News

Senior counsel Carolyn Wheeler was recently quoted in the Law360 article, “Religious Exception To Bias Law May Go Back To High Court.” Since last year’s Supreme Court ruling in Our Lady of Guadalupe School v....

Senior associate Joseph Abboud recently spoke with The Chronicle of Higher Education about the return of the controversial social media platform Yik Yak in the article, “What Colleges Should Know About the New Yik...

Founding partner Debra Katz, representing Charlotte Bennett, released the following statement today after Governor Cuomo’s personal attorney, Rita Glavin, held a virtual briefing:  “Governor Cuomo’s apologies rang...

Katz Banks Kumin is proud to announce that Best Lawyers® has recognized eight attorneys in The Best Lawyers in America® list. The attorneys were honored for their work in the areas of civil rights law, employment law,...

Founding partner Debra Katz recently spoke in detail about Gov. Cuomo’s decision to resign in the wake of sexual harassment allegations on an episode of NPR’s podcast, “Here & Now.” Ms. Katz, who represents...

Katz Banks Kumin founding partner Debra Katz recently discussed the ongoing impact of the #MeToo movement in the Associated Press article, “#MeToo Take 2? Movement’s strength hailed amid Cuomo fallout.” In the wake of...

Senior associate Jessica Westerman recently appeared on multiple local news outlets to discuss Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s resignation in the wake of multiple allegations of sexual misconduct against him.  Cuomo announced his...

Attorney Debra Katz, representing Charlotte Bennett, released the following statement today after Governor Andrew Cuomo announced his resignation, effective 14 days from today.   “Today is a solemn day.  One week after...

Senior partner Debra Katz recently discussed allegations of sexual harassment against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo with multiple news outlets.  Ms. Katz specifically addressed the contrast between Gov. Cuomo’s alleged...

Katz Banks Kumin client Dr. Rick Bright has reached a settlement with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regarding his allegations that HHS retaliated against him for blowing the whistle about the Trump...