New York City · Legal

Employment Law (Plaintiff)

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Columns

Rank
Position in the ranking within the latest snapshot.
Mentions
Latest-snapshot AI responses that named this business.
Response mention rate (±margin)
Mentions ÷ latest-snapshot AI responses. The ± is the 95% confidence margin.
Per-AI columns
Responses from each assistant that named the business; together they sum to Mentions.

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The independent record of which businesses ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity put on the shortlist when New York City buyers describe what they need.

Current ranking Sep 6 All time
All time: 1,536 unique businesses ranked 5,627 responses analyzed v3.1
Latest ranking: 780 businesses published 1 month ago 800 responses used for ranking NYC-EMP-2026-09-v3.1
Model versions and response counts

openai/gpt-4o: 200 · perplexity/sonar: 200 · google/gemini-2.5-flash: 200 · anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6: 200

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All-time Employment Law (Plaintiff) results

AI responses, all time

5,627

of 64,422 across Atlas · 8.7%

Business mentions, all time

19,990

of 218,877 across Atlas · 9.1%

Unique businesses ranked, all time

1,536

of 24,531 across Atlas · 6.3%

Unique buyer questions, all time

147

of 1,616 across Atlas · 9.1%

Published ranking editions

18

of 143 across Atlas · 13%

Businesses in latest ranking

780

in the latest snapshot

These totals cover all published Employment Law (Plaintiff) research; the highlighted count is only the latest edition. The latest ranking uses 800 eligible AI responses from Sep 6, 2026.

