The Firm has vigorously represented individuals terminated from their employment because of public criticism of their employer's conduct. These "whistleblowers" have been employed at all levels of New York City Government, and throughout the public and private sectors.

• The Firm obtained a settlement of over $1.2 million for the plaintiff in Marsh v. Safir, a civil rights action brought by a former Deputy Commissioner for Equal Employment Opportunity of the NYPD who was terminated after she refused to cover up serious misconduct by senior NYPD officials.

• The Firm obtained a settlement of $490,000 for the plaintiff in Donovan v. Safir, a civil rights action brought by a former Commanding Officer of the NYPD's Office of Equal Employment Opportunity, who was retaliated against after uncovering serious misconduct by senior NYPD officials.

• In Gatto v. City of New York, we represented Captain Ronald Gatto, a highly credentialed and committed police officer within the New York City Department of Environmental Protection. Captain Gatto was targeted, marginalized, and, ultimately demoted from his position as Commander of the Environmental Enforcement Division to a subordinate position for exposing improper activity and deficient practices within the DEP. The Firm also represented Lee Siegel, Captain Gatto's immediate supervisor, in Siegel v. City of New York, after Mr. Siegel was fired for speaking out on behalf of Captain Gatto.

• In Wieder v. Skala, the Firm represented a lawyer fired for insisting that his law firm comply with its reporting obligations under New York ethical rules. After securing (with other counsel) an unprecedented exception to the at-will doctrine before the Court of Appeals, Wieder, represented by this firm, prevailed on the merits after a hotly contested arbitration.