Adam E. Collyer is a partner in the Pennsylvania and New York offices of Lewis Brisbois, a member of the Labor & Employment Practice, and Vice Chair of the ADA Compliance and Defense Practice. He is an experienced litigator and counselor, representing businesses in labor and employment matters including those involving discrimination, retaliation and harassment, and wage and hour violations.

In that capacity, Mr. Collyer has tried cases and appeared on behalf of clients in both federal and state court, as well as in arbitration and proceedings before administrative agencies such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission, the New York State Division of Human Rights, the New York City Commission on Human Rights, the New York State Department of Labor, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Mr. Collyer also assists clients with proactive solutions to their compliance obligations under federal, state, and local laws, and advises them on employment agreements, severance packages, and restrictive covenants.

Mr. Collyer represents clients of all types in single plaintiff and class and collective action litigation, and has extensive experience in providing guidance to multistate operators in the quick service and fast casual restaurant industries. He also counsels franchisors and large franchisees on the intersection between legal compliance and their internal operations.

In January 2015, Mr. Collyer was appointed to the faculty of Seton Hall University School of Law as an adjunct professor, where he conducts a weekly seminar and supervises second and third year law students in clinical representation of pro-se litigants in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The clinic, The S.D.N.Y. Representation in Mediation and Settlement Conference Practicum, has been recognized by the New Jersey General Assembly and the Chief Judge of the Southern District of New York for its invaluable contribution to the legal community. Mr. Collyer has also guest lectured on negotiation and mediation at Georgetown University Law Center and Fordham University School of Law.

Prior to joining Lewis Brisbois, Mr. Collyer was an associate in the employment group of another national firm in its New York City office and served the City of New York as an Assistant Corporation Counsel, where he was recognized as the Legal Rookie of the Year. He is a graduate of Penn State University and New York Law School. Mr. Collyer is also a published sportswriter, having written features for preseason college football publications, and has appeared as a correspondent on national cable television during the trial of former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky.

Prior Experience

Appointments

Professional Presentations

• Speaker – Employment I – 2024 Recent Developments, Webinar, January 18, 2024
• Speaker  - Millennials - Here They Come: Millennials As Claims Analysts, Millenials As Plaintiffs & What To Do When Millenials Show Up in Court (Plaintiffs or Jurors), Webinar, February 15, 2018
• Guest Lecturer - Georgetown University Law Center, Negotiation Seminar
• Guest Lecturer - Fordham University School of Law, Advanced Client Counseling Seminar
• Harassment Prevention Training
• Speaker - Employment II – Recent Developments, Webinar, April 18, 2019
• Chair - Lewis Brisbois New York Employment Breakfast Briefing, March 27, 2019

Admissions

• State Bar Admissions
  • New York
  • Pennsylvania
• United States District Courts
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
  • United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

Admissions

New York

United States District Court, Southern District of New York

United States District Court, Eastern District of New York

Associations

Penn State Alumni Association

Awards & Honors

2010-11 New York City Law Department Legal Rookie of the Year

Education

New York Law School

Juris Doctor, cum laude

Pennsylvania State University

Bachelor of Arts, Political Science