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Lyle S. Zuckerman

Partner

Co-Leader, East Coast Labor and Employment Law Practice

T 212.603.6452 New York
Employers count on me for pragmatic, creative, bold solutions to their workplace issues — delivered with a dash of wry humor.
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Lyle Zuckerman is the co-leader of Davis Wright Tremaine's East Coast employment services practice in our New York office. With more than 20 years of experience, including as in-house counsel, Lyle takes immense pride in providing practical, business-savvy employment law advice that promotes his clients' HR culture and organizational mission. When a dispute arises, Lyle is a highly-reputable litigator with a fierce but professional reputation. He regularly defends employment discrimination, wage-and-hour, and breach of contract matters before state and federal courts and administrative agencies as well as in arbitration and litigates fast-paced restrictive covenant matters. Lyle is an accomplished appellate advocate as well, having won reversals of lower court errors, resulting in pretrial dismissals for his clients.

Lyle devotes a significant portion of his practice to traditional labor law. He provides labor relations education for management and represents employers' interests in collective bargaining, grievance arbitrations, and NLRB proceedings. Clients trust him to develop and implement their overall labor strategy. His love of labor law dates back to clerking for the NLRB Division of Judges in New York City.

Lyle is active in myriad industries, most notably in retail, luxury fashion, media and entertainment, education and other nonprofit organizations. Lyle is rated a "recognized practitioner" by Chambers, and Legal 500 recommends him in the Labor-Management Relations category.

Practice Highlights

High-profile litigation

Defended international media conglomerates in nationwide, multi-thousand-person class actions, securing immensely favorable settlements following early motion practice.

Customized employee training

Designing and delivering highly interactive and engaging training, including focusing on anti-harassment, labor relations education for management, and supervisory best practices.

Efficient defense

Obtained pre-answer dismissal of NYC Human Rights Law claim in favor of luxury fashion company.

Employment Litigation

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Labor Relations

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Admitted to Practice

  • New York, 1996
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1997
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, 1997
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit, 2000

Education

  • J.D., Fordham University School of Law, 1996
    • Fordham Urban Law Journal
    • Fordham Moot Court Board
  • B.A., Lafayette College, 1993

Professional Recognition

    • Named one of "America's Leading Lawyers for Business" by Chambers USA in Labor & Employment (New York), 2020-2025; Named a "Recognised Practitioner" in Labor & Employment (New York), 2016-2019
    • Named one of the "Best Lawyers in America" in Labor Law - Management by Best Lawyers, 2024-present
    • Selected to "New York Super Lawyers" in Employment and Labor, Thomson Reuters, 2012-2024
    • Selected to "New York Rising Stars" in Employment and Labor, Thomson Reuters, 2011
    • Named to "The Legal 500 U.S. Edition," for Labor and Employment-Labor-Management Relations

Background

    • Shareholder, Vedder Price, New York, N.Y., 2009-2014
    • Partner, Kauff, McClain & McGuire, New York, N.Y., 2004-2009
    • Associate General Counsel, St. John's University, New York, N.Y., 2003-2004
    • Associate, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, New York, N.Y., 2002-2003
    • Associate, Kauff, McClain & McGuire, New York, N.Y., 1998-2002
    • Associate, Proskauer Rose, New York, N.Y., 1996-1998
    • Law Clerk, National Labor Relations Board Division of Judges, New York, N.Y., 1996
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