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# Business Hits Rate
#1
Outten & Golden LLP
Claude 107 ChatGPT 126 Gemini 107 Perplexity 26
366 45.8% ±3.4
#2
Wigdor LLP
Claude 113 ChatGPT 55 Gemini 143 Perplexity 44
355 44.4% ±3.4
#3
Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight
Claude 55 ChatGPT 73 Gemini 95 Perplexity 17
240 30.0% ±3.2
#4
Phillips & Associates
Claude 75 ChatGPT 13 Gemini 82 Perplexity 41
211 26.4% ±3.1
#5
Vladeck, Raskin & Clark, PC
Claude 46 ChatGPT 74 Gemini 75 Perplexity 12
207 25.9% ±3.0
#6
Sanford Heisler Sharp, LLP Unverified
Claude 1 ChatGPT 68 Gemini 78 Perplexity 0
147 18.4% ±2.7
#7
Virginia & Ambinder, LLP Unverified
Claude 14 ChatGPT 14 Gemini 34 Perplexity 2
64 8.0% ±1.9
#8
Joseph & Kirschenbaum LLP Unverified
Claude 13 ChatGPT 13 Gemini 4 Perplexity 8
38 4.8% ±1.5
#9
Shulman Kessler Unverified
Claude 36 ChatGPT 0 Gemini 0 Perplexity 0
36 4.5% ±1.5
#10
Fitapelli & Schaffer Unverified
Claude 13 ChatGPT 1 Gemini 4 Perplexity 8
26 3.3% ±1.2
#11
Liddle & Robinson
Claude 4 ChatGPT 12 Gemini 4 Perplexity 4
24 3.0% ±1.2
#12
Schwartz Perry & Heller LLP Unverified
Claude 8 ChatGPT 2 Gemini 2 Perplexity 11
23 2.9% ±1.2
#13
Levy Ratner Unverified
Claude 11 ChatGPT 8 Gemini 1 Perplexity 3
23 2.9% ±1.2
#14
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
Claude 6 ChatGPT 11 Gemini 6 Perplexity 0
23 2.9% ±1.2
#15
Valli Kane & Vagnini LLP
Claude 3 ChatGPT 0 Gemini 20 Perplexity 0
23 2.9% ±1.2
#16
Phillips & Cohen LLP Unverified
Claude 5 ChatGPT 4 Gemini 7 Perplexity 6
22 2.8% ±1.2
#17
Sheppard Mullin Unverified
Claude 6 ChatGPT 0 Gemini 13 Perplexity 1
20 2.5% ±1.1
#18
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP
Claude 1 ChatGPT 3 Gemini 2 Perplexity 12
18 2.3% ±1.1
#19
Lipsky Lowe LLP
Claude 2 ChatGPT 4 Gemini 2 Perplexity 10
18 2.3% ±1.1
#20
Leeds Brown Law, P.C. Unverified
Claude 2 ChatGPT 4 Gemini 11 Perplexity 1
18 2.3% ±1.1
#21
The Harman Firm, LLP Unverified
Claude 0 ChatGPT 18 Gemini 0 Perplexity 0
18 2.3% ±1.1
#22
Lichten & Liss-Riordan, P.C.
Claude 1 ChatGPT 5 Gemini 8 Perplexity 3
17 2.1% ±1.0
#23
Filippatos PLLC Unverified
Claude 4 ChatGPT 4 Gemini 4 Perplexity 5
17 2.1% ±1.0
#24
Goddard Law Unverified
Claude 17 ChatGPT 0 Gemini 0 Perplexity 0
17 2.1% ±1.0
#25
Labaton Sucharow LLP Unverified
Claude 7 ChatGPT 5 Gemini 4 Perplexity 0
16 2.0% ±1.0
Ranks #26–#100 (75 more businesses) click to expand
#26
The Derek Smith Law Group, PLLC Unverified 16 mentions · 2.0% · 2/4 AIs
#27
Mansell Law Unverified 16 mentions · 2.0% · 1/4 AIs
#28
Pechman Law Group PLLC Unverified 15 mentions · 1.9% · 4/4 AIs
#29
Eisner Dictor & Lamadrid Unverified 15 mentions · 1.9% · 2/4 AIs
#30
Proskauer Rose LLP Unverified 15 mentions · 1.9% · 2/4 AIs
#31
Goldberg & Fliegel LLP Unverified 14 mentions · 1.8% · 1/4 AIs
#32
Tully Rinckey Unverified 13 mentions · 1.6% · 4/4 AIs
#33
Cohen Milstein Unverified 13 mentions · 1.6% · 3/4 AIs
#34
Shearman & Sterling Unverified 13 mentions · 1.6% · 2/4 AIs
#35
Joseph & Norinsberg LLC Unverified 13 mentions · 1.6% · 1/4 AIs
#36
Lax, Neville & Intelisano, LLP Unverified 13 mentions · 1.6% · 1/4 AIs
#37
PACER.gov Unverified 12 mentions · 1.5% · 4/4 AIs
#38
David Sanford (Sanford Heisler Sharp) Unverified 12 mentions · 1.5% · 3/4 AIs
#39
Mizrahi Kroub LLP Unverified 12 mentions · 1.5% · 1/4 AIs
#40
Block O'Toole & Murphy 11 mentions · 1.4% · 4/4 AIs
#41
Gottlieb & Associates Unverified 11 mentions · 1.4% · 4/4 AIs
#42
Anne Clark Unverified 11 mentions · 1.4% · 3/4 AIs
#43
Katz, Marshall & Banks, LLP Unverified 11 mentions · 1.4% · 2/4 AIs
#44
Wayne Outten Unverified 11 mentions · 1.4% · 2/4 AIs
#45
