Marc O. Sheridan

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Mr. Sheridan has more than a decade of experience representing clients in employment matters dealing with employment discrimination, restrictive covenants, deferred compensation plans, reductions in force, negotiation of severance agreements, and executive compensation issues.   He regularly appears in employment disputes on behalf of securities industry professionals in FINRA and AAA arbitrations regarding unpaid bonuses, promissory notes, and contractual disputes.  Mr. Sheridan has also successfully resolved multi-million dollar commercial and employment disputes through effective litigation techniques in both federal and state court as well as private mediation.  Mr. Sheridan is a trained mediator, civil collaborative practitioner, and member of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals.

AREAS OF PRACTICE

• Securities Industry Employment Disputes
• Employment Discrimination
• Commercial Litigation

BAR ADMISSIONS

• New York
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York
• U.S. District Court Southern District New York

EDUCATION

• Brooklyn Law School, Brooklyn, New York
  J.D. - 1998
• Union College, Schenectady, New York
  B.A. (Cum Laude) - 1995
  Major: History and Spanish

REPRESENTATIVE CASES

• Credit Suisse First Boston Corp v. Pitofsky, 4 N.Y.3d 149, 791 N.Y.S. 2d 489 (N.Y. 2005)

New York Court of Appeals decision regarding a dispute between the Form U-4 arbitration clause and a private arbitration forum selection clause in clients' employment agreements.

• Cicconi v McGinn Smith & Co., Inc., 27 A.D. 3d 59 808 N.Y.S.2d 604 (1st Dep't 2005)

Authored brief to the New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, and provided a genesis argument on defamation cases in the securities industry that resulted in the lead dissenting judge reversing her fifteen-year old precedent.

• Gibson v. Bally Total Fitness Corp. et al, 1 A.D.3d 477, 767 N.Y.S.2d 135 (2nd Dep't 2003)

FRATERNITIES

• Phi Sigma Kappa