New York City · Legal

Employment Law (Plaintiff)

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Columns

Rank
Position across all eligible AI responses for this market.
Mentions
AI responses that named this business.
Response mention rate (±margin)
Mentions divided by eligible 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 since Jun 26
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 all-time ranking

1,524

across all eligible responses

These totals cover all published Employment Law (Plaintiff) research. Unique businesses are counted once across all editions. The all-time ranking uses 3,743 eligible AI responses collected since Jun 26, 2026.

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# Business Hits Rate
#1
Outten & Golden LLP
Claude 459 ChatGPT 541 Gemini 413 Perplexity 108
1,521 40.6% ±1.6
#2
Wigdor LLP
Claude 472 ChatGPT 210 Gemini 515 Perplexity 161
1,358 36.3% ±1.5
#3
Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight
Claude 241 ChatGPT 341 Gemini 396 Perplexity 62
1,040 27.8% ±1.4
#4
Vladeck, Raskin & Clark, PC
Claude 200 ChatGPT 321 Gemini 291 Perplexity 51
863 23.1% ±1.3
#5
Phillips & Associates
Claude 305 ChatGPT 54 Gemini 311 Perplexity 182
852 22.8% ±1.3
#6
Sanford Heisler Sharp, LLP Unverified
Claude 2 ChatGPT 249 Gemini 250 Perplexity 1
502 13.4% ±1.1
#7
Virginia & Ambinder, LLP Unverified
Claude 57 ChatGPT 47 Gemini 78 Perplexity 2
184 4.9% ±0.7
#8
Joseph & Kirschenbaum LLP Unverified
Claude 52 ChatGPT 54 Gemini 13 Perplexity 26
145 3.9% ±0.6
#9
Shulman Kessler Unverified
Claude 145 ChatGPT 0 Gemini 0 Perplexity 0
145 3.9% ±0.6
#10
Fitapelli & Schaffer Unverified
Claude 58 ChatGPT 5 Gemini 22 Perplexity 36
121 3.2% ±0.6
#11
Levy Ratner Unverified
Claude 53 ChatGPT 28 Gemini 10 Perplexity 26
117 3.1% ±0.6
#12
Phillips & Cohen LLP Unverified
Claude 25 ChatGPT 19 Gemini 30 Perplexity 31
105 2.8% ±0.5
#13
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
Claude 28 ChatGPT 48 Gemini 23 Perplexity 1
100 2.7% ±0.5
#14
Schwartz Perry & Heller LLP Unverified
Claude 18 ChatGPT 7 Gemini 8 Perplexity 62
95 2.5% ±0.5
#15
Liddle & Robinson
Claude 16 ChatGPT 47 Gemini 15 Perplexity 14
92 2.5% ±0.5
#16
Valli Kane & Vagnini LLP
Claude 23 ChatGPT 0 Gemini 65 Perplexity 2
90 2.4% ±0.5
#17
Proskauer Rose LLP Unverified
Claude 37 ChatGPT 39 Gemini 1 Perplexity 2
79 2.1% ±0.5
#18
The Harman Firm, LLP Unverified
Claude 2 ChatGPT 76 Gemini 0 Perplexity 0
78 2.1% ±0.5
#19
Mansell Law Unverified
Claude 0 ChatGPT 0 Gemini 0 Perplexity 78
78 2.1% ±0.5
#20
Pechman Law Group PLLC Unverified
Claude 29 ChatGPT 13 Gemini 8 Perplexity 26
76 2.0% ±0.5
#21
Sheppard Mullin Unverified
Claude 26 ChatGPT 0 Gemini 47 Perplexity 3
76 2.0% ±0.5
#22
Lipsky Lowe LLP
Claude 8 ChatGPT 17 Gemini 6 Perplexity 43
74 2.0% ±0.4
#23
Filippatos PLLC Unverified
Claude 20 ChatGPT 16 Gemini 13 Perplexity 24
73 2.0% ±0.4
#24
Labaton Sucharow LLP Unverified
Claude 28 ChatGPT 26 Gemini 17 Perplexity 0
71 1.9% ±0.4
#25
Leeds Brown Law, P.C. Unverified
Claude 9 ChatGPT 20 Gemini 39 Perplexity 3
71 1.9% ±0.4
Ranks #26–#100 (75 more businesses) click to expand
#26
Katz, Marshall & Banks, LLP Unverified 71 mentions · 1.9% · 3/4 AIs
#27
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP Unverified 67 mentions · 1.8% · 4/4 AIs
#28
Goddard Law Unverified 67 mentions · 1.8% · 1/4 AIs
#29
Lichten & Liss-Riordan, P.C. 61 mentions · 1.6% · 4/4 AIs
#30
Goldberg & Fliegel LLP Unverified 61 mentions · 1.6% · 1/4 AIs
#31
Eisner Dictor & Lamadrid Unverified 60 mentions · 1.6% · 3/4 AIs
#32
Joseph & Norinsberg LLC Unverified 60 mentions · 1.6% · 1/4 AIs
#33
The Law Office of Christopher Q. Davis Unverified 60 mentions · 1.6% · 2/4 AIs
#34
The Derek Smith Law Group, PLLC Unverified 57 mentions · 1.5% · 4/4 AIs
#35
Cohen Milstein Unverified 52 mentions · 1.4% · 3/4 AIs
#36
Shearman & Sterling Unverified 51 mentions · 1.4% · 2/4 AIs
#37
PACER.gov Unverified 50 mentions · 1.3% · 4/4 AIs
#38
Cary Kane LLP Unverified 49 mentions · 1.3% · 2/4 AIs
#39
Gottlieb & Associates Unverified 47 mentions · 1.3% · 4/4 AIs
#40
Tully Rinckey Unverified 46 mentions · 1.2% · 4/4 AIs
#41
