Overview
Work History
Education
Bar Admissions
Professional Awards
Publications And Media
Presentations
Timeline
Generic

NICOLE KRINSKY

Brooklyn,NY

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Vice President, Counsel for the Americas

WPP GROUP USA, INC.
05.2018 - Current
  • Counsel dozens of companies across North and Latin America on all employment-related matters, including high-risk terminations, employment and separation agreements, employee relations matters, wage and hour compliance, leave laws, and more
  • Advise internal People, Employee Relations, and Business Integrity Teams on investigating complaints and implementing disciplinary action as appropriate
  • Partner and strategize with leadership to practically navigate corporate matters affecting employees, including office closures (including WARN closures), structure changes (mergers, acquisitions, dissolutions), and other high-risk matters
  • Update constituents on changes in the laws across all 50 states, including for employee handbooks and policies
  • Manage outside counsel in litigation matters and negotiate settlements directly

Associate Attorney

OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, SMOAK & STEWART, P.C.
02.2016 - 04.2018
  • Counseled employers on discrimination/retaliation laws and wage and hour laws, employee relations matters, and employment and separation agreements
  • Prepared employee handbooks, policies and job descriptions
  • Investigated allegations of discrimination, retaliation, and unlawful workplace conduct
  • Prepared Position Statements in response to agency charges, court pleadings and motions, and settlement agreements
  • Represented employers in civil litigation, including attending court and settlement conferences, and mediations
  • Handled all parts of discovery, including drafting of documents, electronic and manual document review, and taking/defending depositions

Associate Attorney

PHILLIPS & ASSOCIATES, PLLC
12.2013 - 01.2016
  • Represented plaintiffs in civil litigation to bring claims of discrimination, retaliation, and wage and hour laws
  • Independently managed book of business of over 40 cases from inception to close, including all agency charges, pleadings, discovery, Court appearances and motions, mediations, settlement conferences and negotiations
  • Successfully opposed nine dispositive motions in less than two years.

Associate Attorney

THE LAW OFFICE OF STAN G. HOROWITZ
09.2012 - 11.2013
  • Conducted title review and prepared necessary documents on behalf of banks in mortgage refinances.

Education

J.D. -

BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL
Brooklyn, NY
06.2012

B.A. -

BOSTON COLLEGE
Chestnut Hill, MA
05.2009

Bar Admissions

  • New York, 2013


Professional Awards

Super Lawyers Rising Star 2015, New York Metro Area

Selected for Walk the Talk, a WPP senior leadership development program for high potential women; 2024

Publications And Media

  • New York State Dept. of Labor Issues Draft Regulations Restricting Call-In Pay Practices, Society for Human Resource Management, 11/22/2017, https://www.shrm.org/ResourcesAndTools/legal-and-compliance/state-and-local-updates/Pages/New-York-Issues-Draft-Regulations-Restricting-Call-In-Pay-Practices.aspx, Nicole A. Welch, Aaron Warshaw
  • What to Know About New NYC 'Fair Workweek' Laws, Law 360, 06/21/2017, https://www.law360.com/articles/936248, Nicole A. Welch, Aaron Warshaw
  • No Resolution From Court Yet In 'DeflateGate' Battle Between Brady, Goodell, Boston's NPR News Station, 90.9 WBUR, Boston, 08/13/2015, Radio, Curt Nickisch
  • DeflateGate' Judge Seems Interested In Arguments By Brady's Lawyers, Boston's NPR News Station, 90.9 WBUR, Boston, 08/20/2015, Radio, Curt Nickisch

Presentations

Discrimination Against Victims of Domestic Violence, NELA/NY Spring Conference, 05/15/2015

Timeline

Vice President, Counsel for the Americas

WPP GROUP USA, INC.
05.2018 - Current

Associate Attorney

OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, SMOAK & STEWART, P.C.
02.2016 - 04.2018

Associate Attorney

PHILLIPS & ASSOCIATES, PLLC
12.2013 - 01.2016

Associate Attorney

THE LAW OFFICE OF STAN G. HOROWITZ
09.2012 - 11.2013

J.D. -

BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL

B.A. -

BOSTON COLLEGE

Similar Profiles

CREATE PROFILE
NICOLE KRINSKY