Biography

Ami Zweig is counsel in Weil’s Employment Litigation Practice Group. He has participated in the representation of employers in a wide range of matters, including restrictive covenant and trade secret litigations; Title VII, ERISA, and wage and hour class actions; breach of contract and employment termination disputes; whistleblower actions; and claims of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation, in both federal and state courts as well as in arbitration and mediation, including deposition and trial experience.
Additionally, Ami counsels employers with respect to all aspects of employment law, from “day-to-day” issues to more complex, unusual, or high-stakes matters. In that capacity, Ami regularly works with C-suite executives, general counsels, heads of human resources, and other legal and human resources professionals for financial services companies, private equity firms (including frequently dealing with issues involving portfolio company executives), non-profit organizations, and others. He has extensive experience drafting and negotiating employment and separation agreements, reviewing employee handbooks, and advising with respect to restrictive covenant agreements. Ami also has worked on various matters in the sports industry. He has published on assorted topics in the field of employment law, and has presented on the topic of harassment in the workplace, including at Weil’s annual Symposium on Nonprofit Governance.
Among his most recent litigations, Ami was part of a Weil team that successfully obtained a temporary restraining order in a high-profile restrictive covenant dispute in the S.D.N.Y. involving customer and employee solicitation in the insurance industry, leading to a favorable resolution for Weil’s client. Ami was also a member of a Weil team that tried an intensive, expedited arbitration for a New York-based investment management firm involving violations of restrictive covenants triggered when certain key members of the firm’s management team departed to set up a new fund. Other recent litigations in which Ami was part of Weil teams that obtained favorable outcomes for their clients include the defense and resolution of a misappropriation of trade secrets action in Kansas federal court against an extended stay hotel company; a litigation in the S.D.N.Y. against a Dutch public company and owner of the Amsterdam, Brussels and Paris stock exchanges, and various subsidiaries, by the former CEO and minority shareholder of a subsidiary company asserting breach of contract and discriminatory retaliation claims; and the representation of one of the top U.S. government contractors in connection with a restrictive covenant dispute in Maryland federal court involving a senior business development executive.
Ami also has extensive experience representing boards of directors in connection with investigations and resolution of internal complaints lodged against senior executives, including most recently in connection with a publicly traded investment firm, as well as a high-profile New York-based non-profit organization.
Legal 500 recently recognized Ami as a “Rising Star” in the areas of Labor and Employment Disputes as well as Workplace and Employment Counseling.
Ami serves as a member of the Leadership Counsel of Lawyers for Children, a New York City-based non-profit organization. Prior to joining Weil, Ami spent a year as a law extern with The Legal Aid Society’s Employment Law Unit, where he represented clients in administrative hearings and assisted with wage-and-hour litigations.
Ami received his B.A. from Duke University and his law degree from the University of Michigan Law School.
Awards and Recognition, Speaking Engagements, Guides and Resources, Latest Thinking, Firm News & Announcements
Awards and Recognition
- Ami Zweig Named a “Rising Star” for Labor and Employment Disputes in the U.S. Award Brief — Legal 500 US
- Ami Zweig Named a “Rising Star” for Workplace and Employment Counseling in the U.S. Award Brief — Legal 500 US
- Ami Zweig Named a “Next Generation” Lawyer for Labor and Employment Disputes in the U.S. Award Brief — Legal 500 US
- Ami Zweig Named a “Next Generation” Lawyer for Workplace and Employment Counseling in the U.S. Award Brief — Legal 500 US
Speaking Engagements
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The Harvard Business School Association’s 2021 Nonprofit Board Summit: Building High Impact Nonprofit Boards During Dynamic Times
Speaker(s):
Adé Heyliger,
Mark Hoenig and
Ami G. Zweig
May 6, 2021 — Weil partners Adé Heyliger (Public Company Advisory) and Mark Hoenig (Tax) and counsel Ami Zweig (Employment Litigation) presented on a panel titled “Risks and Opportunities Through the Legal Lens” as part of The Harvard Business School Associations of Boston, New York and Northern California’s 2021 Nonprofit Board Summit: Building High Impact Nonprofit Boards During Dynamic Times.
Latest Thinking
- Recent Guidance and Amendment Shed Light on NYC Salary Disclosure Law Publication — New York Law Journal | Employer Update — By Nicholas J. Pappas, Ami G. Zweig and Sahar Merchant — May 31, 2022
- Employment Law Trends Assessment: 2022 Edition Alert — Employer Update — By Weil’s Employment Litigation Practice Group — PDF — February 2022
- Less is More: When Embedding Restrictive Covenants in Multiple Agreements Can Lead to Choppy Waters for Employers Alert — Employer Update — By Gary D. Friedman, Ami G. Zweig and Thomas McCarthy — PDF — March 2021
- Liability Waivers and Workers’ Compensation During Business Reopening Alert — Employer Update — By Ami G. Zweig — PDF — August 2020
- Liability Waivers and Workers’ Compensation During Business Reopening Publication — Bloomberg Law — By Ami G. Zweig — July 30, 2020
Firm News & Announcements
- Weil Advised Cornell Capital in its Acquisition of Advancing Eyecare Deal Brief — June 13, 2022
- Weil Advised Goldman Sachs in its $325M Investment in iSpot.tv Deal Brief — April 27, 2022