Liane Fisher

Practice areas

Employment & Labor: Employee, Employment Litigation: Plaintiff, Class Action/Mass Torts: Plaintiff, Employment Litigation: Defense

Focus areas

Class Actions, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law – Employee, Employment Law – Employer, Labor Law, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Wage & Hour Laws, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination

Liane Fisher, a founding senior partner at Fisher Taubenfeld LLP in New York City, specializes in resolving workplace disputes. Her background includes running a boutique law practice where she represented employees in cases involving sexual harassment, discrimination, and wage and hour violations. Prior to that, she gained valuable experience at a nationally recognized employment law firm, successfully representing employers in similar litigation matters. Fisher’s well-rounded exposure to employment law enables her to provide balanced guidance to her clients.

In addition to her work with employees, Fisher offers legal counsel to various small and mid-size businesses in the New York area. She assists them in crafting employee handbooks, provides management with legal guidance, and aids in creating strategies to preemptively address legal issues, minimizing the risk of litigation. Furthermore, Fisher holds the role of general counsel for a marketing firm in New York City and a boutique hotel in Brooklyn.

Liane Fisher also serves as a legal advisor for the Whine & Dine Human Resources Networking Group and sits on the board of directors for Corporate Wellness Management. Her passion for education is evident through her lectures on employment law at local law schools, where she provides students with a practical, real-world perspective. Additionally, she conducts employment law training for the staff of not-for-profit organizations.

Fisher’s educational background includes earning her Juris Doctor degree at Brooklyn Law School, where she was recognized with the Judge Doris A. Thompson and Edward Thompson Award for Excellence in Trial Advocacy. She completed her undergraduate studies in business administration at The George Washington University.

She is an active member of various professional associations, including the New York State Bar Association, the New York County Lawyers’ Association, the New York Chapter of the National Employment Lawyers Association, and the New York Women’s Bar Association. Liane Fisher is licensed to practice law in both New York state and federal courts.