Kaplan & Company, LLP
At Kaplan & Company, LLP, we practice law at the highest level, guided by our core values of integrity, innovation, and excellence. Our lawyers are efficient, diverse, collaborative, and focused on one singular goal-- achieving the best possible results for our clients through fierce advocacy, creative strategies, and forward-looking advice.
Directors
Roberta Kaplan
Founding Partner
Bio
Roberta (Robbie) Kaplan, the founding partner of Kaplan & Company, LLP, one of a handful of women-led elite litigation boutiques in the country, has been described as a “pressure junkie” and “powerhouse corporate litigator” who “thrives on looking at the big picture.”
In addition to working with clients like Columbia University, Airbnb, and Vice Media, Robbie represented Edie Windsor in the landmark case of United States v. Windsor in which the Supreme Court held that a key provision of the Defense of Marriage Act was unconstitutional, leading to marriage equality nationwide. Together with Tina Tchen, Robbie recently helped to launch #TimesUp, a new charitable organization that will provide legal representation to women who have experienced sexual harassment or discrimination in the workplace. As part of that effort, Robbie currently represents Melanie Kohler, a woman who Hollywood producer, Brett Ratner, sued for defamation. Along with the new non-profit Integrity First for America, Robbie is also suing more than two dozen Neo-Nazis and white supremacists who are responsible for coordinating the violence that took place in Charlottesville, VA in August 2017. Robbie is the author of “Then Comes Marriage: United States v. Windsor and the Defeat of DOMA” (W.W. Norton 2015), chosen by the L.A. Times and Ms. Magazine as one of the top 10 books of 2015.
Awardees
Julie Fink
Managing Partner
Bio
Julie is a Partner at Kaplan & Company, LLP, an elite, women-owned litigation firm in New York. Her practice ranges from groundbreaking civil rights work to advising large corporations. She currently represents ten plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the white supremacists and neo-Nazis who terrorized the community of Charlottesville during the Summer of 2017. She also represents Melanie Kohler, who was sued for defamation by a Hollywood director after sharing her #MeToo story. Previously, Julie was a key member of the team representing Edith Windsor in her historic challenge to the Defense of Marriage Act, which paved the way for the legalization for marriage same-sex couples nationwide. Julie has been recognized for her public interest work and often speaks on pro bono and LGBT rights issues.
Monica Graham
Board Chair of Integrity First for America
Bio
Monica Graham is Board Chair of Integrity First for America. She was founder and General Partner of Graham Partners, a technology-focused hedge fund based in New York from 1996 to 2010. Since 2010, Monica has acted in an advisory role to the organization. Monica began her career at Oppenheimer & Co. before working at Drexel Burnham Lambert. She then worked as an analyst at Sloate, Weisman, Murray, & Company. Monica then founded her own consulting firm, Graham Investment Advisors, which advised hedge funds, before founding Graham Partners. Since leaving Graham Partners as General Partner, Monica has founded and run the Graham Family Foundation.
Rachel Tuchman
Attorney at Kaplan and Company, LLP
Bio
At Kaplan & Company, Rachel’s practice focuses on both commercial and public interest litigation at both the trial and appellate level, with a primary focus on significant and sensitive matters pertaining to gender discrimination and harassment in education and workplace settings. Rachel is the lead associate on a defamation lawsuit representing a woman sued by Brett Ratner, famed Hollywood producer, for speaking out and sharing her #MeToo story. Through this work, Rachel has been thrilled to help launch the Times Up initiative, in conjunction with the National Women’s Law Center, to help fund litigation supporting individuals speaking up about sexual harassment and gender misconduct.
Wade Davis
Feminist, Former NFL Player, and Culture Consultant
Bio
Former NFL Player Wade Davis is a writer, public speaker, and cultural consultant on gender, race, and orientation equality. Davis became the NFL’s first LGBT inclusion consultant and currently advises numerous professional sports leagues on issues of sexism, racism and homophobia. Additionally, he counsels leadership at Fortune 500 companies in creating transformative solutions around inclusion. A former national surrogate for President Obama, Davis is currently a United Nations Women’s Ambassador, where he’s partnering to launch a Men’s Gender Equality Development Program. He’s a former professor at NYU and Rutgers and received an honorary Doctor of Public Service from Northeastern University.