WHITE PLAINS, NY (February 28, 2013) – Jackson Lewis LLP, one of the country’s largest and fastest-growing workplace law firms, is pleased to announce that White Plains Partner and former Firm Chairman Patrick L. Vaccaro has received the Business Council of Westchester’s Business Hall of Fame Award for “Entrepreneurial Success.” This prestigious recognition comes as a result of Mr. Vaccaro’s dedication to both Jackson Lewis and the Westchester Community.
“I am honored to be the recipient of such a prestigious award, and I thank the Business Council as well as my Jackson Lewis family for the recognition and support,” said Mr. Vaccaro.
“During Pat’s tenure as Firm Chairman from 2006 through 2012, he led Jackson Lewis through an era of unprecedented growth and success,” said Vincent A. Cino, current Firm Chairman. “He took over a firm that had 21 offices and 370 attorneys. By the time he stepped down, Jackson Lewis had grown into an AmLaw 100 firm with 49 offices and 750 attorneys, and revenue had grown from about $178 million to over $350 million—a 98 percent increase. We are all thrilled to see Pat recognized for his vision and hard work.”
Prior to 2006, Mr. Vaccaro served as Vice Chair of the firm, headed Jackson Lewis’ marketing and business development function, and for twenty-five years was Managing Partner of the firm's White Plains, New York office with the responsibility for over forty professionals. In his forty-eight years of practice, Mr. Vaccaro has represented employers in virtually every conceivable type of labor and employment law matter. His areas of practice include: Health Care Labor and Employment Law, Labor Law, Including Preventive Practices, Arbitration and Collective Bargaining, Management Education, Including E-Based Training and Public Sector Bargaining, Mediation and Fact Finding.
Mr. Vaccaro has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America Reference Guide for over twenty consecutive years; named by Westchester Magazine as the “Best Labor and Employment Lawyer in Westchester County, New York;” listed multiple times in New York Super Lawyers Magazine; named by Corporate Counsel Magazine in their “Best Employment Lawyers” section; and designated as one of the “50 Most Powerful Employment Attorneys in America” for several years by Human Resource Magazine and Lawdragon. In 2012, Employment Law 360 named Mr. Vaccaro one of their “Innovative Managing Partners” in a series that profiled law firm leaders who had taken risks and changed the face of their firm and the legal industry in new and interesting ways.
Mr. Vaccaro has written articles for legal, business and professional journals on the subject of workplace law and authored the highly-acclaimed "Speaking of the Law" column for Human Resource Executive Magazine. He also has the distinction of being selected as a judge for the inaugural Robert F. Wagner Memorial National Labor Law Competition.
Mr. Vaccaro is a member of the New York State Bar Association (1982 – Present) and is admitted to practice in New York. He is an active member of The Columbian Lawyers Association (1989 – Present), The Business Council of Westchester (1981 – Present) and the Council’s Board of Directors (2002 – Present).
He is a life-long resident of New Rochelle where he resides with his wife Lucille. Mr. Vaccaro has served on the Iona College Advisory Board of Trustees. He is Co-founder and President of the New Rochelle Basketball Association, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization designed, through the vehicle of basketball, to help largely minority students remain in school, excel in their studies and move onto higher education. Mr. Vaccaro was recently inducted into the New Rochelle High School Wall Of Fame For Distinguished Alumni.
Mr. Vaccaro received his B.S. from New York University School of Commerce, where he received the Founder’s Day Award, and his J.D. from New York University School of Law. After law school, he received his Master’s Degree in Labor Law, with honors, from the New York University Graduate School of Law.
The White Plains office can be reached at (914) 328-0404.
About Jackson Lewis
Founded in 1958, Jackson Lewis, dedicated to representing management exclusively in workplace law, is one of the fastest growing workplace law firms in the U.S., with 750 attorneys practicing in 52 locations nationwide. We have a wide-range of specialized practice areas, including: Affirmative Action and OFCCP Planning and Counseling; Disability, Leave and Health Management; Employee Benefits Counseling and Litigation; Immigration; Labor, including Preventive Practices; General Employment Litigation, including Class Actions, Complex Litigation and e-Discovery; Non-Competes and Protection Against Unfair Competition; Wage and Hour Compliance; Workplace Safety and Health and Corporate Diversity Counseling. In addition, Jackson Lewis provides advice nationally in other workplace law areas, including: Reductions in Force, WARN Act; Corporate Governance and Internal Investigations; Drug Testing and Substance Abuse Management; International Employment Issues; Management Education; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Public Sector Representation; Government Relations; Collegiate and Professional Sports; and Privacy, Social Media and Information Management.
For the 11th consecutive year, Jackson Lewis has been recognized for delivering client service excellence to the world’s largest corporations, once again earning a spot on the BTI Client Service A-Team. Jackson Lewis has also been recognized by in-house counsel in a comprehensive survey by BTI Consulting Group as both a “Powerhouse” and “Standout” in employment litigation. In addition, Jackson Lewis is ranked in the First Tier nationally in the category of Labor and Employment Litigation, as well as in both Employment Law and Labor Law on behalf of Management in the U.S. News – Best Lawyers ® “Best Law Firms,” and is recognized by Chambers and Legal 500. As an “AmLaw 100” firm, Jackson Lewis has one of the most active employment litigation practices in the United States, with a current caseload of over 6,500 litigations and approximately 415 class actions. And finally, Jackson Lewis is a charter member of L & E Global Employers’ Counsel Worldwide, an alliance currently of 14 workplace law firms in 14 countries.
For more information, please contact:
Lara Hamm, Public Relations Manager
T: (703) 483-8373
Email: hamml@jacksonlewis.com