Rebecca Northey

Rebecca Northey concentrates in the fields of employment law and commercial litigation. Rebecca has had extensive experience in employment counseling, negotiations, and mediation, as well as in litigation. She began her legal career at Hughes Hubbard & Reed in 1978, where she worked on employment, securities, antitrust, and products liability litigation. As a supervisor in the New York City Corporation Counsel’s office (1989-1997), Rebecca defended the City in high-profile litigations and advised the Mayor’s Office and City agencies on a wide range of legal issues. Since she returned to private practice in 1997, Rebecca has counseled, and litigated on behalf of, private sector employers, municipalities and individuals in employment matters and handled commercial litigation. Rebecca is a member of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, the National Employment Lawyers Association and the American Bar Association. She is an honors graduate of Vassar College and of Boston University Law School, where she served on the Boston University Law Review.

Professional & Community Involvement:

  • Served on the Litigation and Science and Law Committees of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
  • Trustee of the Shelter Island Yacht Club and recently assisted in the formation of a sailing program for students in the local school.

Recent Speaking Engagements:

  • CLE programs on employment law issues.

Publications:

Email: rnorthey@mhjur.com

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