Phillip Lipari Bio

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Phillip J. Lipari, ESQ.

Partner

Phillip J. Lipari advises businesses – from small companies to Fortune 100 corporations – on a wide range of employment law matters. As a leader of the Firm’s Investigations Practice Group, Phill conducts and oversees complex workplace investigations involving discrimination, harassment, retaliation, bullying, and compliance concerns. He developed this expertise while serving as a Director of Employee Relations at UBS and now brings that in-house perspective to his practice at NFC. Phill regularly serves as a neutral outside investigator, assesses and strengthens clients’ investigative processes, and trains internal investigation teams.

In addition, Phill advises clients on day-to-day employment matters, including contracts, workplace policies, leave and accommodation issues, onboarding, discipline, and performance management. He also delivers engaging, interactive training programs for executives, managers, HR professionals, and employees on anti-discrimination and harassment compliance, HR best practices, and effective management and communication techniques.

Outside the office, Phill is happiest spending time with his wife, their three children, and the family dog, whether at home or on their next family adventure. He is an avid Magic: The Gathering player and collector who first picked up the game as a child.

Selected to the New Jersey Super Lawyers List 2024 - Present
Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America (2023) 2023

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Professional Experience
UBS AG, Director, Employee Relations, Weehawken, New Jersey & New York, New York 2017-2018
Nukk-Freeman & Cerra, P.C., Counsel, Chatham, New Jersey 2015-2017
Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLP, Associate, Princeton, New Jersey 2010-2014

 

Seton Hall University School of Law (J.D.) 2010
Boston College (B.A.) 2007

State of New Jersey
United States District Court – District of New Jersey
State of New York
State of Pennsylvania
United States District Court – Southern District of New York
United States District Court – Eastern District of New York
United States District Court - Western District of New York

Publications
Co-Author, “Advocacy Committee Annual Legal Monitoring Update”, Association of Workplace Investigators (AWI) Journal, Volume 16, Number 2 July 2025
Speaking Engagements
How to Structure DEI Programs After Recent Supreme Court Decisions, Nukk-Freeman & Cerra, In-House Counsel Roundtable May 2024
Navigating Tricky Terminations, 2023 Hot Topics of Employment Law, Nukk-Freeman & Cerra, Seminar November 2023
Workplace Investigations: Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) and Beyond, New York University October 2023
The Wide World of Workplace Investigations: Recent Case Law and Legislative Developments, Association of Workplace Investigators Annual Conference October 2023
A Workplace Investigation, Nukk-Freeman & Cerra, In-House Counsel Luncheon, New Jersey/New York May/June 2023
Reducing Implicit Bias and Understanding Privilege Issues in Internal Investigations, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey Webinar June 2023
Case Law Review: Lessons for Both Litigators and Workplace Investigators, Webinar, Rutgers State University April 2023
Workplace Investigations, NJSBA Labor & Employment Law Forum March 2023
Understanding and Reducing Implicit Bias in Workplace Investigations, NFC Webinar February 2023
Workplace Investigations: Understanding Micro-Aggressions, Implicit Bias, and the Impact of Long-Term Virtual Workplaces on Employees and Workplace Cultures, NJICLE, Webinar January 2023
Navigating Thorny Obstacles & Ethics in Workplace Investigations, Nukk-Freeman & Cerra, PC Webinar June 2022
Attack Proof Tips to Avoid Litigation in Workplace Investigations, Nukk-Freeman & Cerra, PC, Hot Topics in Employment Law Seminar November 2021
The Investigation Aftermath: How Workplace Investigations Are Used in Litigation and Tips to Make Investigations Attack Proof, Association of Workplace Investigators' 2021 Annual Conference October 2021
Becoming Aware of How Implicit Bias and Micro-Aggressions Impact Investigations, NJICLE/NJSBA Workplace Investigations CLE September 2021
Attack Proof Investigations, 19th Annual Association of Corporate Counsel New Jersey CLE Conference September 2021
Top 5 Tips for Effective REMOTE Workplace Investigations, Nukk-Freeman & Cerra, PC, Webinar May 2021
Breaking the Age Barrier: Combatting Biases in a Multi-Generational Workforce, Nukk-Freeman & Cerra, New York Academy of Trial Lawyers CLE Program July 2020
Battling the Bully: My Way or the Highway, Nukk-Freeman & Cerra, PC Hot Topics in Employment Law Seminar November 2019

Investigator, Investigation Panel, American Arbitration Association
Co-Chair, Association of Workplace Investigators, Advocacy Committee
Member, National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF), Compliance & Government Investigations Practice Area Committee

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