Daniel Knauth
Principal
1501 Broadway, FL 25
New York, NY 10036
dknauth@dklegal.com
Tel: 212.260.9999
Fax: 212.981.3725
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Daniel Knauth is the principal of The Law Office of Daniel Knauth, a firm experienced in representing employers in all aspects of employment-related litigation.
We have experience litigating before federal and state courts, administrative agencies, as well as mediation and arbitral forums. We provide representation during all stages of employment disputes, from answering complaints and preparing position statements to trial. In addition we represent our clients’ interests in negotiating severance packages and in enforcing non-compete and non-solicitation agreements.
Our goal is to provide timely, efficient and aggressive representation for our clients during all phases of litigation.
Experience
Mr. Knauth has over 11 years of experience as an attorney at some of the most prestigious firms in Manhattan. By establishing The Law Office of Daniel Knauth, Mr. Knauth offers his extensive experience as a large firm attorney to individual executives, as well as emerging and established businesses.
Immediately prior to founding The Law Office of Daniel Knauth, Mr. Knauth practiced employment law with the New York office of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, which has repeatedly been recognized as having one of the top management-side labor and employment groups in the country. Mr. Knauth has over six years of litigation experience representing companies on a full range of employment law and related matters, including single-plaintiff, multi-plaintiff and class and collective actions involving claims of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, constructive discharge, wage and hour, whistleblower, employment-related common law claims and contract disputes before federal and state courts and administrative agencies, such as the EEOC and NYS Division of Human Rights, as well as before the American Arbitration Association and private arbitration and mediation services.
In addition to employment litigation, Mr. Knauth has extensive experience advising employers on the design, implementation and application of corporate personnel policies, employee handbooks, diversity programs, harassment prevention programs, and reductions-in-force, as well as the employment issues arising out of employee terminations. Mr. Knauth has conducted numerous on-site confidential workplace investigations and client training seminars to address sensitive human resources and employee relations issues. He also regularly negotiates employment agreements, non-competition, non-solicitation and non-disclosure agreements, and agreements designed to protect trade secrets, intellectual property and other proprietary information.
Education
St. John’s University School of Law
J.D., cum laude
- Honors & Awards
- top 10%
- St. John’s Law Review, Articles & Notes Editor
- Best Advocate, James F. Niehoff Civil Trial Competition
- Best Advocate, Frank J. Rogers Criminal Trial Competition
Cornell University
B.S., Industrial & Labor Relations
Military Service
Active Duty
M-1 Abrams Tank Driver, 1/67 AR, 2AD
Operation Desert Storm
- Honors & Awards
- Basic Training Honor Graduate (1/150)
- Army Commendation Medal (5), Army Achievement Medal
- Southwest Asia Service Medal (3 stars), Kuwait Liberation Medal
New York Army National Guard
Unit Clerk, E Co., 1/108 Mechanized Infantry
- Honors & Awards
- New York State Army National Guard Soldier of the Year (1993)
- Meritorious Service Medal
Admissions
Mr. Knauth is admitted to practice before the Federal and State Courts of New York, and is a member of the American Bar Association and the Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
