Representing those treated unjustly at work.

We are employment attorneys in New York City. We represent victims of discrimination, retaliation, sexual harassment, and sexual assault, as well as employees who have been unlawfully terminated or wrongfully deprived of compensation.

Practice Areas

Law Office of Kevin Mintzer, P.C. has employment lawyers in New York City with experience in the following areas:

In the Media

Our cases are regularly covered in the media. When seeking expertise from a New York employment attorney, journalists also call us to comment on matters involving employment law, discrimination in the workplace, sexual harassment, and sexual assault, among other topics. Our recent media appearances include the following:

Representative Matters

Our firm is selective in the matters it undertakes. The matters below reflect a sample of our public work; many of our results, including substantial pre-litigation settlements, are confidential.

Ormond v. Harvey Weinstein, Creative Artists Agency, The Walt Disney Company, and Miramax, 241 A.D.3d 443 (1st Dep’t 2025). With co-counsel, we represent actress Julia Ormond in claims arising from her sexual assault by Harvey Weinstein. In 2024, the court denied the defendants’ motions to dismiss. In August 2025, the Appellate Division, First Department affirmed, recognizing that a talent agency may have a “special relationship” with its clients sufficient to support claims of negligence and breach of fiduciary duty. The case is proceeding against CAA and Weinstein.

S.Y. v. AHRC Nassau County, 600188/2026 (Sup. Ct. Nassau Cnty. 2026) With co-counsel, we represent a developmentally disabled young woman who was sexually abused by a van driver of the organization that oversaw a day farm program for developmentally disabled adults. The action was filed in Nassau County Supreme Court in January 2026. Media coverage of the case may be found here.

Bastone v. Exos Securities LLC, No. 158381/2024, 2025 LX 341877 (Sup. Ct. N.Y. Cnty. 2025) We won a $2.83 million arbitration award for our client, who was wrongly deprived of compensation owed to her. When the company initially did not pay the arbitrator’s award, we went to court and successfully pierced the corporate veil between the respondent and its parent company, leading to the full collection of the award.

Sokola v. Weinstein, 187 N.Y.S.3d 493 (Sup. Ct. N.Y. Cnty. 2023). We represented a former model who alleged that Harvey Weinstein sexually assaulted her when she was 16 years old. In a decision that was the first of its kind, the court denied motions to dismiss her Adult Survivors Act claims against Weinstein’s employers for negligent supervision. Ms. Sokola’s claims were subsequently resolved by settlement.

Commisso v. State of New York and Andrew Cuomo, No. 911286-23, 2025 LX 401839 (Sup. Ct. Albany Cnty. 2025) As co-counsel, we represented Brittany Commisso, whose sexual harassment complaint against then-Governor Andrew Cuomo was corroborated by three government investigations. Her action against the State was resolved by settlement in 2025. Media coverage of our work on the case and the settlement may be found here.

Stajic v. City of New York, 214 F. Supp. 3d 230 (S.D.N.Y. 2016). In this high-profile First Amendment whistleblower retaliation case, we represented the long-time former head of the toxicology laboratory against New York City. After defeating the City’s motion to dismiss and motion for summary judgment, we obtained a $1 million settlement for our client. New York Times coverage of the settlement is here.

Lampley v. City of New York, 14 Civ. 8832 (S.D.N.Y. 2014). We represented three women NYPD officers in the Bronx who were sexually harassed by their lieutenant. Following our deposition of the harasser, in which we obtained numerous damaging admissions, the City agreed to a $1.25 million settlement. A New York Times article about the deposition and settlement is here.

Ziff v. Lombardo, The Walt Disney Company, Miramax, and Weinstein, No. 952010/2023, 2024 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 25377 (Sup. Ct. Nov. 26, 2024). With co-counsel, we represented Sara Ziff, executive director of the Model Alliance, in Adult Survivors Act claims alleging she was raped by a close associate of Harvey Weinstein, and negligent supervision claims against the Walt Disney Company and Miramax Films. After we successfully opposed the corporate defendants’ motion to dismiss, the matter was resolved as to those defendants. Coverage of the case may be found here.

Gee v. CBS News, 17 Civ. 4689 (S.D.N.Y. 2017). We represented an associate director in her gender discrimination and retaliation suit, which alleged that her employer passed her over for promotion in favor of a less qualified man and demoted her after she complained. We discovered that emails related to the case had been destroyed, which the Magistrate Judge on the case called “shocking.”

Browne Sanders v. Madison Square Garden, Isiah Thomas and James Dolan, 525 F. Supp. 2d 364 (S.D.N.Y. 2007). While a partner at his prior firm, Kevin Mintzer served as co-lead counsel for the plaintiff in her sexual harassment and retaliation trial. The jury awarded $11.6 million — then the largest verdict ever reported in a single-plaintiff sexual harassment case in New York. Coverage of the verdict and later settlement may be found here.

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