Rachele represents employers in a broad array of labor and employment matters, providing employers of all sizes with advice regarding the employment relationship. She has regularly guided clients through class and collective action wage-and-hour cases, employee discipline and termination, discrimination and harassment investigations, and issues involving a unionized workforce.  

Rachele has successfully represented employers against various claims before administrative agencies, as well as in pre-litigation negotiations. She has also advised clients regarding compliance with New York City and New York State laws including, but not limited to, paid and unpaid leave, and mandatory trainings.  

In order to ensure all clients are in compliance with federal, state, and local laws, Rachele stays informed on recent developments in the law to advise clients regarding drafting employee handbooks, employment-related agreements, and other employment documents. Rachele proactively advises on the implementation of policies and procedures in an effort to minimize potential employee issues and litigation.    

Prior to joining Florentino & Grimshaw LLC, Rachele was a labor and employment associate at a mid-size law firm based in New York City and Long Island. Rachele earned her J.D. cum laude from St. John’s University School of Law, where she was named on the Dean’s List. During law school, she served as a Senior Staff Member of the Journal of Civil Rights and Economic Development, as well as the Director of External Competitions for the Moot Court Honor Society, seeking out and participating in challenging and intriguing appellate oral argument competitions around the country. Rachele also served as a Student Attorney in the Consumer Justice for the Elderly Litigation Clinic, assisting elderly clients with mortgage fraud cases in Queens and Kings Counties. Rachele also attended Fordham University where she received a B.A. in Philosophy and Sociology as a double major, with a minor in Bioethics.