Ritz Clark & Ben-Asher LLP

Ritz Clark & Ben-Asher LLP Ritz Clark & Ben-Asher LLP is a partnership of highly experienced lawyers dedicated to representing We pride ourselves on our client-centered focus.

Each of our partners has over two decades of experience representing clients in employment law matters, and our firm is nationally known for its work. Our first priority is addressing our clients’ individual goals, needs and career issues, and we vigorously advocate with these in mind. We are acutely conscious of the importance of efficient and effective representation. We stay on top of rapid dev

elopments in employment law and how those changes can be used to advance our clients’ interests. As attorneys and counselors, we have helped thousands of clients who have lost their jobs or are: at risk of termination; suffering unlawful discrimination; experiencing sexual, racial and other forms of unlawful harassment; enduring retaliation; and standing up as whistleblowers. We are also highly experienced in representing clients who are going into an employment relationship or partnership, and working to ensure their interests are protected in their new position. Our practice is devoted to assisting employees in every phase of the employment relationship, seeking just compensation for an employer’s illegal conduct, and working to create beneficial arrangements for clients beginning new chapters in their careers. We also advise and represent some not-for-profits and small employers, act as neutral investigators of internal complaints, serve as mediators, and offer employer-sponsored training regarding workplace issues. This page may qualify as attorney advertising. Artwork by Steve Johnson courtesy of pexels.com.

We’re excited to share that The Best Lawyers in America® has included Miriam Clark and Jonathan Ben-Asher in its 2026 ed...
08/21/2025

We’re excited to share that The Best Lawyers in America® has included Miriam Clark and Jonathan Ben-Asher in its 2026 edition. The publication honored them for their work in Employment Law – Individuals and Litigation – Labor and Employment in New York, NY. Congratulations, Jonathan and Miriam!

Best Lawyers is the only Purely Peer Reviewed® guide to the legal profession. We provide lawyer rankings so identifying highly respected attorneys is simple.

We’re proud to announce that our partners, Miriam Clark and Jonathan Ben-Asher, have been selected for Lawdragon’s 500 L...
08/14/2025

We’re proud to announce that our partners, Miriam Clark and Jonathan Ben-Asher, have been selected for Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Civil Rights & Plaintiff Employment Lawyers for 2025.

Sharon Iskra of Bailey Glasser, Saba Bireda of Sanford Heisler and Larry Golston of Beasley Allen are among this year's honorees.

We're honored and proud that our partners Miriam Clark and Jonathan Ben-Asher have again been selected by Best Lawyers i...
08/15/2024

We're honored and proud that our partners Miriam Clark and Jonathan Ben-Asher have again been selected by Best Lawyers in America, for its 2025 awards, in Employment Law - Individuals, and in Litigation - Labor and Employment. It's great to be included in this group of advocates for employees.

Discover the 2025 Best Lawyers honorees across the U.S. in the 31st edition of The Best Lawyers in America and fifth edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.

Our partner Jonathan Ben-Asher will be speaking on a panel on AI in the workplace at the NYC Bar Association’s Employmen...
02/21/2024

Our partner Jonathan Ben-Asher will be speaking on a panel on AI in the workplace at the NYC Bar Association’s Employment Law Institute, on March 1, with Gerald Hathaway of Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath, Jonathan Blumenstein of Charles River Associates, and Regina Faul of Phillips Nizer. There’s still time to register.

Friday, March 1, 2024 | 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Networking Luncheon, 12:25 pm -1:25 pm/Reception, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm)   Format: In-Person Program Co-Chair: Program Co-Chair: Regina E. Faul Phillips Nizer LLP Shawn Matthew Clark Littler Mendelson P.C.

02/08/2024

Today the Supreme Court affirmed the employee-friendly burden of proof in SOX whistleblower cases, holding that the employee doesn’t have to prove retaliatory intent. Amazingly, the vote was unanimous, with Alito and Barrett writing a concurring opinion. Here's the opinion:

12/13/2023

From Jonathan Ben-Asher:
Today I was sworn in as a volunteer mediator in the federal court for the Southern District of New York's mediation program. In the SDNY, all employment cases go through mandatory mediation shortly after the pleadings are filed and there's some preliminary discovery. The program has been quite successful in settling employment cases. It's always good for the parties to try.

11/06/2023

We are delighted to announce that our firm has been ranked nationally this year by Best Lawyers in Tier 1 for Litigation – Labor and Employment, and in New York Metro Tier 1 for Employment Law – Individuals and for Litigation – Labor and Employment.

10/18/2023

Our partner Miriam Clark thanks PLI for inviting her to join the faculty of the 2023 Employment Law Institute, speaking yesterday on Pay Equity with Melissa Gold of BNY Mellon and Christopher Wilkinson of Perkins Coie.

10/18/2023

Our partner Jonathan Ben-Asher is speaking this weekend on a panel about Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, at the New York State Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Section’s Fall Meeting in Toronto. Jonathan’s great co-panelists are EEOC Commissioner Keith Sonderling, Angelina Evans from Seyfarth Shaw in Los Angeles, and George Washington, from Orange Business Services in Arlington, VA.

We are delighted to announce that our partners - Miriam Clark and Jonathan Ben-Asher – have once again been recognized a...
08/28/2023

We are delighted to announce that our partners - Miriam Clark and Jonathan Ben-Asher – have once again been recognized among the Best Lawyers in America for their work in Litigation - Labor and Employment, and Employment Law – Individuals: https://www.bestlawyers.com/press/best-lawyers-publishes-milestone-legal-rankings.

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