In 2021, Magistrate Judge Gorenstein, of the Southern District of New York, deemed our work representing a class of plaintiffs in an employment class action “superlative,” and “excellent,” including:

“[W]e put great emphasis on the fact that the performance of the plaintiffs’ attorneys in the courtroom and the quality of the papers they filed with the Court was extraordinary — far above the abilities displayed by counsel in the usual labor or employment case…” (Emphasis added.)

“[T]he plaintiffs achieved exactly what they set out to achieve. While Varvatos prevailed in its efforts to reduce the amount of damages recovered, plaintiffs are still left with the largest possible compensatory award they could have achieved. And even though the punitive damages award was reduced, it is still a significant amount. These results do not reflect a lack of success. Rather, they reflect astounding success. That plaintiffs’ damages were reduced to comply with the amount that could legally be awarded to them does not alter the fact that plaintiffs completely succeeded on every claim brought against Varvatos. Thus, no reduction for lack of success is warranted. Because plaintiffs have ‘obtained excellent results’ — indeed, the best possible results they could have obtained — their ‘attorney should recover a fully compensatory fee.’ Hensley [v. Eckerhart], 461 U.S. [424] at 435 [(1983)].” (Emphasis added.)