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Alan M. Klinger is Stroock's Co-Managing Partner, serves on the firm's Operating Executive Committee and chairs its Legal Personnel Committee. He represents both plaintiffs and defendants in complex civil litigation and has a proven track record of achieving successful results, whether through negotiation or litigation. Mr. Klinger is integrally involved in the firm's representation of public employee unions, funds, and health care facilities. He also functions in the Government Relations group, concentrating on administrative proceedings and land use matters.
Mr. Klinger has served as an adjunct professor of civil procedure.
Representative Matters
Among his many successful cases, Mr. Klinger has: - On behalf of public employee unions, successfully arbitrated contract impasse proceedings before the New York State Public Employment Relations Board and the New York City Office of Collective Bargaining; prevailed against the City in "scoping" and contract enforcement proceedings; obtained a judgment against the City and related governmental entities to enforce statutorily mandated inspection and repair of public premises; successfully brought suit against retirement system and governmental entities accomplishing change in method for computation of retirement benefits and submitted amicus briefs on behalf of labor unions in issues of public import.
- On behalf of an educational institution, prevailed in litigation that allowed the school to take down buildings to construct a new law center in the face of challenges to attorney general review and approval and claims of landmark status.
- On behalf of high-profile client owning renowned New York City nightclubs, defeated City claims that nightclubs were operated as a public nuisance; prevailed against State Liquor Authority attempts to suspend liquor license summarily; obtained court order compelling City Department of Consumer Affairs to issue cabaret license. Negotiated settlement of prior "nuisance abatement" proceedings commenced by the City on terms favorable to the client, allowing club to reopen with minimal disruption.
- Enabled client to form a professional affiliation with major hospital by defeating challenge of rival hospital. As counsel to hospital, successfully defended award of government contract to client.
- Successfully represented physicians and clinical laboratories in regulatory proceedings commenced by the State Department of Health and Office of Professional Medical Conduct.
Honors and Awards
Mr. Klinger has perennially been recognized by Best Lawyers for his work in multiple areas of litigation (including Labor & Employment, ERISA and Land Use & Zoning) and currently serves on its Board of Advisors. Mr. Klinger also is regularly recognized by New York Metro Super Lawyers for excellence in Labor and Employment law. He has received the Lawyers Alliance for New York's "Cornerstone Award" for outstanding pro bono legal service for work on behalf of Partnership with Children, Inc.
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- Trustee, New York State Higher Education Services Corp., an agency that assists students in paying for college, providing need-based grants, scholarships and loan guarantees
- Director and Vice President, Partnership with Children, Inc., a not-for-profit entity that assists in strengthening the emotional, social and cognitive skills of at-risk children
- Trustee and Chair of the Education Committee, Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, a non-partisan, non-profit organization created by President Kennedy that seeks to secure, through the rule of law, equal justice under law
- Trustee, New York University School of Law Alumni Association
- President, Temple Israel of Great Neck
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Mr. Klinger is a frequent lecturer and co-author on issues relating to attorney-client privilege/work product doctrine and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. | | |
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- Co-author, "Employee-Friendly Labor Arbitration Awards Under Attack"; "Transit Workers Union Victorious: Regains Dues-Checkoff and Vindicates Free Speech Rights"; "Appellate Division, First Department: NYC Has No Automatic Right to Appeal from a TRO," Stroock Special Bulletin, May 2009
- Co-author, "The Taylor Law At 40: Preparing For The Battle Over Reform"; "Garcetti v. Ceballos Two Years Later: How Are Public Employees Faring?" and "Trading First Amendment Rights For Dues Checkoff," Stroock Special Bulletin, May 2008
- Co-author, "Stroock Reports - Public Employee Law," Stroock Special Bulletin, September 2007
- Co-author, "The United States Supreme Court Limits Public Employees' First Amendment Speech Rights," Stroock Special Bulletin, August 2006
- Co-author, "Practice Before the Commercial Division," Commercial Litigation in New York State Courts, Thomson West, 2005
- Co-author, "Recent Developments in Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product Doctrine,"Civil Practice and Litigation Techniques in Federal and State Courts, ALI-ABA
- Co-editor, Stroock Reports: Public Employee Law, analyzing developments on issues relevant to public sector unions
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U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1982; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, 1982; U.S. District Court, Western District of New York, 1982; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 1982; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 1985; U.S. Supreme Court, 1989 | | |
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- Clerk, Justice Sidney Schreiber, New Jersey Supreme Court
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| J.D., New York University School of Law, 1981; Editor-in-Chief, Moot Court Board, 1980–1981 |
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| A.B., magna cum laude, Princeton University, 1978 |
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