Mr. Settembrino has extensive experience in a wide variety of labor and employment matters. He represents clients in disputes concerning such issues as discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and breach of contract. He has experience litigating workplace investigations, advising on labor and employment aspects of M&A and other corporate transactions, and providing advice and counsel to employers regarding compliance with Title VII and other federal and state laws.
Mr. Settembrino also regularly handles matters before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, New York City Commission on Human Rights, New York State Division of Human Rights, and National Labor Relations Board. He also represents employers in Fair Labor Standard Act wage and hour collective actions. In addition, Mr. Settembrino advises employers on practices and procedures, assists with drafting employee policies and handbooks, and assists with preparing employment and separation agreements.
Credentials
Education
New York Law School (J.D., magna cum laude)
- Notes & Comments Editor, New York Law School Law Review
- John Marshall Harlan Scholar
- Dean’s List
The Chubb Institute (Diploma, Computer Technical Support)
Montclair State University (B.A.)
Professional Admissions
State of New Jersey
State of New York
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Judicial Clerkship(s)
Judicial extern to the Honorable Marie P. Simonelli, J.A.D., Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, Newark, NJ, May – August 2013
Judicial extern to the Honorable James J. Guida, J.S.C., Superior Court of New Jersey, Hackensack, NJ, June – August 2012
Legal Employment
Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, January 2018 – October 2019
Epstein Becker & Green, May – August 2014; March 2015 – January 2018