The Ottinger Firm, P.C. Unverified 11 mentions · 1.4% · 2/4 AIs
#46
Harvey Weinstein Unverified 10 mentions · 1.3% · 4/4 AIs
#47
Fox News Unverified 10 mentions · 1.3% · 3/4 AIs
#48
Littler Mendelson Unverified 10 mentions · 1.3% · 3/4 AIs
#49
Working Solutions NYC Unverified 10 mentions · 1.3% · 2/4 AIs
#50
Cary Kane LLP Unverified 10 mentions · 1.3% · 2/4 AIs
#51
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP Unverified 10 mentions · 1.3% · 2/4 AIs
#52
Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto Unverified 9 mentions · 1.1% · 4/4 AIs
#53
Garfunkel Wild Unverified 9 mentions · 1.1% · 4/4 AIs
#54
Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP 9 mentions · 1.1% · 3/4 AIs
#55
Zuckerman Law Unverified 9 mentions · 1.1% · 3/4 AIs
#56
The Law Office of Christopher Q. Davis Unverified 9 mentions · 1.1% · 2/4 AIs
#57
Maimon Kirschenbaum Unverified 9 mentions · 1.1% · 2/4 AIs
#58
Ottinger Employment Lawyers 9 mentions · 1.1% · 1/4 AIs
#59
Constantine Cannon Unverified 8 mentions · 1.0% · 4/4 AIs
#60
Phillips Nizer LLP Unverified 8 mentions · 1.0% · 4/4 AIs
#61
Law360 8 mentions · 1.0% · 3/4 AIs
#62
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP Unverified 8 mentions · 1.0% · 3/4 AIs
#63
Epstein Becker Green Unverified 8 mentions · 1.0% · 3/4 AIs
#64
Goldman Sachs Unverified 8 mentions · 1.0% · 3/4 AIs
#65
Pelton Graham Unverified 8 mentions · 1.0% · 2/4 AIs
#66
Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf 7 mentions · 0.9% · 4/4 AIs
#67
Kraus & Zuchlewski Unverified 7 mentions · 0.9% · 4/4 AIs
#68
The Pacht Law Group Unverified 7 mentions · 0.9% · 4/4 AIs
#69
Stutman & Stutman Unverified 7 mentions · 0.9% · 4/4 AIs
#70
Jordan A. Thomas Unverified 7 mentions · 0.9% · 3/4 AIs
#71
Westlaw Unverified 7 mentions · 0.9% · 3/4 AIs
#72
Levine & Blit Unverified 7 mentions · 0.9% · 3/4 AIs
#73
Adam Klein Unverified 7 mentions · 0.9% · 3/4 AIs
#74
Title VII Unverified 7 mentions · 0.9% · 2/4 AIs
#75
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Unverified 7 mentions · 0.9% · 2/4 AIs
#76
Emery Celli Brinckerhoff Abady Ward & Maazel LLP Unverified 7 mentions · 0.9% · 2/4 AIs
#77
Wachtell Lipton Unverified 7 mentions · 0.9% · 2/4 AIs
#78
Glass Krakower LLP Unverified 7 mentions · 0.9% · 2/4 AIs
#79
Sullivan & Cromwell Unverified 7 mentions · 0.9% · 2/4 AIs
#80
Chambers Unverified 7 mentions · 0.9% · 1/4 AIs
#81
Woods Lonergan Unverified 7 mentions · 0.9% · 1/4 AIs
#82
Risman & Risman, P.C. Unverified 7 mentions · 0.9% · 1/4 AIs
#83
NYC HRA Unverified 7 mentions · 0.9% · 1/4 AIs
#84
Mirer Mazzocchi & Julien Unverified 7 mentions · 0.9% · 1/4 AIs
#85
LexisNexis Unverified 6 mentions · 0.8% · 3/4 AIs
#86
NYC CCHR Unverified 6 mentions · 0.8% · 3/4 AIs
#87
Hach & Rose Unverified 6 mentions · 0.8% · 3/4 AIs
#88
federal FLSA Unverified 6 mentions · 0.8% · 3/4 AIs
#89
EEOC/NYSDHR Unverified 6 mentions · 0.8% · 3/4 AIs
#90
Katz Banks Kumin LLP Unverified 6 mentions · 0.8% · 2/4 AIs
#91
Eisenberg & Baum, LLP Unverified 6 mentions · 0.8% · 2/4 AIs
#92
Mintz Unverified 6 mentions · 0.8% · 2/4 AIs
#93
Anne Vladeck Unverified 6 mentions · 0.8% · 2/4 AIs
#94
Debra S. Katz Unverified 6 mentions · 0.8% · 2/4 AIs
#95
The Boyd Law Group, PLLC Unverified 6 mentions · 0.8% · 1/4 AIs
#96
Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund Unverified 5 mentions · 0.6% · 4/4 AIs
#97
The Law Office of Jack Tuckner Unverified 5 mentions · 0.6% · 4/4 AIs
#98
Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP 5 mentions · 0.6% · 3/4 AIs
#99
Jason Zuckerman Unverified 5 mentions · 0.6% · 3/4 AIs
#100
Jackson Lewis Unverified 5 mentions · 0.6% · 3/4 AIs

