Clayton Giles

Clayton Giles

Member

Phone

855-208-2800

Biography

Clay has over 20 years of experience litigating all aspects of complex commercial litigation and labor and employment matters. He has been lead counsel and tried many cases in the state and federal courts involving the Law Against Discrimination, Americans with Disabilities Act, False Claims Act, Conscientious Employee Protection Act, and many other areas of law. Clay also provides counsel on severance, noncompete, and nondisclosure agreements, the Family and Medical Leave Act, pension matters, grievances, and wage and hour laws.

Clay also has a significant corporate background and provides advice to mid-market companies in all areas, including corporate governance, negotiating deals, raising capital, and buyouts.

In addition to practicing law, Clay is a forensic accountant for Rosenfarb LLC where he develops expert opinions on damages in litigation involving commercial, securities fraud, intellectual property, and trusts and estate matters. He also develops expert opinions in accounting malpractice litigation, conducts internal fraud investigations, and serves as a consulting expert in commercial and securities litigation.

Clay is licensed to practice in New York, New Jersey, and Illinois. He is a member of the New York State Bar Association and co-author of the book “Winning with Financial Damages Experts: A Guide for Litigators.”

Admissions

  • New York
  • New Jersey
  • Illinois
  • U.S. District Court – Southern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court – Eastern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court – District of New Jersey
  • U.S. District Court – Northern District of Illinois

Membership

  • New York State Bar Association

Education

  • DePaul University, College of Commerce, BS, Accountancy, 1997
  • Rutgers Law School, JD, 2002

Other Credentials

In addition to practicing law, Clay is a financial damages expert for Rosenfarb LLC and serves as Of Counsel to the Law Offices of Joshua Parkhurst. He is co-author of “Winning with Financial Damages Experts: A Guide for Litigators”, a book comprised of 15 interviews of highly reputable attorneys and forensic accountants discussing how they gain value by using financial damages experts in civil litigation. He is also a former Judicial Law Clerk for the Honorable Roger M. Kahn (Retired) of the Tax Court of New Jersey. Prior to law school, Clay was a senior accountant at Trebron Management Inc., formerly GynCor, Inc., a physician practices management company.

Select Representations (Litigation)

  • Property owners in breach of contract, fraud, and Consumer Fraud Act claims against demolition contractor.
  • Federal government employee in age discrimination claims before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
  • Former employee in retaliation claims under the New Jersey Earned Sick Leave Act.
  • Former employee in disability discrimination, refusal to do business, and retaliation claims under the Law Against Discrimination.
  • Restaurant owner in breach of contract and fraud claims relating to buy-out agreement.
  • Black car drivers in breach of contract and fraud claims and claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act and New York State Labor Law.
  • Whistleblower in claims under the New York False Claims Act.
  • General contractor in claims under the New Jersey Construction Lien Law.
  • Buyers of real property in fraud and breach of contract claims against seller.
  • Author in breach of contract and fraud claims against publisher and distributor.
  • Military veterans in claims under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, Law Against Discrimination, and hostile work environment against public employer.
  • Commercial real estate brokerage firm in breach of contract and fraud claims relating to joint venture with developer.
  • Fire Code Official in Conscientious Employee Protection Act (whistleblower) and breach of contract claims relating to retaliation for reporting Uniform Construction Code violations and cooperating in New Jersey Department of Community Affairs investigation.
  • Social, Case, and Clerical Workers Union in good faith appeals of County-wide layoffs.
  • White Collar Union in good faith appeals of City-wide layoffs.
  • Police and Fire Officers Unions in good faith appeals of demoted officers.
  • Firefighters and Fire Officers Unions seeking Order requiring appointing authority to fill captain and battalion chief vacancies with permanent appointments.
  • Firefighters Union seeking Order requiring appointing authority to permanently appoint firefighters to captain with back-pay.
  • Public employees in major disciplinary appeals.