Ethan Andrew Brecher

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Ethan Andrew Brecher: Attorney with Law Office of Ethan A. Brecher, LLC
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Biography

Ethan A. Brecher is the founding and managing partner of the Law Office of Ethan A. Brecher, LLC.

Mr. Brecher has been practicing law for over 30 years.

His law practice is devoted primarily to four principal areas:

• representing individuals who have employment-related claims of all types against their employers including claims involving non-compete and non-solicitation agreements.

• representing individuals who have been defrauded by their securities brokers.

• representing companies and hedge funds in commercial litigation disputes.

• representing high net-worth individuals in divorce litigation.

Mr. Brecher also negotiates employment and severance agreements between employees and employers.

Respect for the rule of law and justice, professionalism, civility and ethical conduct will guide Mr. Brecher as he represents each client, to whom he serves as both advocate and counselor. Mr. Brecher believes that his clients should have in him no better friend, and their adversary no worse opponent.

Whether a client’s case is one to be tried to conclusion or settled through negotiation, Mr. Brecher will endeavor to provide each client with clear and unvarnished advice based on the particular facts and circumstances of each client’s situation.

For employees who have been wronged or who are due compensation from their employer, Mr. Brecher will devote himself to recovering for those individuals what their former employers fairly and appropriately owe them.

For businesses that are due money, Mr. Brecher will work diligently to secure what they are entitled to receive.

Over his 30 years of practicing law, Mr. Brecher has tried and settled numerous cases that have resulted in tens of millions of dollars of recoveries for his clients.

Mr. Brecher generally charges hourly for his time, but in appropriate situations, Mr. Brecher will accept cases on a total or partial contingency-fee basis. All fee arrangements are tailored specifically to the particular facts and circumstances of each client’s case.

Mr. Brecher was named a New York Super Lawyer in 2009-2011 and 2013-2021. He was appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Pro Bono Panel for a three year term ending August 27, 2015. Mr. Brecher was elected on January 18, 2013 as a member of The American Law Institute (ALI). Mr. Brecher was profiled in the Winter 2013 edition of the NYU Labor & Employment Law Newsletter.

Mr. Brecher is a member of the New York and Connecticut Bars.

Areas of Practice (4)

  • Securities Litigation
  • Employment Litigation
  • Commercial/Business Litigation
  • Divorce Litigation

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Cornell University, B.A., History, cum laude, 1988
Law School Attended:
New York University School of Law, J.D., 1991
Year of First Admission:
1991
Admission:
1991, Connecticut; 1992, New York; 1992, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 1992, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1996, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
Memberships:
The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Arbitration Committee, Class of 2008); American Bar Association; Federal Bar Council.
Languages:
French
ISLN:
901150477

Peer Reviews

4.7/5.0 (16 reviews)
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  • Legal Knowledge

    4.6/5.0
  • Analytical Capability

    4.7/5.0
  • Judgment

    4.8/5.0
  • Communication

    4.8/5.0
  • Legal Experience

    4.8/5.0
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The client, a small business and its obstinate owner, was sued by a former employee for employment discrimination and retaliation. The client refused to settle what he believed was an extortionate, me...

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