Rachel Allen
EMPLOYMENT
Partner
Rachel Allen is a Partner in the Employment Practices Group at OlenderFeldman LLP, where she represents businesses, senior executives, and professionals across a broad range of employment matters.
Rachel advises businesses on complex workplace issues throughout the employment relationship – including hiring and termination decisions, employment and executive agreements, restrictive covenants, performance management, personnel policies and handbooks, and employment-related disputes. She works closely with business owners and senior leadership to develop practical strategies that manage legal risk while advancing the company’s broader business objectives.
Rachel also represents senior executives and professionals in employment negotiations and career transitions, advising on employment and compensation agreements, equity and incentive arrangements, and separation terms. Her experience on both sides of the table gives her a practical understanding of what drives each party in an employment matter and informs her approach to negotiation and dispute resolution.
In the transactional context, Rachel advises buyers and sellers on the employment aspects of mergers and acquisitions, including diligence, remediation, executive transitions, and the negotiation of employment-related agreements.
She has extensive litigation and dispute resolution experience, having represented clients through all stages of employment litigation, arbitration, and pre-litigation resolution.
Rachel earned her Juris Doctor from St. John’s University School of Law and has been recognized as a New York Super Lawyers Rising Star from 2019 through 2026. She is admitted to practice before the state and federal courts in New York and New Jersey.
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