LOS ANGELES, CA (July 23, 2012) - Jackson Lewis LLP, one of the country’s largest and fastest-growing workplace law firms, is pleased to announce Ann Haley Fromholz has joined the firm’s Los Angeles office as Partner.
Ms. Fromholz joins Jackson Lewis from Caesars Entertainment Corporation in Las Vegas, where she served as Vice President and Chief Counsel for the Enterprise Labor and Employment group. Previously, she worked as Senior Counsel in the labor and employment division for both ConocoPhillips and Kaiser Permanente. In all three in-house counsel positions, Ms. Fromholz regularly advised management and human resource professionals about employment discipline and termination, as well as personnel policies and practices.
At Caesars, Ms. Fromholz was responsible for managing the Labor and Employment division of the Legal Department, and worked with Human Resources leadership at 38 properties nationwide to ensure employment law compliance. In this capacity, she managed over 100 single-plaintiff employment cases and several wage hour and discrimination class actions.
Ms. Fromholz worked in private practice from 1994-2005, representing clients in the hospitality, retail, marketing, health care and financial industries. As a workplace trainer for Seyfarth Shaw at Work and an EEOC consultant, Ms. Fromholz trained a wide variety of companies on harassment prevention, workplace investigations and workforce diversity, as well as compliance with EEOC consent decrees.
“Ann’s many years as an in-house practitioner give her a unique understanding of the impact of labor and employment law issues on our clients’ business operations,” said Lawrence H. Stone, Managing Partner of Jackson Lewis’ Los Angeles office. “As our California practice burgeons, we are excited to add Ann to our team. We are confident her arrival will help us serve our clients better than ever.”
Ms. Fromholz is currently admitted to practice law in the States of California and Texas. She is active in Committees for the American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section, and has been a member of the Association of Corporate Counsel, Employment and Labor Law Committee, since 2006.
Ms. Fromholz graduated from Dartmouth College with a B.A. in History in 1990 and earned her J.D., with honors, from the University of Southern California Law School in 1994.
The Jackson Lewis Los Angeles Office can be reached by calling (213) 689-0404.
About Jackson Lewis
Founded in 1958, Jackson Lewis, dedicated to representing management exclusively in workplace law, is one of the fastest growing workplace law firms in the U.S., with over 700 attorneys practicing in 49 locations nationwide. We have a wide-range of specialized practice areas, including: Affirmative Action and OFCCP Planning and Counseling; Disability, Leave and Health Management; Employee Benefits Counseling and Litigation; Global Immigration; Labor, including Preventive Practices; General Employment Litigation, including Class Actions, Complex Litigation and e-Discovery; Non-Competes and Protection Against Unfair Competition; Wage and Hour Compliance; Workplace Safety Compliance and Corporate Diversity Counseling. 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; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Public Sector Representation; Government Relations; Collegiate and Professional Sports; and Privacy, Social Media and Information Management.
For the 11th consecutive year, Jackson Lewis has been recognized for delivering client service excellence to the world’s largest corporations, once again earning a spot on the BTI Client Service A-Team. Jackson Lewis has also been recognized by in-house counsel of Fortune 1000 companies after a comprehensive survey, as “the single highest-ranked firm clients want by their side in employment battles.” In addition, Jackson Lewis is ranked in the First Tier nationally in the category of Labor and Employment Litigation, as well as in both Employment Law and Labor Law on behalf of Management in the U.S. News – Best Lawyers ® “Best Law Firms,” and is recognized by Chambers and Legal 500. As an “AmLaw 100” firm, Jackson Lewis has one of the most active employment litigation practices in the United States, with a current caseload of over 5000 litigations and approximately 300 class actions. And finally, Jackson Lewis is a charter member of L & E Global Employers’ Counsel Worldwide, an alliance currently of 14 workplace law firms in 14 countries.
Additional information about the firm can be found at www.jacksonlewis.com.
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