Biography

Additionally, Mr. McCarthy counsels employers with respect to all aspects of employment law, and regularly works with C-suite executives, heads of human resources, and other legal and human resources professionals. Mr. McCarthy has extensive experience counseling employers on sensitive internal investigations, including with respect to allegations of sexual harassment, as well as drafting and negotiating executive employment and separation agreements, drafting and reviewing employee handbooks and policies, and advising with respect to restrictive covenant agreements. Mr. McCarthy has also advised many clients with respect to employment issues in corporate transactions and bankruptcies, and has published on assorted topics in the field of employment law.
Mr. McCarthy has represented clients in various industries, including financial services, entertainment, retail, hospitality, manufacturing, technology, consulting, and insurance. He has experience handling critical aspects of all phases of litigation, including conducting fact-finding interviews and investigations, drafting pleadings and dispositive motions, and assisting with settlement negotiations. Recently, Mr. McCarthy was part of the Weil team that successfully defended and resolved 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. Mr. McCarthy was also part of the Weil team that successfully defended a manufacturing client in Puerto Rico federal court against a wage and hour class action lawsuit brought by staffing agency employees.
In addition, Mr. McCarthy has a robust pro bono practice, representing and advising a number of non-profit organizations in connection with employment- and labor-related issues, including organizations focused on supporting clinical research on breast cancer and on designing and supporting programs that provide services for individuals with autism.
Mr. McCarthy graduated from Harvard University in 2011, and received his J.D. from New York University School of Law in 2014.
Firm News & Announcements, Latest Thinking
Firm News & Announcements
- Weil Advises Gores Holdings VI, Inc. in its $2.9B Business Combination with Matterport, Inc. Deal Brief — February 08, 2021
- Weil Advised QuickChek in $645 Million Sale to Murphy USA Deal Brief — January 21, 2021
Latest Thinking
- Employment Law Trends Assessment: Looking Back at 2020, and Ahead to 2021 Alert — Employer Update — By Weil’s Employment Litigation Practice Group — PDF — January 2021
- A.I. in Hiring: Potential Pitfalls for Employers Publication — New York Law Journal — By Gary D. Friedman and Thomas McCarthy — October 20, 2020
- Employment Law Red Flags in the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Hiring Alert — Employer Update — By Gary D. Friedman and Thomas McCarthy — PDF — September 2020
- Employment Law Trends Assessment: What We Saw in 2019 and What We Expect in 2020 Alert — Employer Update — Weil’s Employment Litigation Practice Group — PDF — January 2020
- Access v. Use: The CFAA in the Age of the DTSA Alert — Employer Update — By Jeffrey S. Klein, Nicholas J. Pappas and Thomas McCarthy — PDF — February 2018