Audrey Perlman Raphael is a partner at Levy Konigsberg. Since graduating from Fordham University School of Law and joining Levy Konigsberg, she has dedicated her life to representing people who were sexually abused as well as people who suffer from exposure to asbestos, talcum powder, and toxic chemicals. Audrey was appointed by the Office of the United States Trustee to serve on several Asbestos Committees that represent victims of asbestos exposure when corporations seek bankruptcy protection: Imerys Talc America, Inc. (Bankruptcy 2019), Paddock Enterprises, LLC (Bankruptcy 2020), and Miyoshi America, Inc. (Bankruptcy 2026).

As an attorney with a master’s degree in psychology, Audrey is dedicated to working with people who were sexually abused. She represents victims of childhood sexual abuse under the New York Child Victims Act and the Gender Motivated Violence Act, groundbreaking laws that extended the time limit to commence lawsuits for abuse that occurred many years ago. These cases are prosecuted against abusers and their affiliated organizations, including foster care facilities, religious entities, and juvenile detention programs. Audrey was appointed by the Office of the United States Trustee to represent victims of sexual abuse on the Official Committees for victims who were abused at the Madison Boys & Girls Club (Bankruptcy 2022) and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany, New York (Bankruptcy 2023).

Litigating against Janssen Pharmaceuticals has been an important part of Audrey’s work at Levy Konigsberg. Janssen manufactured and sold the drug Elmiron (Pentosen Polysulfate Sodium) which caused irreversible eye injuries to women who took it for interstitial cystitis treatment. Importantly, Audrey was appointed to the Plaintiff Steering Committee in the Elmiron Multidistrict Litigation (MDL No. 2973).

The 2013-2026 editions of The Best Mass Tort Litigation Lawyers in America honor Audrey’s work. She speaks at conferences around the country and is licensed to practice law in New York, Connecticut, and Michigan.

Audrey currently supervises several departments at Levy Konigsberg: Sexual Abuse Gender Motivated Violence Act (Clergy), Distributions & Lien Resolutions, and Asbestos Bankruptcy Trusts. Her team has successfully resolved thousands of claims against Asbestos Bankruptcy Trust Funds.

Each year Audrey achieves numerous multimillion-dollar settlements against manufacturers and suppliers of dangerous asbestos products. She led the way investigating cases involving asbestos exposures from cosmetic talc and filed the first asbestos cases against cosmetic talc manufacturers. She also discovered that many different types of equipment and products contain asbestos. For example, Audrey was one of the first attorneys to conduct depositions of mesothelioma and lung cancer victims who were exposed to asbestos from cigarette filters. She also conducted some of the first depositions of asbestos victims who were exposed to asbestos from pizza ovens, welding rods, automotive friction products, and residential boilers. Today, because of those earlier depositions, it is well known and accepted in courts across the country that these products contain asbestos. Audrey continues to lead the way discovering sources of asbestos exposure currently unknown to the public.

Audrey also works closely with victims of asbestos exposure who were exposed to asbestos in often overlooked non-occupational settings. For example, many asbestos victims were exposed through home renovations, household products and contaminated work clothes worn by family members. She has been a leader in the fight for the rights of women who were exposed to asbestos through cosmetic talcum powder and have been diagnosed with ovarian cancer, peritoneal mesothelioma, and pleural mesothelioma.

Audrey has also obtained payment for injured clients by uncovering hidden assets and insurance policies. For just one example, she successfully tried a case in the United States Bankruptcy Court against an uninsured motorist who declared personal bankruptcy to escape paying for the injuries he caused. Importantly, the Court ruled that the perpetrator of an intentional tort may not hide behind bankruptcy laws.

Audrey graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University at Buffalo, earned a master’s degree in psychology from New York University, and graduated from Fordham Law School where she was a member of the Fordham Urban Law Journal. Prior to and while attending law school, Audrey worked at the Special Narcotics Department of the New York County District Attorney’s Office under The Honorable Sterling Johnson Jr.