Bio

David Mahoney counsels private business owners and their human resources professionals on how to navigate the always evolving employer-employee relationship. From hiring to firing, Dave is a trusted resource who advises companies, large and small – union and non-union, with the day-to-day challenges of complying with constantly changing federal, state, and local laws. Dave takes a proactive approach, helping employers avoid disputes by establishing policies and procedures that are designed to establish clear avenues of communication and expectations between the company and its workforce and to avoid litigation whenever possible. Dave also regularly conducts internal audits and investigations to solve problems before they arise. When litigation is unavoidable, Dave relies on his twenty years of litigation experience to defend his clients’ interests in state and federal court, administrative proceedings, and through all forms of alternative dispute resolution. Dave’s focus never wavers from the goal of finding effective and efficient ways to put his clients’ problems in the rearview mirror and get back to the business of doing business. Dave’s litigation skills are not limited to employee relations. He began his career as an Assistant District Attorney in the Trial Division of the New York County (Manhattan) District Attorney’s Office, serving the Honorable Robert M. Morgenthau, where he distinguished himself representing the People of the State of New York in narcotics, weapons, street crime, fraud, and domestic violence matters. Since moving to private practice, Dave has developed a specialty in Ponzi-scheme related litigation, having represented Court-appointed fiduciaries and various other parties in no fewer than fifteen different Ponzi-scheme proceedings, including serving as the Trustee’s lead counsel in the 1,500 litigations spawned by the Agape World, Inc., bankruptcy case.