Overview
Abigail M. Kagan is an experienced labor and employment advisor on matters ranging from day-to-day human resources (HR) counseling to complex transaction strategy. Abigail’s practice balances regulatory compliance with tangible short- and long-term goals. This includes internal investigations, executive contracts, Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) disability accommodations, discrimination and harassment, industry-tailored personnel policies, wage and hour audits, reductions in force, workplace health and safety, workplace violence, employee mobility and non-compete enforcement, gig workers, and workforce integration and rebadging.
Clients turn to Abigail for her practical recommendations and simple yet elegant solutions. Abigail holds a master’s in public health, and her decades of working alongside healthcare leaders make her particularly attuned to the unique challenges facing healthcare employers.
Abigail is a member of McDermott Will & Schulte’s Pro Bono Committee and the Gender Diversity Committee.
Results
- Represented Early, Cassidy & Schilling, LLC in its sale to AssuredPartners Inc.
Recognitions
- Legal 500 US, 2022
- Super Lawyers Rising Star 2020-2022
Credentials
Education
Columbia Law School, JD, Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, 2016
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, MPH, 2013
Columbia University, BA, 2011
Admissions
New York
Courts/Agencies
US District Court for the Eastern District of New York
US District Court for the Southern District of New York
