Heather Weine Brochin
Overview
Heather Brochin is a trusted litigator and strategic advisor representing clients in the financial services, healthcare, professional services, energy, and technology industries. Heather also serves as outside general counsel to several New Jersey nonprofits, guiding leadership teams through complex legal challenges and advising on governance and organizational strategy. Heather represents clients in state and federal courts and before administrative agencies in matters involving employment discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage and hour claims, restrictive covenants, and employee benefits claims.
Heather partners closely with clients to deliver practical, business-oriented counsel across a broad range of workplace issues, including hiring, terminations, reductions in force, employment discrimination, unlawful harassment, internal investigations, personnel policies, leaves, and wage and hour compliance.
Heather also has substantial experience negotiating and drafting employment and separation agreements for both companies and executives, as well as designing and delivering tailored workplace trainings. Heather regularly advises clients on the strategy, enforceability and drafting of non-competition, non-solicitation, and non-disclosure agreements and litigates related issues.
Heather has frequently been published and spoken on employment law issues and has been cited in several respected business media, including Law360. Heather was formerly the managing partner of the firm's New Jersey office and the Chair of the Employment & Labor Business Unit.
Experience
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Obtained summary judgment for Fortune 100 company in a lawsuit by three plaintiffs alleging disability and race discrimination and retaliation in federal court
Obtained summary judgment (affirmed on appeal) on behalf of a college in a race and religious discrimination case in New York federal court
Obtained summary judgment (affirmed on appeal) on behalf of a pharmaceutical company in an age discrimination case in New Jersey federal court
Negotiated successful settlements of discrimination, harassment, retaliation and wage and hour claims brought under state and federal law
Counseled employers on implementation of reductions in force, including selection of employees for layoff, legal compliance issues and separation and release agreements
Represented employers and obtained dismissals and findings of "no probable cause" in employment discrimination charges before the EEOC, New Jersey Division on Civil Rights, the New York State Division on Human Rights, and the New York City Commission on Human Rights
Reviewed and revised client personnel policies, employee handbooks, employment agreements, employment applications, offer letters, and independent contractor agreements
Conducted internal investigations on behalf of company involving allegations of harassment and discrimination and provided recommendations for redressing improper behavior
Defended companies against improper assessment of deficient benefit contributions in connection with multi-employer fund audits
Conducted confidential internal investigation on behalf of Board of Directors regarding highly sensitive sexual harassment allegations involving C-suite executive
Led independent fact-finding investigation of senior management at a public utility regarding allegations of widespread sexual harassment and bullying
Negotiated and drafted separation agreement for departing CEO and incoming CEO of international business
Represented buyer in conducting due diligence on labor and employment matters in conjunction with several acquisitions in healthcare industry
Represented a specialty cosmetics company in connection with employment matters in connection with corporate restructuring
Education and Credentials
Education
- New York University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2001, Robert McKay Scholar
- University of Pennsylvania, B.A., summa cum laude, 1998, Phi Beta Kappa
Admissions
- State of New Jersey, 2001
- State of New York, 2002
- U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 2001
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 2002
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, 2005
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 2010
- U.S. District Court, Western District of New York, 2012
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York, 2012
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 2015
Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- Association of the Federal Bar of New Jersey
- Jewish Bar Association of New Jersey
- New Jersey State Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section
- Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
Recognition and Community
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Recognitions
Chosen for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White, Inc.), Employment Law - Management, 2023-2026, Labor and Employment - Litigation, 2023-2026
Selected to the list of New Jersey Super Lawyers®, Employment Litigation, Employment and Labor, Employment Litigation: Defense, 2017-2026
Selected to the New York Super Lawyers® Women's Edition, Employment Litigation, Employment and Labor, 2021
Selected to the list of New York Super Lawyers®, Employment Litigation, Employment and Labor, 2018-2019
