Corey B. Hirsch-Lestienne
Overview
Corey’s practice focuses on labor and employment disputes, including the investigation and litigation of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims. He represents clients in executive compensation disputes, trade secret and confidentiality violations, and restrictive covenant enforcement actions. He has appeared before federal and state courts, filed arguments before various administrative agencies and arbitration panels, and engaged in court-ordered and judge-led mediations. Corey also advises clients on nationwide employment policies and practices, disciplinary actions, separation agreements, and wage and hour laws.
Career & Education
- New York
Assistant Corporation Counsel, Labor and Employment Law Division, New York City Law Department, 2021–2022
- New York
- Associate, Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP, 2022–2024
- Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University, J.D., cum laude, 2020
- Columbia University, B.A.,
magna cum laude
, 2017 - The Jewish Theological Seminary, B.A., magna cum laude, 2017
- New York
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Corey's Insights
Client Alert | 3 min read | 06.07.24
On June 3rd, 2024, in a 2-1 ruling, the 11thCircuit U.S. Court of Appeals granted a preliminary injunction against Fearless Fund (“Fearless”), enjoining the Fearless Strivers Grant Contest, a privately-funded grant competition open only to businesses owned by black women. In another victory for the American Alliance for Equal Rights (“Alliance”) and Edward Blum, the legal strategist behind the Supreme Court’s recent rulings against college race-based admissions, the 11thCircuit held that the Alliance had standing to sue on behalf of three pseudonymously named business owners who were “ready and able” to enter the Contest but “were excluded from the opportunity to compete . . . solely on account of the color of their skin.” The Court determined that plaintiffs were likely to prevail in the lawsuit, finding that privately funded businesses like Fearless can violate 42 U.S.C. § 1981, originally enacted as Section 1 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, through contract-based programs restricted to persons of color.
Client Alert | 3 min read | 05.02.24
EEOC Publishes Final Rule Clarifying Critical Components of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
Client Alert | 9 min read | 04.24.24
Insights
Corey's Insights
Client Alert | 3 min read | 06.07.24
On June 3rd, 2024, in a 2-1 ruling, the 11thCircuit U.S. Court of Appeals granted a preliminary injunction against Fearless Fund (“Fearless”), enjoining the Fearless Strivers Grant Contest, a privately-funded grant competition open only to businesses owned by black women. In another victory for the American Alliance for Equal Rights (“Alliance”) and Edward Blum, the legal strategist behind the Supreme Court’s recent rulings against college race-based admissions, the 11thCircuit held that the Alliance had standing to sue on behalf of three pseudonymously named business owners who were “ready and able” to enter the Contest but “were excluded from the opportunity to compete . . . solely on account of the color of their skin.” The Court determined that plaintiffs were likely to prevail in the lawsuit, finding that privately funded businesses like Fearless can violate 42 U.S.C. § 1981, originally enacted as Section 1 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, through contract-based programs restricted to persons of color.
Client Alert | 3 min read | 05.02.24
EEOC Publishes Final Rule Clarifying Critical Components of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
Client Alert | 9 min read | 04.24.24
