Murphy, Michael P.

LAURENCE S. MOY has been practicing law almost exclusively in the area of representing individuals in employment matters since 1985. He co-chairs the firm's Securities and Financial Services Industry practice group, and enjoys representing clients and groups of clients in these highly specialized fields.

Mr. Moy has extensive experience in arbitration before FINRA, the NASD, the NYSE, and the AAA, as well as trials, appeals, and other litigation experience before federal and state courts concerning employment and general commercial litigation disputes. For the years 2006 and 2007, he was selected by his peers as one of the New York Area's Best Lawyers, as featured in New York Magazine,* and as one of New York's Super Lawyers – Manhattan Edition.* The Asian American Business Development Center has also named Mr. Moy as one of the 2007 Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business.

After more than a year of proceedings, Mr. Moy and Wayne Outten led the trial team in a two-week trial in a vigorously contested arbitration case against financial services giant Deutsche Bank, winning $18.9 million in damages, interest, and expenses. This American Arbitration Association award represents one of the largest arbitration awards in an employment case.

Mr. Moy has also successfully mediated and otherwise negotiated many matters both within and outside of the employment context. These negotiations have included the review and preparation of employment contracts and compensation guarantees, as well as severance agreements and other exit arrangements for executives and other professionals.

Before joining O&G, Mr. Moy was a partner with the firm of Liddle & Robinson, L.L.P., a highly regarded trial and litigation firm. He is frequently asked to speak at continuing legal education conferences on subjects such as the arbitration of employment disputes and the rights of employees under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and other laws. Mr. Moy has also been selected for a number of projects, panels, and committees involved in educating arbitrators, mediators, administrators, major employers, and other lawyers concerning the arbitration and litigation of employment disputes.

In 1999, Mr. Moy was appointed to the Judiciary Committee of The Association of the Bar of the City of New York, and served on that committee through 2002. The Judiciary Committee evaluates the qualifications of judicial candidates and candidates for other offices (such as the Office of the District Attorney for the five counties of NYC) connected with the administration of justice. He is also the author of numerous publications and a respected contributor to legal textbooks. In addition, Mr. Moy is the co-author (with Arthur "Babe" Cranfield, a former World Champion pool player) of two well-recognized books on the subject of pool and billiards, The Straight Pool Bible and Essential Pool, both published by The Lyons Press.

Mr. Moy is a graduate of Cornell University (B.S. 1982) and Cornell Law School (J.D. 1985). He is admitted to the bars of the State of New York, the United States District Court for the Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of New York, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.