Representative Experience
Representation of employers and management in wrongful discharge, harassment and discrimination litigation, wage and hour class actions, trade secrets/unfair competition, ERISA, and proceedings before federal and state administrative agencies including the EEOC, DFEH, DLSE, DOL, NLRB, and NASD

Supervisory and rank-and-file harassment/discrimination training

Counseling and advice on preventative personnel policies and practices, reductions-in-force, privacy issues, and wage and hour matters

Investigations of complaints alleging harassment, discrimination, and malfeasance

Counseling and advice on employee handbooks, employment and severance agreements

Representation of clients in a broad range of industries, including telecommunications, financial institutions, hospitals and medical groups, staffing firms, manufacturing, media and entertainment

Prior Experience
Partner, Tatro Tekosky Sadwick Mendelson LLP, Los Angeles, California

Special Counsel, Heller Ehrman, Los Angeles, California

Partner, Manatt Phelps Phillips LLP, Los Angeles, California

Publications and Presentations
Speaker, Southern California Biomedical Council Human Resources Conference, "Stay Informed, Work Smart," February 2008

Speaker, Advanced California Employer Seminar, "Bermuda Triangle of Leave Laws," September 2007

Speaker, Pacific Coast Association of Health Care Recruiters, "2006 Employment Law Year in Review," February 2007

Speaker, LACBA Corporate Law Departments Section Roundtable Program, "Recent Developments in Labor and Employment Law," February 2007

Speaker, Employment Management Association of Southern California, annual meetings,
2004-2007

Editor, 2006 California Employment Law Deskbook, 2nd Edition

"California Employment Law Developments for 2007," Previews, The Newsletter of National Association of Theatre Owners, December 2006

Speaker, National Association of Theatre Owners, "Flirting with Disaster -- Preventing Harassment in the Workplace," October 2006

"Supreme Court Limits Free Speech Rights of Public Section Employees," Compliance Today, August 2006

Speaker, Association of Dermatology Administrators annual meeting “Fire Beware: Disciplining and Firing Protected Category Employees,” March 2006

Speaker, LACBA HealthCare Law Section meeting “Physician Compensation: Dollars and Sense,” February 2006

Speaker, Bridgeport Continuing Education, “Electronic Discovery and Document Retention Programs,” January 2006

“CA Supreme Court Expands Protections for Workers” Employment Law Strategist, October 2005

“Employers Face Challenges in Digital World,” Employment Law Strategist, July 2005

Speaker, Society of Human Resource Management, bi-monthly meetings 2004, 2006

Speaker, California Hospital Association (Human Resources), annual meeting 2004

Speaker, State Bar Employment Law Section, 1999, 2000

“Consider the Ramifications of Non-Compete Agreements,” EMA Online, November 2003

“Employers See Impact of Military Call-Ups,” EMA Online, March 2003

“Employers Beware: New Labor Laws in 2003,” EMA Online, December 2002

“Employers Hit with Multi-Million Dollar Overtime Claims,” The Risk Management Letter, January 2002

“Evaluating Evaluations,” Employment Management Today, April 2002

“Rethink Performance Evaluations,” Ready Resources, Spring 2002

“2002 Saw Enactment of Many New State and Federal Employment Laws,” Los Angeles Daily Journal, December 2002

“Smaller Firms See Impact of Employee Rules Post-Attack,” Los Angeles Business Journal, Oct. 27, 2001

Memberships and Activities
State Bar of California, Labor and Employment Section

Los Angeles County Bar Association

Editorial Board, Los Angeles Lawyer Magazine, 2002-present

Selected to "Super Lawyers," Southern California Law & Politics, 2007, 2008

Education
J.D., Southwestern University School of Law, 1984

• Member, Moot Court Honors Program
  
• Writer/Oralist, National Moot Court Competition

Coursework in German Language and International Finance, Institute of European Studies at University of Vienna, Austria