Background
Berkowitz, Philip M. was born on August 13, 1952 in Bronx, New York, United States.
Berkowitz, Philip M. was born on August 13, 1952 in Bronx, New York, United States.
State University of New York at New Paltz (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1975). Cornell Law School (1977-1978). Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College (Juris Doctor, 1978).
Worked at Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. (New York, NY) specializing in Labor and Employment Law and Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1979, New York. 1981, United States. District Court, Southern and Eastern District of New York.
1985, United States. District Court, Western District of New York. 1987, United States. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. 1988, United States. Court of Appeals, First Circuit.
1990, United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Author: "Extraterritorial Effect of United States. Anti-Discrimination Laws and Special Concerns of Foreign Employees in the United States.," International Business Lawyer, March 1995.
"Employment Law in the USA," International Financial Law Review, August 1992. "Jury Trials in Title VII Job Discrimination Lawsuits," New York Law Journal, March 1, 1991 at 1. "Rotating Staff Relocation Benefits and an International Employer's Potential Liability for Employment Discrimination," 2 International Law Practicum 27, Autumn 1988.
Co-Author: "Fortino v. Quasar Company: A Challenge to the Use of Rotating Staff by Multinational Employers," 4 International Law Practicum 35, Autumn 1991. Member: New York State (Vice-Chair, International Law Section, 1992.
Founding Chair, International Employment Law Committee, 1988-1992), International and American (Member, International and Labor Law Sections. Vice-Chair, Employee Benefits Committee, Torts and Insurance Practice Section, 1995) Bar Associations.
Member: New York State (Vice-Chair, International Law Section, 1992. Founding Chair, International Employment Law Committee, 1988-1992), International and American (Member, International and Labor Law Sections. Vice-Chair, Employee Benefits Committee, Torts and Insurance Practice Section, 1995) Bar Associations.