Constantine Cannon Unverified 45 mentions · 1.2% · 4/4 AIs
#42
Working Solutions NYC Unverified 45 mentions · 1.2% · 2/4 AIs
#43
Zuckerman Law Unverified 44 mentions · 1.2% · 3/4 AIs
#44
Emery Celli Brinckerhoff Abady Ward & Maazel LLP Unverified 44 mentions · 1.2% · 3/4 AIs
#45
Lax, Neville & Intelisano, LLP Unverified 43 mentions · 1.1% · 1/4 AIs
#46
Epstein Becker Green Unverified 42 mentions · 1.1% · 4/4 AIs
#47
David Sanford (Sanford Heisler Sharp) Unverified 42 mentions · 1.1% · 3/4 AIs
#48
Block O'Toole & Murphy 40 mentions · 1.1% · 4/4 AIs
#49
Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP 40 mentions · 1.1% · 4/4 AIs
#50
Wachtell Lipton Unverified 40 mentions · 1.1% · 3/4 AIs
#51
Fox News Unverified 39 mentions · 1.0% · 4/4 AIs
#52
The Ottinger Firm, P.C. Unverified 36 mentions · 1.0% · 4/4 AIs
#53
Garfunkel Wild Unverified 35 mentions · 0.9% · 4/4 AIs
#54
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP Unverified 35 mentions · 0.9% · 3/4 AIs
#55
Wayne Outten Unverified 34 mentions · 0.9% · 3/4 AIs
#56
Goldman Sachs Unverified 34 mentions · 0.9% · 3/4 AIs
#57
Maimon Kirschenbaum Unverified 33 mentions · 0.9% · 2/4 AIs
#58
Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto Unverified 32 mentions · 0.9% · 4/4 AIs
#59
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP Unverified 31 mentions · 0.8% · 4/4 AIs
#60
Adam Klein Unverified 31 mentions · 0.8% · 3/4 AIs
#61
Jordan A. Thomas Unverified 30 mentions · 0.8% · 4/4 AIs
#62
Katz Melinger Unverified 29 mentions · 0.8% · 3/4 AIs
#63
Risman & Risman, P.C. Unverified 29 mentions · 0.8% · 1/4 AIs
#64
Littler Mendelson Unverified 28 mentions · 0.7% · 4/4 AIs
#65
Phillips Nizer LLP Unverified 28 mentions · 0.7% · 4/4 AIs
#66
Anne Clark Unverified 28 mentions · 0.7% · 3/4 AIs
#67
Mizrahi Kroub LLP Unverified 28 mentions · 0.7% · 1/4 AIs
#68
Kraus & Zuchlewski Unverified 27 mentions · 0.7% · 4/4 AIs
#69
The Pacht Law Group Unverified 27 mentions · 0.7% · 4/4 AIs
#70
Stutman & Stutman Unverified 27 mentions · 0.7% · 4/4 AIs
#71
Sullivan & Cromwell Unverified 27 mentions · 0.7% · 4/4 AIs
#72
Pelton Graham Unverified 27 mentions · 0.7% · 2/4 AIs
#73
NYC HRA Unverified 27 mentions · 0.7% · 2/4 AIs
#74
Harvey Weinstein Unverified 26 mentions · 0.7% · 4/4 AIs
#75
Levine & Blit Unverified 26 mentions · 0.7% · 4/4 AIs
#76
Ottinger Employment Lawyers 26 mentions · 0.7% · 3/4 AIs
#77
Chambers Unverified 26 mentions · 0.7% · 3/4 AIs
#78
Westlaw Unverified 26 mentions · 0.7% · 3/4 AIs
#79
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Unverified 25 mentions · 0.7% · 3/4 AIs
#80
Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf 25 mentions · 0.7% · 4/4 AIs
#81
Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 Unverified 24 mentions · 0.6% · 4/4 AIs
#82
Jason Zuckerman Unverified 24 mentions · 0.6% · 3/4 AIs
#83
Eisenberg & Baum, LLP Unverified 23 mentions · 0.6% · 3/4 AIs
#84
Law360 23 mentions · 0.6% · 3/4 AIs
#85
Hach & Rose Unverified 23 mentions · 0.6% · 3/4 AIs
#86
The Cochran Firm 23 mentions · 0.6% · 2/4 AIs
#87
Jackson Lewis Unverified 22 mentions · 0.6% · 4/4 AIs
#88
A&O Shearman Unverified 22 mentions · 0.6% · 3/4 AIs
#89
Zuckerman Spaeder Unverified 22 mentions · 0.6% · 1/4 AIs
#90
Mintz Unverified 21 mentions · 0.6% · 3/4 AIs
#91
Nisar Law Group, P.C. Unverified 21 mentions · 0.6% · 2/4 AIs
#92
New York Lawyers for the Public Interest (NYLPI) Unverified 21 mentions · 0.6% · 3/4 AIs
#93
Jeanne Christensen Unverified 20 mentions · 0.5% · 3/4 AIs
#94
Mirer Mazzocchi & Julien Unverified 20 mentions · 0.5% · 1/4 AIs
#95
Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP 19 mentions · 0.5% · 4/4 AIs
#96
NYC CCHR Unverified 19 mentions · 0.5% · 3/4 AIs
#97
Arcé Law Group, P.C. Unverified 19 mentions · 0.5% · 1/4 AIs
#98
Title VII Unverified 19 mentions · 0.5% · 2/4 AIs
#99
Woods Lonergan Unverified 19 mentions · 0.5% · 1/4 AIs
#100
Glass Krakower LLP Unverified 19 mentions · 0.5% · 2/4 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 found out the guy hired six months after me, doing the same job, makes $35K more than me. We're in New York City. He's a man, I'm not. I asked my manager and got a non-answe..."

