HOWARD M. KNEE
Partner, Labor & Employment
Blank Rome LLP
Howard Knee has handled over 100 trials, appearing before the United States Supreme Court, the California Supreme Court, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and various state courts of appeal. Knee has handled jury and bench trials in both federal and state courts, arbitrations, labor arbitrations, NLRB cases, and various administrative proceedings.
Knee represents high-profile companies in complex and high-stakes cases, including defending against discrimination and sexual harassment cases as well as wage and hour class actions and PAGA representative actions. He is known for the professional and intelligent way he approaches cases and innovative strategies he uses to defend clients. In 1978, he represented a class of women in a landmark sex discrimination case in the U.S. Supreme Court, Manhart v. City of Los Angeles, Dept. of Water & Power. Ruth Bader Ginsburg filed an amicus brief on behalf of Knee’s clients in the case.
