Nuuk-Freeman & Cerra Promotes Three

Nukk-Freeman & Cerra, a women-owned employment boutique law firm in Chatham representing management, promoted Ryan Carlson, Phillip Lipari and Rachel Manne to partner.

Ryan Carlson

Carlson represents management in employment litigation matters under state and federal law, handling wrongful discharge, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage and hour violations, whistleblowing and enforcement of restrictive covenants. He represents clients in federal and state courts, and in administrative proceedings, including the New Jersey Division of Civil Rights, New York State Division of Human Rights, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the New Jersey Department of Labor, the New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission and the New Jersey Office of Administrative Law.

Phillip Lipari

Lipari focuses on management-side employment litigation, investigations, counseling and training. He has represented employers of all sizes before federal courts, state courts, arbitration panels and administrative agencies. He has handled an array of employment law issues, including discrimination, retaliation, whistleblowing, wage and hour, restrictive covenant and benefits/leave actions under federal employment statutes and their state analogs. In addition to his litigation background, Lipari was a director, employee relations, at UBS AG.