With deep experience in labor and employment law, Allen Fagin is a senior partner at Proskauer Rose LLP. He is the immediate past Chairman of Proskauer Rose, and had previously served as Co-Chair of the firm's Labor and Employment Law Department. At Proskauer Rose, Allen Fagin has represented clients in many fields, including health care, transportation, telecommunications, entertainment, utilities, and manufacturing in a range of matters relating to employment law. At Proskauer Rose, Mr. Fagin's practice has encompassed claims concerning discrimination, defamation, wrongful discharge, and breach of contract. With years of experience in the field, Allen Fagin has been recognized as a leader in labor and employment law and has been repeatedly listed in Best Lawyers in America and New York Super Lawyers, both peer-ranked lists of the top legal practitioners in the country and the state.
While Allen Fagin is based at Proskauer Rose in New York, he has handled cases in state and federal courts around the country, including courts in Georgia, Pennsylvania, Florida, Texas, California, and New Jersey. At Proskauer Rose, he has also managed disputes before the arbitration panels of several organizations, including the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and the New York Stock Exchange. As a veteran labor and employment law litigator at Proskauer Rose and a leader in his field, Allen Fagin has appeared on CNN and has been interviewed by many publications, including The New York Times, US News & World Report, The New York Law Journal, ABA Journal, Businessweek, and Crain's New York Business. In addition to his role at Proskauer Rose, Mr. Fagin regularly contributes to journals and magazines, including The Legal Report, Human Resource Executive, and The National Law Journal. He also routinely lectures on employment discrimination at seminars for Proskauer Rose clients, human resources employees, and in-house counsel.
Allen Fagin founded the Proskauer Rose Pro Bono Initiative in 2006. He has also served with several organizations outside Proskauer Rose to promote pro bono work for nonprofits and community organizations throughout the New York area. In February 2011, Allen Fagin received a special award from Proskauer Rose for his leadership in pro bono legal work.