Chaim Book
Of Counsel
Direct: 212-221-7999, ext. 1627
Email: cbook@shaferglazer.com

Chaim spent over5 years at prestigious law firms in New York City, developing expertise in labor and employment law and civil and commercial litigation. Chaim's experience in the labor and employment field has attuned him to the specialized issues affecting both employers and employees.

A great deal of Chaim's practice concentrates in the area of labor and employment law, where he represents both smaller employers and employees. He has successfully negotiated employment agreements, severance packages, and employment disputes on behalf of executives, as well as on behalf of employers. Chaim also handles numerous civil litigation cases, including mediations, arbitrations, trials, and appeals.

Chaim is admitted to practice in state and federal courts in New York. Chaim has also completed a mediation course given by the federal court in the Southern District of New York and has served as a mediator in numerous major employment and commercial litigation cases.

A great deal of the cases Chaim handles are litigated in the commercial division in the New York State Supreme Court and in the federal courts in the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and the District of New Jersey. 

Practice Areas:
Alternative Dispute Resolution; Labor and Employment; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation

Education:
Columbia University, J.D. 1990;
Yeshiva University, B.S. 1987

Admitted tothe Bar:
1991, New York, 1992 U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts

Associations: 
New York State Bar Association and the Association of the Bar of the City of New York