Gary Ireland
Top rated Employment & Labor attorney in New York, New York
Practice Areas:
Employment & labor,
Employment litigation,
Cannabis law,
Civil litigation,
Business organizations,
Employment law - employee,
Sexual harassment,
Wage & hour laws,
Whistleblower,
Wrongful termination,
Business & corporate
Education Qualification:
New York Law School
Practice Areas:
Employment & labor,
Employment litigation,
Cannabis law,
Civil litigation,
Business organizations,
Employment law - employee,
Sexual harassment,
Wage & hour laws,
Whistleblower,
Wrongful termination,
Business & corporate
150 W 28th St, Unit 304New York, New York, 10001
First Admitted: 1992, New York
Professional Webpage: https://irelandlaw.net/attorney-profile/
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Board Member of the National Employment Lawyers Association NY, 2024
- Member of the NYC Bar Association , 2022
- Board Member and Instructor at the Congresswoman Bella Abzug Leadership Institute, teaching "relentless advocacy". (https://www.abzuginstitute.org/), 2022
Videos:
- For 10 years, I worked with my daughter to open membership to the LGBTQIA community and girls in the Boy Scouts (program now referred to Scouts BSA). There are currently over 400,000 girls in Scouts BSA, as well as a proposed film. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-12907335/sydney-ireland-fought-nine-years-boy-scouts-movie.html, Yahoo Finance: Is there room for a girl in the Boy Scouts, Students And Advocates Of Girls And Women, 2016
Representative Clients:
- General Counsel (outside) Maxus Systems International Inc., and Founder Paul Marshall, Inventor and Patent Holder for Virtual Reality, named by Popular Mechanics as “15 Patents that Changed the World” (https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/design/g20051677/patents-changed-the-world/) https://maxussystems.com, 2022
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Program Alumni, 2021
Pro bono/Community Service:
- NAACP (ELIB) Legal Defense Task Force - Gary would be called into work with local African American residents who had been subjected to police harassment and even beatings. New York Times, "Officer in Beating Case Will Remain on Duty", May 25, 2003, https://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/25/nyregion/officer-in-beating-case-will-remain-on-duty.html?smid=em-share, 1998
Honors/Awards:
- In recognition for outstanding contributions as an attorney, advocate, and educator. , Global Leadership Award, James Jay Dudley Luce Foundation, 2023
- Received from the National Organization for Women, Champion for Progress Award, for advocacy in promoting women's rights https://nownyc.org/, Champion for Progress, National Organization for Women, 2020
- NAACP “Foot Soldiers' Award” presented at the 100th Anniversary National Conference in appreciation for pursuit of justice and advocacy NAACP.org, NAACP Foot Soldiers' Award, NAACP, 2009
- 2018 Congresswoman Bella Abzug Leadership Institute Award (referred to as "Bella Fella Award") as a leader and lawyer for work in advocating equal rights for girls and women https://www.abzuginstitute.org/, Congresswoman Bella Abzug Leadership Institute Award, Congresswoman Bella Abzug Leadership Institute, 2018
Educational Background:
- Columbia University, Bachelor of Arts, 1983-1986
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Created and facilitate Relentless Advocacy teaching students how to create and engage in advocacy projects. , Advocacy Trainer, Principal of Relentless Advocacy, Congresswoman Bella Abzug Leadership Institute, Students Of The Congresswoman Bella Abzug Leadership Training Institute, 2024
- For the past five years I have led an interactive and lively program including negotiating employment contracts for Sustainability MBA students in the workforce, using employment contracts to illustrate the need for recruits to work with employers during onboarding. , Lead interactive lecture on contract negotiation for the Bard Graduate MBA Programs in Sustainability, Employment Contract Negotiation, Bard MBA Sustainability, MBAs Focused On Sustainability, 2024
Industry Groups:
- Banking
- Finance
- General Counsel to Start-ups and Small Businesses
- Health Care
- Law
- Media
- Non-Profit
- Pharmaceuticals
- Publishing
- Religious
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