About
Mark Risk has litigated discrimination, restrictive covenant, contract and benefits disputes in New York federal and state courts. He also represents executives, professionals and others in employment contract and severance negotiations.
He is co-editor of Labor and Employment Law, the quarterly newsletter of the American Bar Association’s Section of Labor and Employment Law.
Mark was admitted as a fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers in 2008, and is on the Advisory Board of the NYU Law Center for Labor and Employment Law. He teaches litigation skills for the National Institute for Trial Advocacy at in-house programs at law firms and government agencies, and serves on the adjunct faculties of Hofstra University Law School and New York Law School.
Education
- New York University School of Law, J.D., 1984. Hays Civil Liberties Fellow
- University of Chicago, M.A. (political science), 1981
- Swarthmore College, B.A., 1978
Bar Admissions
- New York
- Southern District of New York
- Eastern District of New York
- U.S. Courts of Appeals, Second Circuit
- U.S. Courts of Appeals, Third Circuit
- U.S. Courts of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Professional Activities
- Co-Editor, Labor and Employment Law Newsletter (ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law)
- Fellow, College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. 2008–
- Advisory Board, NYU Law Center for Labor and Employment Law
- Faculty Member, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, various trial and deposition skills programs. 1996–present
- Fellow, American Bar Foundation
- Co-Chair, Technology Subcommittee, Committee on Employment Rights and Responsibilities, American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Section
- Adjunct Faculty, Hofstra Law School
- Adjunct Faculty, New York Law School
- Member, National Employment Lawyers Association/New York
- Member, Executive Committee, Labor and Employment Section, New York State Bar Association
- AV Rating, Martindale Hubbell Peer Review Ratings
- New York Super Lawyers, Thomson West, 2007–2010