Rob Whitman is a partner in the Labor & Employment Department with extensive experience representing management in the full range of employment law matters.  He has particular expertise in wage-hour litigation, employment discrimination, non-compete matters, arbitration, and employment counseling.

Mr. Whitman has authored articles on employment law issues for a number of publications, including Corporate Counsel, New York Employment Law & Practice, The New York Law Journal, The Corporate Board and Employment Law Strategist.  He has appeared on CNN, Bloomberg TV and NPR as a commentator on employment law issues and has been quoted frequently in the print media.  He also lectures regularly and leads panel discussions before professional audiences.

Mr. Whitman has been recognized repeatedly as one of the top employment lawyers in Manhattan in polls conducted by New York Super Lawyers.  In June 2008, he received the Award for Pro Bono Leadership from Lawyers Alliance for New York in recognition of his pro bono representation of not-for-profit organizations throughout New York City, and in 2011 received the John M. D’Amato Legal Advocacy Award from the New York Center for Interpersonal Development, a longtime pro bono client.

After law school, Mr. Whitman was a Law Clerk to the Honorable J. Edward Lumbard of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.  He has also served as a Trial Attorney in the Civil Division of the U.S. Department of Justice and as in-house employment counsel for the U.S. Senate.

Mr. Whitman is a member of the Advisory Board of the Center for Labor & Employment Law at NYU Law School.  He also serves as a Director of the Cornell ILR School Alumni Association. He was an Associate Editor of the 2009 and 2010 Cumulative Supplements of Employment Discrimination Law (4th ed.).

Rob Whitman is a partner in the Labor & Employment Department with extensive experience representing management in the full range of employment law matters.  He has particular expertise in wage-hour litigation, employment discrimination, non-compete matters, arbitration, and employment counseling.

Mr. Whitman has authored articles on employment law issues for a number of publications, including Corporate Counsel, New York Employment Law & Practice, The New York Law Journal, The Corporate Board and Employment Law Strategist.  He has appeared on CNN, Bloomberg TV and NPR as a commentator on employment law issues and has been quoted frequently in the print media.  He also lectures regularly and leads panel discussions before professional audiences.

Mr. Whitman has been recognized repeatedly as one of the top employment lawyers in Manhattan in polls conducted by New York Super Lawyers.  In June 2008, he received the Award for Pro Bono Leadership from Lawyers Alliance for New York in recognition of his pro bono representation of not-for-profit organizations throughout New York City, and in 2011 received the John M. D’Amato Legal Advocacy Award from the New York Center for Interpersonal Development, a longtime pro bono client.

After law school, Mr. Whitman was a Law Clerk to the Honorable J. Edward Lumbard of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.  He has also served as a Trial Attorney in the Civil Division of the U.S. Department of Justice and as in-house employment counsel for the U.S. Senate.

Mr. Whitman is a member of the Advisory Board of the Center for Labor & Employment Law at NYU Law School.  He also serves as a Director of the Cornell ILR School Alumni Association. He was an Associate Editor of the 2009 and 2010 Cumulative Supplements of Employment Discrimination Law (4th ed.).