PARISIS GERASIMOS FILIPPATOS

Parisis G. (Gerry) Filippatos, a seasoned and versatile New York City employment discrimination attorney. Mr. Filippatos is dedicated to representing individuals across the corporate spectrum in all types of workplace disputes, with a particular emphasis on litigating gender discrimination, sexual harassment, and retaliation/whistleblower cases against financial services and Fortune 500 companies, as well as negotiating executive compensation/employment contracts and severance agreements.

Mr. Filippatos has litigated labor and employment cases for over 25 years and has represented thousands of individuals and numerous companies on myriad matters involving employment discrimination, retaliation and harassment based on race, sex, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation and gender identity; separation and severance agreements; executive compensation contracts; restrictive covenants; workplace investigations; and whistleblower and regulatory non-compliance claims. He has handled claims based on Title VII, ADA, ADEA, FMLA, Sarbanes Oxley and Dodd Frank.

Mr. Filippatos was born and raised in New York City, migrating along the Hudson from Hell’s Kitchen to the Upper Westside, to Riverdale, before settling in Pleasantville, New York. Mr. Filippatos studied Political Science at Columbia University, where he obtained his B.A., cum laude, with departmental honors, in 1988. Mr. Filippatos attended Boston College Law School, receiving his Juris Doctorate in 1991.

Mr. Filippatos is a member of the ABA, NELA and NELA/NY. He is fluent in Modern Greek.

• Free Consultation
• Contingent Fees

Connecticut

State of Connecticut Judicial Branch

ID Number: 405130

Since 1992

New York

New York State Office of Court Administration

ID Number: 2477958

Since 1992

2nd Circuit

New York State Supreme Court

United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York

United States District Court for the Southern District of New York

Adjunct Professor

State University of New York Empire State College

2016 - 2019

Counsel

The Joint Industry Board of the Electrical Industry

2013 - 2018

Attorney at Law

Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP

2010 - 2013

Owner

Filippatos PLLC

2004 - 2010

Boston College Law School

J.D. (1991) | Law

1988 - 1991

Columbia University

B.A. (1988) | Political Science and Government

1983 - 1988

American Bar Association

Member

Current

National Employment Lawyers Association

Member

Current

National Employment Lawyers Association / New York

Member

Current

New York State Bar  # 2477958

Member

1992 - Current

Reductions in Force from the Perspective of Employee's Counsel

Chapter Employment Law Update Aspen Publishers

2002

The Rights of Employees Subjected To Reductions In Force: A Critical Evaluation

6 Empl. Rts. & Employ. Pol'y J. 263

2002

The Doctrine of Stare Decisis and the Protection of Civil Rights and Liberties

11 Boston College Third World Law Journal 335

1991