douglaswigdor

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…

Mr. Wigdor represented actor Rob Brown in a lawsuit alleging that Mr. Brown was unlawfully profiled and detained inside Macy’s Herald Square flagship store. According to the lawsuit, Mr. Brown was buying a high-end watch as a present for his mother’s college graduation when he was accused of using a fraudulent credit card to make the purchase. Mr. Brown further…

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…

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.

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…