CHRISTOPHER M. MCNERNEY is a partner at Outten & Golden LLP in New York and is a member of the firm’s Class Action, Discrimination and Retaliation, and Sex Discrimination and Sexual Harassment Practice Groups. Mr. McNerney represents employees in class action discrimination, wage and hour and FCRA cases, as well as individual litigation and negotiation in all areas of employment law, including criminal background checks, discrimination, harassment, and retaliation, executive and professional contracts and compensation. He also serves on the Firm’s Public Interest Committee, helping to oversee O&G’s commitment to pro bono representation of low-income clients who otherwise could not afford lawyers for their employment-related claims.
Before joining the firm, Mr. McNerney clerked for the Honorable Sarah Netburn in the Southern District of New York.
During law school, he served as a student advocate in NYU’s Employment and Housing Discrimination clinic, representing a client in her discrimination claims. Among other activities, he also worked as a research and teaching assistant for Professor Arthur Miller, participated as a student advocate in the Unemployment Action Center, and served as an articles editor for the NYU Annual Survey of American Law.
Mr. McNerney earned his B.A., cum laude, from Macalester College in 2005, and his J.D., cum laude, from New York University School of Law in 2012.
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- LicenseLicensed in New York
State: New York
Acquired: 2013
Currently Registered - Honors2022 - Ones to Watch, Best Lawyers2021 - Ones to Watch, Best Lawyers2020 - Rising Stars, Super Lawyers2019 - Rising Star, Super Lawyers2018 - Rising Star, SuperLawyers2017 - Rising Star, SuperLawyers2017 - Trial Lawyer of the Year Award, Gonzalez v. Pritzker, Public Justice
- Work Experience2021 - Present Partner, Outten & Golden, LLP2013 - 2021 Associate, Outten & Golden LLP2012 - 2013 Clerk, Honorable Sarah Netburn
- AssociationsNew York State Bar Association - MemberNational Employment Lawyers Association - MemberNational Employment Lawyers Association (New York chapter) - Member
- Education2012 - New York University School of Law - JD - Juris Doctor2005 - Macalester College - BA - Bachelor of Arts
- Publications2021 - NYC Expands Worker Protections Under Its “Ban the Box” Ordinance
O&G Employment Law Blog2021 - Philadelphia Expands “Ban the Box” Protections and Further Limits Use of Credit History in Hiring
O&G Employment Law Blog2021 - Illinois Plans to Further Expand “Ban the Box” Protections to Individuals With Criminal Histories
O&G Employment Law Blog2020 - ACDs Now Off Limits in New York Hiring and Employment Decisions
O&G Employment Law Blog2020 - Upheaval From Pandemic and Recession Driving Increase in Wage Theft, According to New Study
O&G Employment Law Blog - LanguagesEnglish - Native / Fluent
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