About Us

Solving the Most Sensitive

Workplace Conflicts

Attorney Women

Yvette Gibbons, Esq.

Arbitrator, Mediator, Investigator, and Former Prosecutor

Ms. Gibbons is on the federal District of New Jersey’s Mediation Panel, an arbitrator for the New Jersey State Board of Mediation and served as a federal arbitrator for the District of New Jersey. She holds a B.A. in Business Administration with an Accounting concentration from Montclair State University.


Ms. Gibbons has considerable experience in the employment field. She counsels clients in all aspects of employment law and related litigation avoidance. In addition to successfully representing numerous clients in federal, state and administrative courts, she counsels clients in wrongful discharge avoidance and compliance with Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Equal Pay Act, the WARN Act, Civil Rights violations and other federal and state employment legislation.


Ms. Gibbons has conducted numerous investigations related to employment claims. This knowledge, coupled with the investigative skills garnered as a former civil and criminal Deputy Attorney General, has imbued her with the skills necessary to conduct thorough and objective investigations. She frequently conducts in-house employment training for management, supervisory and non-supervisory employees. Ms. Gibbons’ topics include litigation avoidance, employment compliance, discrimination, harassment, gender-based issues, workplace violence and bias training.


Dedicated to

Veronica Blake-Greenaway:

Our Founder and Inspiration

Veronica Blake-Greenaway is the founder of Employment Compliance Strategies. Before starting this company, Ms. Blake-Greenaway was an in-house employment counsel with over twenty-five years of experience.  Upon her passing, Yvette Gibbons agreed to provide continuity for Employment Compliance Strategies, LLC’s current clients and provide excellent services to our new clients.

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Employment Compliance Professional in New Jersey

Our Credentials

  • Legal Experience

    Federal Arbitrator for the District of NJ

    Federal Mediator for the District of NJ

    Arbitrator for the New Jersey State Board of Mediation

    Law Clerk to Joseph A. Greenaway, Jr., U.S.D.J., District of NJ

    Law Clerk to Ronald J. Hedges, U.S.M.J., District of NJ

    Law Clerk to Leander J. Shaw, Jr., Justice, Supreme Court of Florida

    Deputy Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of New Jersey

    Associate, Davis and Gilbert LLP

    Associate, Proskauer Rose LLP

  • Education

    J.D., University of Virginia School of Law, Editorial Board of the Virginia Law Review

    Rutgers Business School, MBA Classes

    B.S., Montclair State University, Business Administration/Accounting


  • Bar Admissions

    The Court of Appeals for the State of New York 

    The Supreme Court of New Jersey

     United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

     United States District Court for the District of New Jersey

     United States District Court for the Southern District of New York 


  • Selected Speaking Engagements

    Lecturer – New Jersey State Bar Assoc., “ADR”

    Lecturer – New Jersey State Bar Assoc., “Social Media and Attorneys”

    Lecturer – Wakefern Corp., “Updates in Workplace Discrimination Laws”

    Lecturer – ShopRite Corp., “A Primer on Federal and State Employee Leave Acts”

    Lecturer – Hon. Anne E. Thompson American Inns of Court, “Adoption and Adoption Law, A Personal Perspective”

    Lecturer – PriceRite Corp., “Sexual and Gender Harassment in the Workplace”


  • Professional Associations

    American Bar Association – Labor and Employment Law Section

    Essex County Bar Association – Past President of the Board of Trustees

    Federal Historical Society of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey – Member

    Essex County Legal Aid Association – Board of Trustees and Director


Multilingual Services Available

At Employment Compliance Strategies, we recognize the importance of effective communication in fostering a harmonious workplace. We proudly offer multilingual services to better assist our diverse clientele and ensure that language barriers do not hinder understanding and collaboration. By offering these services, ECS is committed to supporting your organization's diverse needs and helping you create an inclusive and compliant workplace.

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