Antonia Kousoulas
Kousoulas & Associates P.C.Antonia Kousoulas is a seasoned litigator, with over 26 years of experience in federal and state courts. Her legal skills and tenacity have been instrumental in her effective advocacy of claims ranging from civil service appeals to whistleblower claims under Section 806 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. In addition to litigating, Ms. Kousoulas has established a sizable practice negotiating executive contracts and severance agreements, and counseling professionals and closely held businesses in employment matters and labor law compliance. She has practiced extensively in the U.S. District Courts of New York and New Jersey, and before the NYC Commission on Human Rights, the NYS Division of Human Rights, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Department of Labor, and OATH. Notable appeals handled by Ms. Kousoulas include Kessler v. Westchester County Dept. of Social Services, 431 F.3d 199 (2d Cir. 2006), before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
- Brooklyn Law School
- J.D. (1989) | Law
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- Honors: Edward V. Sparer Public Interest Law Fellowship
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- New York University
- B.A. (1986) | History
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- Honors: Phi Alpha Theta History Honors Society Park History Honors Society Dean's Award, Metropolitan Studies
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- Principal Attorney and Founder
- Kousoulas & Associates P.C.
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- of counsel
- McManus & Richter P.C.
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- Assistant Corporation Counsel
- Corporation Counsel of the City of New York
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- Retaliation Cases after White v. Burlington Northern, Employment Law for the General Practitioner and Corporate Counselor, New York City
- New York State Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law SEction
- Retaliation Cases, Employment Law for the General Practitioner and Corporate Counselor, Syracuse, New York
- New York State Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law SEction
- Overview of Employment Law Protection for LGBT Employees, CLE Program, New York City
- LeGal New York
- Sex, Gender & Stereotypes, CLE: Workplace Issues in the LGBT Community, New York City
- National Employment Lawyers Association/New York
- Discrimination Actions Against the State: Eleventh Amendment Concerns, NELA/NY Sexual Harassment Committee, New York City
- National Employment Lawyers Association/New York
- New York City Bar Association
- Member
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- American Bar Association # 01060798
- Member, Labor & Employment Law Section
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- National Employment Lawyers Association/New York
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- Brooklyn Bar Association
- Member, Employment & Labor Law Committee
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- New Jersey
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- New York
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- 2nd Circuit
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- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- Arbitration & Mediation
- Business Arbitration, Consumer Arbitration, Family Arbitration