Anne Sekel is a zealous advocate for her clients 鈥 whether the task at hand is identifying and mitigating employment-related litigation risk or aggressively defending an employer鈥檚 most challenging discrimination or other employment and complex commercial claims.
A partner and litigation lawyer with 麻豆传媒, Anne is the managing partner of the firm’s New York office.
Anne views herself as an extension of employers鈥 human resources and in-house legal departments. She steeps herself in her clients鈥 businesses to ensure that she provides the most tailored and practical advice possible. Anne assists clients with a broad range of complex commercial and employment litigation matters, including employment discrimination and retaliation, trade secrets/non-competes, commercial and financial fraud, breach of contract, and insurance broker professional liability claims. She is a member of the firm鈥檚 Commercial Litigation and Labor & Employment Practices, and has successfully represented clients in all phases of commercial disputes, ranging from pre-litigation dispute resolution through trial or arbitration.
Anne has served in leadership roles within the firm throughout her career, including as the representative of the New York office on the firm鈥檚 Associates Committee and then as the committee鈥檚 national chair. She also has served on the firm鈥檚 Women鈥檚 Network and as the Litigation Department鈥檚 training partner and the New York Office鈥檚 Litigation Department chair.
Representative Experience
- Successfully negotiated favorable settlements of professional liability claims asserted against global provider of risk management, insurance and reinsurance brokerage, and human resources solutions and outsourcing services.
- Has significant trial experience in the Supreme Court of the State of New York and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
- Regularly represents clients in the Superior Court of New Jersey.
Awards and Recognition
- New York Super Lawyers庐 (2017-2024)
- New York Business Journal鈥檚 Woman of Influence (2022)
- New York Super Lawyers – Rising Stars庐 (2013-2016)
- 麻豆传媒 & Lardner 鈥淐arl Hitchner Mentor of the Year鈥 Award (2016)
Community Involvement
- Chair, New York State Bar Association, Commercial and Federal Litigation Section (June 2023 – May 2024)
- Member, Board of Trustees, Loyola School, a co-ed, Jesuit, independent school in Manhattan
Pro Bono
- For more than 15 years, represents Nest Inc., a nonprofit organization that has been a leading advocate for the responsible growth and creative engagement of the artisan and maker economy globally.
- Represented a death row inmate in his post-conviction efforts to have his death sentence vacated.
Presentations and Publications
- Author, 鈥淲hat鈥檚 Old is New Again: The DOL鈥檚 鈥楴ew鈥 Proposed Rule on Independent Contractors Returns to a Pre-Trump Test for Worker Classification,鈥 Labor & Employment Law Perspectives, Oct. 17, 2022
- Author, 鈥淣ew Jersey鈥檚 鈥楤an鈥 Against Mandatory Arbitration Provisions Suffers Another Setback,鈥 Labor & Employment Law Perspectives, March 21, 2022
- Author, 鈥淚CYMI: New York City Amended Its Fair Chance Act, and the Changes are Significant,鈥澛Labor & Employment Law Perspectives, Oct. 4, 2021
- Author, 鈥淣ew York Enacts COVID-19 Vaccination Leave Law,鈥 Labor & Employment Law Perspectives, March 22, 2021
- Author, 鈥淒OL Proposes Changes to Financial Reporting Requirements for the Largest and Most Prominent Unions,鈥 Labor & Employment Law Perspectives, Oct. 5, 2020
- Author, 鈥淭he Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (鈥楥ARES Act鈥): Understanding How its Paycheck Protection Program Incentivizes Employers to Retain or Rehire Employees,鈥澛Labor & Employment Law Perspectives, March 30, 2020
- Author, 鈥淣o Summer Break for New York State鈥檚 and New York City鈥檚 Anti-Sexual Harassment Protections,鈥 Labor & Employment Law Perspectives, July 16, 2018
- Author, 鈥淣ew York City Mandates Cooperative Dialogue for Accommodation Requests,鈥 Labor & Employment Law Perspectives, April 23, 2018
- Author, 鈥淥ff-Duty Emails May Be Compensable (or Not),鈥 Labor & Employment Law Perspectives, August 14, 2017
NYC鈥檚 Pay Transparency Law Celebrates Its Third Anniversary 鈥 But Has Yet To Be Tested in Court
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As the Great New Jersey Denizen Yogi Berra Observed, 鈥淚t鈥檚 D茅j脿 Vu All Over Again鈥: Noncompete Clauses Are Under Fire in New Jersey Once More
The RIF Roadmap: Tools and Tactics for a Smooth and Compliant Transition
New Year, New Leave In New York: Ring in 2025 by Updating Your Policies to Provide Paid Prenatal Leave
