Salvatore G. Gangemi practices in the area of employment law and litigation.
In April 2008, Mr. Gangemi argued the case of Pachter v. Bernard Hodes Group, Inc. before the New York State Court of Appeals-- New York's highest court. His advocacy resulted in the New York Court of Appeals recognizing that all employees, including highly compensated individuals, are protected by New York's unlawful wage deduction statute.
Mr. Gangemi frequently lectures on employment law matters, and speaks at continuing legal education seminars on a regular basis. In addition, he has written extensively on employment law issues as well as other legal issues affecting individuals and businesses.
Salvatore G. Gangemi was recently selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2012 (Copyright 2011 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.). In 2010, he was also selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2011 (Copyright 2010 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken S.C.).
Mr. Gangemi was named by Super Lawyers magazine as one of the top attorneys in New York State for 2009, 2010 and 2011. Only five percent of the lawyers in the state are named by Super Lawyers.
Since 2010, Mr. Gangemi has served on the Board of Advisors of the St. John's School of Law, Labor and Employment Law Center. Since 2009, he has served on the Executive Board of the National Employment Lawyers Association - New York. In addition, in 2008, he was Chair of the Employment Law Committee of the Trial Lawyers Section of the New York State Bar Association.
Education
J.D., St. John's University School of Law, 1993
Member, St. John's Law Review
Executive Articles Editor, American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review
Honors: Dean's List
B.A., cum laude, St. John's University, 1990
Bar Admissions
New York, 1994
U.S. District Court: Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, 1994
United States Supreme Court, 1999
U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 2006
U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 1995
Professional Association Memberships
National Employment Lawyers' Association—New York
Executive Board Member, 2009-
St. John's School of Law, Labor and Employment Law Center
Member of Board of Advisors, 2010-
St. John's University School of Law Alumni Board
Board of Directors, 2011-
New York State Bar Association
Chair, Employment Law Committee of the Trial Lawyers Section, 2009
New York State Bar Association
Labor and Employment Section
American Association for Justice
Employment Rights Section
National Employment Lawyers' Association
New York County Lawyers' Association
Labor and Employment
Association of the Bar of the City of New York
Past Positions/Affiliations
Gangemi, Mango & Iacoviello, LLP
Partner
1996 to 2005
Vedder, Price, Kaufman & Kammholz, P.C.
Associate
1993-1996
Published Works
Mr. Gangemi has authored several articles and chapters on employment law as well as other matters:
- Salvatore G. Gangemi, The Politics of Disgust, Trial Magazine, Jan. 2011, at 57 (reviewing Martha C. Nussbaum, From Disgust to Humanity, Sexual Orientation and Constitutional Law (2010)).
- Family and Medical Leave Act in New York (co-author) (Lorman Publications, 2005 and 2006).
- American Bankruptcy Institute, Single Asset Real Estate Bankruptcies, ABA Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law (Chapter 9) (1997).
- The Borderline Employee: Salvage or Fire (Personnel Law Update, 1995) (Council on Education in Management).
- Litigation of Damages in Employment Discrimination Cases (co-author) (Practising Law Institute, 1995).
- Overtime Compensation For Paralegals, (co-author) (Law Office Employment Bulletin, Leader Publications, 1994).
- Effective Health Plan Design & Administration, Chapter 5: Retiree Health Care, (Federal Publications Inc., 1994).
- Note, The New Value Exception: Square Peg in a Round Hole, 1 AM. BANKR. INST. L. REV. 173 (Spring 1993).
- Survey of New York Practice, 66 ST. JOHN’S LAW REV. 1233 (Fall-Winter 1993).
In addition, Mr. Gangemi has written newspaper articles on various legal issues.