Consider contacting these firms or attorneys specializing in employment and gender discrimination in New York City: 1. Outten & Golden LLP - Known for employee rights and discrimination cases. 2. Sanford Heisler Sharp, LLP - Specializes in employment discrimination and gender pay gap issues. 3. Vladeck, Raskin & Clark, P.C. - Focuses on employment law, including gender discrimination. 4. Phillips & Associates - Offers legal services for workplace discrimination and harassmen...

Advice · gpt-4o

"If this were your sister — laid off at 52 from a finance job in New York City, offered 6 months severance and an enhanced bonus to sign a release of all claims — would you tell her..."

I would advise her to consult with an employment attorney to review the severance package and release terms. Here are some reputable firms and attorneys she could consider: 1. Outten & Golden LLP - Known for representing employees in severance negotiations and employment discrimination. 2. Sanford Heisler Sharp LLP - Specializes in employment law, including severance agreements. 3. Vladeck, Raskin & Clark, P.C. - Experienced in employment law and advocating for employee righ...

Constraints · gpt-4o

"There are 23 of us at a New York City warehouse who weren't paid overtime for over a year. Are we better off filing one big collective action or each suing on our own? Who actually..."

Filing a collective action is generally more efficient and can provide a stronger negotiating position, as it consolidates resources and claims. Here are some firms in New York City known for handling collective wage cases: 1. Outten & Golden LLP - Known for representing employees in class and collective actions. 2. The Shavitz Law Group, P.A. - Specializes in wage and hour class actions. 3. Virginia & Ambinder, LLP - Experienced in labor law and collective wage cases. 4. Fi...

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