Fee Arrangements from Different Countries
2011
EU and US Perspectives, International Labor & Employment Law Committee
Employment Discrimination Laws
2011
Annual Convention
Employment Agreements 101
2011
Annual CLE Conference
Employment Agreements for Employees and Independent Contractors
2010
Samuel M. Kaynard Award for Excellence in the Fields of Labor & Employment Law
"Moving Towards the Future"
2010
Practicing Law Institute
Skills for Alternative Dispute Resolution
2010
New York City Bar Association
Supreme Court Developments in Employment Law in 2010: What You Need to Know in this Changing Landscape
2010
Law Education Institute, Labor and Employment Law
We Don't Do Things That Way Here, Stranger: International Practice Gotcha's
2010
Hofstra Law School
Samuel M. Kaynard Award for Excellence in the Fields of Labor & Employment Law: “Moving Towards the Future,”
2010
ABA Labor & Employment Law Section, International Labor & Employment Law Committee
Cross-Border Labor Importation and Migration: Implications for U.S. and E.U. Lawyers
2010
ABA Labor & Employment Law Section, Employment Rights & Respoonsibilities Committee
Strategies for Meeting Diversity Goals in the Legal Profession
2010
2010 Annual Meeting – Global ADR: The New Reality
Arbitration Under Attack: The Future of ADR
2009
Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute
The Employment ‘Pre-Nuptial’ – Counsel Go Head to Head Over Non-Competition, Confidentiality and other Restrictions on Employees
2009
Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute
The Divorce Wars – When the Departing Employee Leaves with Trade Secrets, Employees, and other Valuable Corporate Assets
2009
New York University School of Law, New York, NY
Regulating Executive Compensation
2009
National Employment Lawyers Association (New York chapter)
Executive Employment Agreements & Executive Compensation
2009
National Employment Lawyers Association
Mediation Advocacy: the Perspective of Employee's Counsel
2009
National CLE Conference
Dealing with the International Employee
2009
Labor & Employment Law Section Fall Meeting
Preparing for Mediation – Tips for the Advocate and Tips for the Mediator and Mandatory Arbitration – Pyett and Beyond
2009
Labor & Employment Law Conference
UK Employment Lawyers Association
2009
Association of Legal Administrators
Protecting Your Rights as an Administrator Under the Law
2009
Association of Conflict Resolution of Greater New York
Workplace Issues in the Current Economic Climate and the Role of Dispute Resolution
2009
Annual Convention
Why Diversity Matters: Not Just Talking But 'Walking the Walk'
2009
Annual CLE Conference
Crucial Strategies in Negotiating Employment and Separation Agreements
2009
ABA Labor & Employment Section, Committee on Ethics and Professionalism
The Role of Courts in Policing Professionalism
2009
38th Annual Institute on Employment Law
Litigation Strategy: Plaintiffs’ Counsel, A Moderated Discussion
Publications
2020
American Bar Association Section of Labor & Employment Law Annual Section Conference
The Movement to Diversify Corporate Boards and How to Position Yourself for a Directorship
2020
O&G Employment Law Blog
How Videoconferencing Has Become Part of the "New Normal" in the Practice of Law
2020
2020
O&G Employment Law Blog
Recent Legislative and Regulatory Developments in U.S. Executive Compensation
2016
NELA Nite
The Employment Lawyer as Problem-Solver
2016
Outten & Golden Employment Law Blog
Article Co-Authored by Wendi Lazar Reveals Why Women Lawyers in BigLaw Earn Less Than Male Colleagues and Ways to Close the Pay Gap
2015
Bloomberg BNA Books
ADR in Employment Law
2011
Chapter 16 in Executive Compensation, BNA Books
Representing the Executive
2011
Employment Law Strategist
New Laws Expand Whistleblower Protections
2007
Law Firm Partnership & Benefits Report
Jumping Ship (and Taking the Crew): Can Law Firm Partners Solicit Their Firm’s Employees?
