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Harris M. Mufson

Harris
Mufson

Partner

CONTACT INFO

hmufson@gibsondunn.com

TEL:+1 212.351.3805

FAX:+1 212.817.9505

New York

200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166-0193 USA

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PRACTICE

Labor and Employment Appellate and Constitutional Law Class Actions Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits Law Firm Defense Litigation Trade Secrets

BIOGRAPHY

Harris M. Mufson is a partner in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.  Mr. Mufson is a member of the Labor and Employment Practice Group and Co-Chair of the firm’s Whistleblower Team.  He is highly regarded as a trusted advisor to clients in a wide range of industries regarding significant employment issues.  Mr. Mufson has vast expertise in employment matters, representing employers in disputes regarding discrimination and retaliation, whistleblowing, sexual harassment, wrongful discharge, defamation, breach of contract, wage and hour laws, and restrictive covenants.  In addition to litigating, Mr. Mufson counsels clients on compliance with employment-related laws, as well as the development, implementation and enforcement of personnel policies and procedures.  He has also conducted numerous internal investigations regarding sensitive employment matters.

Clients have praised Mr. Mufson’s ability to craft practical legal solutions to complex problems.  Recognized as a thought leader in the industry, Mr. Mufson has delivered numerous seminars before the American Bar Association on key developments in employment laws.  As a result of Mr. Mufson’s extraordinary talents, he has received numerous distinctions.  Mr. Mufson was recognized as one of The Best Lawyers in America® for his expertise in employment law.  In 2022, he was named to the 2022 Lawdragon 500 Leading Corporate Employment Lawyers guide, featuring “the nation’s top advisors to businesses, universities, nonprofits and other organizations dealing with the mind-bending matrix of today’s global workforce.”  Mr. Mufson was also included in the 29th edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.  In 2021, he was named a “Labor & Employment Star” by Benchmark Litigation for 2021.  In 2020, Mr. Mufson was also identified as a “Rising Star” by the New York Law Journal.  He has been recognized as a “Rising Star” in the employment bar by New York Super Lawyers – Metro Edition every year since 2014.

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Mr. Mufson was a partner in the Labor & Employment Law Department of Proskauer Rose LLP, where he served as co-head of the Whistleblowing & Retaliation Practice Group and the Disability, Accommodation & Leave Management Practice Group.

Mr. Mufson is deeply committed to his pro bono practice and is Chairman of the Mount Sinai Medical Legal Partnership, an organization established in 2016 to provide free legal services to low income patients to prevent and remedy unjust and hazardous social and environmental conditions.

Mr. Mufson earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 2006, where he was Senior Editor of the Journal of Labor and Employment.  Mr. Mufson earned a Bachelor of Arts degree magna cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania in 2003.

Representation recent litigations include:*

  • Enjoined the Town of East Hampton from proceeding with an unprecedented and highly-publicized plan to close the historic East Hampton Airport—which has operated continuously as a public airport for the past eighty-five years—and reopen it shortly thereafter as a purported “private use” airport subject to substantial restrictions on aircraft operators’ ability to use it in the future (East End Hangars, Inc. et al v. Town of East Hampton, (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2022));
  • Won a high-profile lawsuit filed by the New York Attorney General alleging health and safety violations under New York Labor Law (Letita James, Attorney General of the State of New York v. Amazon.com Inc. (1st Dep’t 2022));
  • Obtained a temporary restraining order enjoining a former sales executive from engaging in competitive activities in violation of his non-competition obligations (Capchase Inc. v. Sukhraj (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2022));
  • Obtained a temporary restraining order enjoining a former sports executive from violating his non-competition obligations (Relevent Sports LLC v. Stillitano (S.D.N.Y. 2022));
  • Won a complete dismissal of a Bank Secrecy Act whistleblower lawsuit (Shaikh v. National Bank of Pakistan (2nd 2021));
  • Obtained a successful jury verdict in a multi-plaintiff housing discrimination case (Saint–Jean v. Emigrant Bank (E.D.N.Y. 2019));
  • Won a complete victory and dismissal of a former senior investment banker’s bonus compensation claims (Reardon v. Deutsche Bank, FINRA 2019);
  • Won dismissal of all claims (except for one month of notice pay) after a two-week confidential arbitration of a former private banker’s age discrimination, retaliation and breach of contract claims.

*Some representations occurred prior to Mr. Mufson’s association with Gibson Dunn.

EDUCATION

University of Pennsylvania - 2006 Juris Doctor

University of Pennsylvania - 2003 Bachelor of Arts

ADMISSIONS

New York Bar

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Client Alert - January 17, 2023 | New York State Enacts Pay Transparency Law
Client Alert - January 13, 2023 | Keeping Up with the EEOC: 10 Key Takeaways from its Just-Released Draft Strategic Enforcement Plan
Client Alert - December 13, 2022 | New York Amends Labor Law to Prohibit Retaliation for Lawful Absences
Client Alert - October 11, 2022 | California Enacts Pay Transparency and Disclosure Requirements Effective January 1, 2023
Client Alert - October 3, 2022 | New York City Proposes Rules to Clarify Upcoming Artificial Intelligence Law for Employers
Firm News - August 15, 2022 | Lawdragon 500 2022 Names 20 Gibson Dunn Partners Top Employment Lawyers
Client Alert - May 23, 2022 | Keeping Up with the EEOC: Artificial Intelligence Guidance and Enforcement Action
Article - May 19, 2022 | Complying With Electronic Monitoring Laws In NY And Beyond
Client Alert - May 2, 2022 | City Council Amends New York City Pay Transparency Law
Client Alert - April 26, 2022 | Starting on May 7, 2022, New York Requires Electronic Monitoring Notices to Employees
Article - March 30, 2022 | Medley Of State AI Laws Pose Employer Compliance Hurdles
Client Alert - March 28, 2022 | New York Enacts New Employment Laws and Others May Be on the Horizon
Client Alert - February 11, 2022 | Congress Implements Restrictions on Employment Agreements That Require Arbitration of Sexual Assault or Harassment Claims
Client Alert - January 28, 2022 | California Supreme Court Adopts New Standard for Whistleblower Retaliation Claims
Client Alert - January 21, 2022 | New York City Enacts Pay Transparency Law Requiring Salary Ranges in Job Postings
Client Alert - December 27, 2021 | New York City Enacts Law Restricting Use of Artificial Intelligence in Employment Decisions
Client Alert - December 16, 2021 | New York City Issues Guidance on Upcoming COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Private Employers
Client Alert - November 3, 2021 | New York Expands Whistleblower Law
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