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Sources cited by AI

Directories, associations, and other sources

These sources appeared in AI answers as places to research, verify, or compare businesses. We show them here because they helped shape the answers.

How sources are classified

1. NYC Commission on Human Rights

cited source

57 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

2. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

cited source

20 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

3. U.S. District Court - Southern District of New York

nysd.uscourts.gov

cited source

18 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

4. Martindale

martindale

cited source

12 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

5. Super Lawyers

cited source

11 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

6. 2026 Best Lawyers in America

cited source

10 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

7. New York State Department of Labor

new york state department of labor

cited source

9 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

8. Best Lawyers

cited source

7 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

9. Avvo

cited source

6 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

10. New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA)

cited source

5 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

11. National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA) - New York Chapter

cited source

4 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

12. NYC Department of Investigation

cited source

4 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

13. FINRA

finra.org

cited source

4 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

14. New York State Bar Association

nysba.org

cited source

4 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

15. New York City Department of Investigation (DOI) - Office of the Inspector General

cited source

3 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

16. NYC Bar Association Lawyer Referral

cited source

3 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

17. NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection

cited source

3 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

18. NELA (National Employment Law Association)

cited source

3 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

19. NYC Bar Association

cited source

2 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

20. Supreme Court

cited source

2 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

21. New York Supreme Court

new york supreme court

cited source

2 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

22. NY Attorney General Labor Bureau

ny attorney general labor bureau

cited source

2 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

23. federal court

federal court

cited source

2 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

24. NYC Civil Court

cited source

2 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

25. New York State Unified Court System

courts.state.ny.us

cited source

2 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

26. New York Attorney General Labor Bureau

cited source

2 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

27. SEC

cited source

2 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

28. State court

state court

cited source

2 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

29. NYS Department of Labor

nys department of labor

cited source

2 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

30. New York Attorney General’s Labor Bureau

new york attorney general’s labor bureau

cited source

2 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

31. New York State Department of Health

cited source

1 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

32. American Diabetes Association

cited source

1 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

33. New York State Attorney General’s Civil Rights Bureau

cited source

1 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

34. New York federal court

cited source

1 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

35. Civil Service Commission

cited source

1 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

36. Yelp

cited source

1 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

37. New York State Unified Court System eCourts

new york state unified court system ecourts

cited source

1 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

38. National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA) / NELA/NY

national employment lawyers association (nela)

cited source

1 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

39. NY Attorney General Civil Rights Bureau

ny attorney general civil rights bureau

cited source

1 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

40. Department of Labor

department of labor

cited source

1 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

41. NY State Department of Labor

ny state department of labor

cited source

1 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

42. New York State Department of Labor Labor Standards Division

new york state department of labor labor standards division

cited source

1 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

43. New York State Department of Labor, Division of Labor Standards

new york state department of labor, division of labor standards

cited source

1 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

44. NYC Department of Investigation (DOI)

nyc department of investigation (doi)

cited source

1 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

45. New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) Legal Department

new york state united teachers (nysut) legal department

cited source

1 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

46. New York City Department of Investigation (DOI)

new york city department of investigation (doi)

cited source

1 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

47. NYC Civil Service Commission

nyc civil service commission

cited source

1 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

These sources can reveal where buyers and AI assistants research the market. Source mentions are reported separately from business rankings.

Sample buyer responses

editorial · not counted in rankings

Verbatim responses from prompts that ask for advice rather than firm recommendations. Excluded from ranking calculations.

Crisis · gpt-4o

"I just got walked out of a tech layoff in New York City. I'm one of nine on my team who got cut — eight of us are over 50. The four under 35 all kept their jobs. I haven't signed a..."

Consider reaching out to the following employment law firms or attorneys in New York City for advice on potential age discrimination: 1. Outten & Golden LLP - Known for representing employees in discrimination and wrongful termination cases. 2. Sanford Heisler Sharp LLP - Specializes in employment discrimination and has experience with class actions. 3. Vladeck, Raskin & Clark, P.C. - Focuses on employment law and civil rights, including age discrimination. 4. Schwartz & Per...

Advice · gpt-4o

"Be honest with me. Am I being paranoid? Every time I push back on my manager in New York City I get worse assignments. He's never said anything inappropriate. But it's been six mon..."

It's possible that there might be a pattern of retaliation, but it's also important to consider other factors. If you're feeling uneasy, you might want to document specific instances and seek advice from colleagues or HR. If you feel it's necessary to consult with an attorney about potential workplace retaliation, consider these firms in NYC: 1. Outten & Golden LLP - Known for employee rights and workplace retaliation cases. 2. Vladeck, Raskin & Clark, P.C. - Specializes in...

Crisis · gpt-4o

"I asked for a reasonable accommodation for my disability in New York City and three days later I was put on unpaid leave 'pending review.' That was two weeks ago. Rent is due. I do..."

You should consider contacting one of the following employment lawyers in New York City who specialize in disability discrimination and reasonable accommodation cases: 1. **Outten & Golden LLP** - Known for representing employees in discrimination and employment law cases. 2. **Vladeck, Raskin & Clark, P.C.** - Specializes in employment law, including discrimination and retaliation claims. 3. **The Ottinger Firm, P.C.** - Focuses on employment law and has experience handling...

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