2006
Outten & Golden
Counseling Multinational Employees: Their Rights And Remedies Under US Law
2006
Employee Rights and Employment Policy Journal, Vol 10, No. 2
Working with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
2004
Georgetown University Law Center, CLE, Employment Law and Litigation Institute: Legal Trends and Practice Strategies,
Mediation Advocacy: An Employees' Attorney Perspective
2004
Law Journal Newsletters' Law Firm Partnership & Benefits Report
Clients: To Whom Do They Belong?
2004
Law Journal Newsletters' Law Firm Partnership & Benefits Report
Can Law Firm Partners Sue The Firm For Employment Discrimination?
2003
Outten & Golden LLP
When Your Employer Thinks You Acted Disloyally: The Guarantees And Uncertainties Of Retaliation Law
2003
20th Annual Upper MidWest Employment Law Institute
Developments In Harassment Law: Update For 2002-2003
2003
Excerpt from "Chapter 16. Representing the Executive"
Employment Agreements - Negotiating Employment Agreements
2003
Excerpt from "Chapter 16. Representing the Executive"
Handling Disputes Involving Current Employees
2003
"Chapter 16. Representing the Executive"
Mediation Of Employment Disputes
2003
Excerpt from "Chapter 16. Representing the Executive"
Negotiations And ADR In Employment Disputes: An Employees' Attorney's Perspective
2002
Law Firm Partnership & Benefits Report
How Law Firms Can Avoid Retaliation Claims
2002
BNA Books
Negotiating ADR Agreements: An Employees' Lawyer's Perspective
2002
BNA Books
Negotiating Settlement Agreements: An Employees' Lawyer's Perspective
2002
BNA Books
Negotiating Settlement Agreements: An Employees' Lawyer's Perspective 1
2001
Outten & Golden LLP
Non-Compete Agreements: Emerging Issues From The Perspective Of Employee's Counsel
2001
656 PLI/Lit. 187
Practice Pointers on Opposing the Affirmative Defense that the Employer Took Reasonable Steps to Prevent Sexual Harassment: Perspective of a Plaintiff's Attorney
2001
662 PLI/Lit. 1179
Overview of Workplace Claims in New York: Perspective of Employees’ Counsel
2001
657 PLI/Lit. 101
Marshalling the Evidence in Employment Discrimination Cases: A Perspective from the Plaintiff’s Bar
2001
Law Journal Newsletters' Law Firm Partnership & Benefits Report
Employment Agreements - Change of Control Agreements
2001
Outten & Golden LLP
What To Do If You Are Fired
2000
Law Journal Newsletters' Law Firm Partnership & Benefits Report
The Financial Rights Of A Departing Law Partner
2000
Law Firm Partnership and Benefits Report
Determining the Financial Rights of a Departing Partner
2000
Law Journal Newsletters' Law Firm Partnership & Benefits Report
When And How Can A Law Firm Expel A Partner?
1999
The Practical Litigator
Negotiating the Severance Agreement from the Employee's Perspective
1999
Law Firm Partnership and Benefits Report
Ten Ways for Law Firm Management to Avoid Employee Lawsuits
1999
Law Firm Partnership and Benefits Report
Outten's Admonitions Or Top Ten Ways For Employers To Avoid Employee Lawsuits
1998
ABA ERR
Employment Issues For Multi-National Employers And Employees: Legal Restraints On Foreign Employers Doing Business In The United States
1998
West Pub
New York Employment Complaints and Answers/FAST
1997
ABA/BNA Books
Extraterritorial Application of U.S. Laws: Anti-Discrimination
1996
Law Firm Partnership and Benefits Report
"Glass-Ceiling" Lawsuits Threaten "Old Boy" Network
1996
Law Firm Partnership and Benefits Report
Are Partners "Employees" Under Federal Employment Discrimination Law?
1996
Chapter in Employment Litigation in New York
Pleadings
1993
The Practical Litigator
Cross-Examining a Defense Psychologist in a Sexual Harassment Case
1990
NELA/Mathew Bender/Lexis
Employee and Applicant Testing
1987
Matthew Bender/Lexis
Privacy in the Employment Relationship
1984
Univ. Press
The Rights of Employees and Union Members: The Basic ACLU Guide to the Rights of Employees and Union Members (An American Civil Liberties Union handbook)
Languages
English