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Amy Komoroski Wiwi is Counsel to the firm's Litigation Department and a member of the firm's Employment Law Group and Employment Litigation Group, where she practices employment and general commercial litigation. Her practice encompasses a wide array of litigation under federal and state laws, in which she primarily represents management in actions involving claims of discrimination, wrongful termination and sexual harassment, as well as in contract actions, disputes over non-competition and confidentiality agreements, and other business torts. Ms. Wiwi also drafts and negotiates employment-related documentation such as executive employment agreements, consulting agreements, restrictive covenant agreements, and separation and release agreements. She works closely with management, in-house counsel, and human resources personnel in the development and implementation of employment policies and handbooks that comply with applicable law and are consistent with the employer's unique practices and organizational culture. In addition, Ms. Wiwi counsels employers on various aspects of the employer/employee relationship, including hiring, disciplining and terminating employees, family and medical leaves, disability leaves and accommodations, compliance with anti-discrimination and anti-retaliation laws, and reductions in workforce. In 2010, she was recognized as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers magazine.
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In an article about the challenges employers face in states that have legalized the use of medical marijuana by qualifying patients, Amy Wiwi discusses employers' need to establish workplace policies and practices before the issue arises.,
Business Insurance, February 14, 2010
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Boston University School of Law
(J.D., 2002),
cum laude
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Syracuse University, College of Visual and Performing Arts
(B.F.A., 1998),
cum laude
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New Jersey
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New York
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- American Bar Association
- The Association of the Federal Bar of the State of New Jersey
- New York State Bar Association
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