About the Van De Water Law Firm, P.C.

Firm Overview — What Sets Us Apart?

The Van De Water Law Firm, P.C. is a Long Island and New York City litigation firm dedicated to pursuing justice on behalf of our clients. When clients place their trust in us, they discover what sets us apart. Our primary concern is always the client: the client’s best interests and how we can protect their rights in the legal system. We follow our moral compass and are committed to protecting your rights whether during pre-trial negotiation, in alternative dispute resolution, before a regulatory board or in the courtroom.

Hard work, seasoned legal strategies and tireless pursuit result in high quality legal results. Christopher L. Van De Water has successfully litigated and tried to verdict high-level cases, sometimes with hundreds of millions of dollars at stake, and advocated for clients in both plaintiff and defendant litigation.

Our firm never loses sight of the client and makes a genuine effort to understand your legal concerns and provide meaningful advice. We provide compassionate guidance and fight for your rights through effective representation. We are readily accessible during each step of the legal process.

Our primary focus is employment, labor and business law, although we also offer services in other select areas. We represent clients in following practice areas:

• Employment Defense
• Partnership and Contract Disputes
• Wage and Hour: Unpaid Overtime
• Civil Rights
• Class Action Lawsuits
• Business Law/Commercial Litigation
• Real Estate
• Personal Injury/Accidents
• Medical Malpractice

Case Results

Christopher L. Van De Water has extensive trial experience and has been very successful at obtaining results through settlement or taking cases to verdict. A number of his cases have been reported in the New York Law Journal and Law 360 along with being referenced in the New York Post and New York Daily News.

Chris obtained the outright dismissal of a $100 million dollar litigation against one of his corporate clients. He also has numerous high six-figure settlements on behalf of Plaintiffs in employment cases involving sexual harassment and overtime violations.

Because alternative dispute resolution can often resolve conflicts and avoid costly litigation, in many cases this is the best pre-trial approach to offer clients. During his legal practice, Christopher Van De Water has successfully used mediation to resolve well in excess of 100 cases.

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