Trust. Talent. Trial-Ready.

Cerasia Law LLC is a nationally-known boutique law firm focusing on representing employers (from start-ups to Fortune 100) and employees in all aspects of employment law. For over a decade, the Firm has provided clients with cutting-edge legal strategies, trusted advice, quality and cost-effective service, and a keen focus on achieving its client’s goals, whether that is to settle early or try a case to a successful verdict.  The Firm gives each client personal attention and prepares cases for trial from the start of an engagement. Being trial-ready gives the Firm’s clients the edge and allows us to achieve our clients' goals through an early settlement or a verdict.

Clients and peers have recognized the Firm’s success since its founding. As a result, Chambers USA: Regional Spotlight Guide, which focuses on small and mid-sized law firms, ranked the Firm as one of eleven top law firms for employment law in New York City in each of its first two publications for 2024 and 2025. In addition, Best Law Firms has ranked the Firm at the highest Tier 1 level for Litigation - Labor & Employment in New York Metro since the Firm’s founding.

The Firm was founded by Edward Cerasia II, a highly-accomplished employment lawyer with over 33 years of experience. Ed is known nationally for his outstanding trial and appellate skills. Companies and individuals are comfortable putting their trust in Ed, who stands out among his peers. For decades, Ed has been recognized by clients, judges and peers as a leading trial lawyer in employment law, as evidenced by his inclusion in industry-leading directories such as Best Lawyers, New York Super Lawyers and Chambers USA.

Ed and Alison Tomasco, a Member of the Firm, have worked as a team for nearly 14 years, achieving great success for their clients. Alison has over 17 years of vast experience representing clients in employment, wage and hour and restrictive covenant matters. She has first-hand jury trial experience with discrimination, harassment, retaliation and wrongful termination suits in state and federal courts and claims before administrative agencies. Clients also regularly turn to Alison for her trusted advice on day-to-day employment law issues.

From the Firm’s offices in New York, New Jersey and Arizona, Ed and Alison handle single-plaintiff, multi-plaintiff and class action cases involving employment discrimination, harassment, retaliation, whistleblower, wage and hour, employee benefits, stock options, restrictive covenant, breach of contract and employment tort claims. They also counsel clients on day-to-day issues, such as employee discipline and termination, workplace investigations, wage and hour compliance, executive agreements, severance agreements, employee recruitment practices, and benefit plan determinations. Between Ed and Alison, they are admitted to practice law in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Arizona, and have handled cases in 28 states. They are powerful and effective advocates, and prepare cases for trial from the start of an engagement.

Trust. Talent. Trial-Ready. That's why clients hire us for their most important employment law matters.

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