Selected to the New York Super Lawyers® Women's Edition Rising Stars, Employment Litigation, Employment and Labor, 2017
Selected to the list of New Jersey Super Lawyers® Rising Stars, Employment Litigation, Employment and Labor, 2011-2016
Selected to the list of New York Metropolitan Area Super Lawyers® Rising Stars, Employment Litigation, Employment and Labor, 2016
Chosen as one of the New Leaders of the Bar by the New Jersey Law Journal (ALM Media Properties, LLC), 2015
Community Involvement
Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel, Board of Trustees, Executive Committee
News & Insights
Thought Leadership
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What's New, What's Changing, and What's Next in New York Employment Law for 2026, February 4, 2026 -
Supreme Court Rejects Heightened "Unusual Employer" Evidentiary Standard, Paving the Way for Reverse Discrimination Claims Under Title VII, June 11, 2025 -
Executive Orders Raise Compliance Concerns for Employers, May 6, 2025 -
New Year, New Employment Law Updates: New York's 2025 Updates , February 6, 2025 -
New Jersey's New Pay Transparency Law Is on the Horizon, November 20, 2024
Events
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July Chai, Jewish Bar Association of New Jersey, July 18, 2024 -
2023 Annual Employment and Labor Conference, June 7, 2023 -
Day Pitney's Annual Employment and Labor Conference Session 2, June 16, 2022 -
2012 Annual Labor and Employment Conference - NY, June 12, 2012 -
Annual Labor and Employment Conference - NY, June 15, 2011
News
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Day Pitney Represents VCV Digital Technology in its Business Combination with Fortune Rise Acquisition Corporation, May 2, 2022 -
87 Day Pitney Lawyers Named to 2016 Super Lawyers List, November 10, 2016 -
Day Pitney Names Two Managing Partners, December 18, 2015 -
Heather Weine Brochin Appointed as Day Pitney New Jersey Office Managing Partner, December 15, 2015 -
91 Day Pitney Lawyers Named to 2015 Super Lawyers List, October 30, 2015
In The Media
Media Mentions
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Addressing Generational Differences on Harassment in the Workplace, Legal Management Magazine, April 2025 -
Companies Urged to be Cautious in Shift Away from Annual Reviews, Bloomberg Law, May 1, 2024 -
Takeaways from the FTC's Noncompetes Ban, Law360, April 24, 2024 -
FTC Votes 3-2 on Final Rule to Ban Noncompete Agreements, But Legal Challenges Expected, FIERCE Healthcare, April 23, 2024 -
FTC Issues Ban on Noncompete Agreements – But Experts Say Rule Will Face Legal Challenges, Variety, April 23, 2024 -
Travel Tuesdays: Doing Business in New Jersey, Day Pitney Press Release, April 9, 2024 -
Business Begins Angling To Scale Back FTC's Proposed Limits on Noncompete Agreements, Inside Radio, January 18, 2023 -
Should You Work 2 Remote Jobs at Once?, U.S. News & World Report, December 30, 2022 -
Confidentiality Disqualifies Harassment Settlement Tax Deductions, Society for Human Resource Management, February 23, 2018 -
Close Up: Heather Weine Brochin of Day Pitney LLP, NJBIZ, February 8, 2016 -
On The Move, The Record, February 1, 2016 -
Heather Weine Brochin Mentioned in The National Law Journal, The National Law Journal, December 28, 2015 -
Movers & shakers Dec. 16, The Deal Pipeline, December 16, 2015 -
Jenner, Day Pitney Name New Managing Partners, Bloomberg Big Law Business, December 15, 2015 -
Day Pitney's Parsippany Office Gets New Managing Partner, New Jersey Law Journal, December 14, 2015 -
2015 New Leaders of the Bar: The List, New Jersey Law Journal, July 24, 2015
Speaking Engagements
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Staying Compliant in the Tri-State: The Latest in Employment Law Webinar, December 16, 2025 -
2025 Employment Law Alliance (ELA) Year in Review: US Employment Law Webinar, January 22, 2025 -
2023 Annual Employment and Labor Conference, June 7, 2023 -
Employment Matters - Travel Tuesdays: Doing Business in New Jersey, October 19, 2021 -
Weathering NJ’s New Employment and Contracting Laws, February 26, 2020 -
2019: A Year of Dramatic Changes for Mandatory Employment Arbitration?, October 24, 2019 -
How the Changing Legal Landscape Impacts Your Agreements with Employees, New York, NY, May 29, 2019 and Parsippany, NJ, June 20, 2019 -
Navigating New Jersey Law When Hiring and Onboarding Employees, May 22, 2019 -
2019 IWLA Convention and Expo, March 12, 2019 -
Sexual Harassment Prevention and the #MeToo Movement, New York, NY, June 7, 2018 and Parsippany, NJ, June 28, 2018 -
Signed, Sealed and Delivered: Agreements Between Employees and Employers, Parsippany, NJ, June 16, 2017 and New York, NY, June 8, 2017 -
Annual Labor and Employment Conference - NY, June 12, 2012 -
Employment Agreements and Negotiation Strategies, January 17, 2017 -
Non-Competes Under Fire- How to Protect Your Company's Interests, Parsippany, NJ, June 9, 2016 and New York, NY, June 2, 2016 -
FMLA Overview and Tips for Preventing Abuse & Best Practices for Background Checks, New York, NY, June 16, 2015 and Parsippany, NJ, June 4, 2015 -
Speaker, "New Laws, New Burdens for Employers in NY and NJ - Are You Prepared?" Day Pitney Webinar, April 24, 2014, April 24, 2014 -
Speaker, FMLA Master Class: An Advanced Interactive Workshop for New Jersey Employers, M.L Smith Publications, Parsippany, NJ, 2010, January 1, 2010