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Named to Law360 Employment Law Editorial Advisory Board

As a founding partner at Wigdor LLP and as one of the top employment discrimination and harassment lawyers, Mr. Wigdor has been asked by Law360 to become a member of their 2014 Employment Law Editorial Advisory Board. Members of this board serve as a resource for Law360 to get feedback on the publication's coverage in addition to insight from experts…
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Filed retaliation lawsuit against The Change Group

Wigdor LLP represented Gerald Giraldo, a former sales consultant at The Change Group, an international currency exchange company. As alleged in the Complaint, Mr. Giraldo was terminated after making an anonymous email complaint discussing widespread discrimination, sexual harassment and unlawful retaliation by management. Later the same day, Mr. Giraldo received a response to the email that said “Game Over” indicating…
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Filed wage & hour lawsuit against SoulCycle

Mr. Wigdor represented Nick Oram, a former SoulCycle instructor, in a class action lawsuit alleging that SoulCycle instructors were not paid consistent with New York and California laws. As alleged, SoulCycle only compensated these instructors for the time spent teaching their classes, and failed to compensate them for time spent in training, preparing for classes, developing routines, compiling playlists, communicating…
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Filed Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower retaliation lawsuit against Deutsche Bank

Mr. Wigdor represented a former Director at Deutsche Bank in a Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower lawsuit that alleged he was terminated in retaliation for complaining to senior management about tax overcharges to clients and systemic problems with the Bank’s trading systems and reconciliation processes, which put the Bank at critical risk of liability for client losses and legal violations.
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Filed pregnancy discrimination lawsuit against Deutsche Bank

Mr. Wigdor represented Kelley Voelker, a former Vice President at Deutsche Bank, who was fired after filing a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit. Ms. Voelker’s lawsuit, which received press attention and notoriety when it was first filed in federal court, details her efforts to break through the Bank’s glass ceiling, overcome “mommy-tracking,” and obtain a long-overdue promotion. After being told that nobody…
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Represented hotel maid in Dominique Strauss-Kahn sexual assault case

Mr. Wigdor represented the hotel maid who was sexually assaulted in the Sofitel Hotel by French politican Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).  In a civil lawsuit filed in Bronx County Supreme Court, Ms. Diallo alleged that Mr. Strauss-Kahn attempted to rape her when she arrived to clean his hotel suite. The lawsuit resulted in…