LOS ANGELES, CA (September 14, 2010) – Jackson Lewis LLP (www.jacksonlewis.com), one of the country’s largest and fastest-growing workplace law firms, has announced that Leonora “Lenny” Schloss has joined the firm as a Partner in its Los Angeles office. Most recently, Ms. Schloss was head of the Los Angeles employment and labor group at Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold LLP.
“Lenny is a dynamic legal counselor with an outstanding instinct for the field of employment law,” says Lawrence H. Stone, Managing Partner of Jackson Lewis’ Los Angeles office. “I am confident she will bring significant contributions to Jackson Lewis’ growing client base in California and across the national spectrum of our firm.”
A frequent speaker and published author on a number of employment related topics, Ms. Schloss specializes in a full range of employment law matters, including wage/hour, leave of absence, preventative measures, employment policies and agreements, auditing and training, and employment investigations. She has substantial experience litigating single plaintiff and class action discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, and wage/hour cases in state and federal courts and agencies. She also represents employers in litigation stemming from employee non-competition agreements and trade secret misappropriation matters. In addition to her trial experience, Ms. Schloss has successfully handled several union arbitration hearings.
“Joining Jackson Lewis -- one of the nation’s premier workplace law firms -- is exciting because it allows me to broaden my scope of influence and offer clients far greater value,” explains Schloss.
Ms. Schloss is admitted to practice law in California and Texas and before the U.S. Supreme Court and all district courts of California. She is a member of the State Bar of California, the Los Angeles County Bar Association (Labor & Employment Section), and the Texas Bar Association. In addition, she is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and is recognized in “Who’s Who of American Women.”
Ms. Schloss is a graduate of Columbia University School of Law, where she was a finalist in the Harlan Fiske Stone Moot Court Competition. She received her bachelor’s degree, summa cum laude, from St. Louis University.
About Jackson Lewis
Founded in 1958, Jackson Lewis is dedicated to representing management exclusively in workplace law with almost 650 attorneys practicing in 46 cities nationwide. Jackson Lewis has a wide-range of specialized practice areas, including: Affirmative Action and OFCCP Diversity Planning; Disability, Leave and Health Management; Employee Benefits, including Complex ERISA Litigation, Workplace Privacy and Executive Compensation; Global Immigration; Labor, including Preventive Practices; Litigation, including Class Actions, Complex Litigation and e-Discovery; Trade Secrets, Non-Competes and Workplace Technology; Wage and Hour Compliance and Workplace Safety Compliance. In addition, Jackson Lewis provides advice nationally in other workplace law areas, including: Reductions in Force, WARN Act; Corporate Governance and Internal Investigations; Drug Testing and Substance Abuse Management; International Employment Issues; Management Education, including e-Based Training; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Public Sector Issues; Government Relations; Corporate Diversity Counseling and Collegiate and Professional Sports.
Recognized by in-house counsel of Fortune 1000 companies in a survey conducted by BTI Consulting Group as "the single highest-ranked firm clients want by their side in employment battles," Jackson Lewis has one of the most active employment litigation practices in the United States, with a current caseload of 5000 litigations; 300 class actions and over 1900 litigations brought to the firm in 2009 alone.
Additional information about Jackson Lewis can be found at www.jacksonlewis.com.
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