Stacy Landau

Stacy Landau has significant litigation experience working with clients both in the public and private sectors. She represents employers in a broad range of employment law matters, in addition to providing counseling on a variety of topics, always with an eye towards reducing risk and efficient resolution.   Stacy has experience defending single plaintiff and class action […]

Catherine I. R. Pontoriero

Catherine I. R. Pontoriero has extensive experience representing management in all aspects of employment law.  Catherine’s practice focuses on counseling clients on a broad spectrum of employment issues, including hiring, performance management, terminations and separation agreements, employment policies and handbooks, changes in employment laws, leaves of absence, accommodations, and discrimination and harassment.  Additionally, she conducts […]

Melanie Ghaw

Melanie Ghaw focuses her practice on labor and employment law matters. Drawing on significant experience assisting clients with advice and counsel, Melanie represents employers on a wide range of labor and employment matters including drafting contracts, settlement agreements, severance agreements, and general releases, as well as, handbooks, codes of ethics, and compliance policies.  Melanie also […]

Nana J. Yee

Nana J. Yee focuses her practice on labor and employment litigation and counseling for Southern California employers of diverse sizes and industries, including Fortune 500 companies. Her specific areas of expertise include helping employers navigate federal, state and local laws pertaining to discrimination, harassment, retaliation and wrongful termination claims, as well as wage and hour […]

Ola A. Nunez

Ola A. Nunez is a dedicated and passionate client advocate whose employment law practice extends beyond a decade and includes substantial experience providing advice and counseling on a litany of general employment matters.  As a trusted advisor and partner to in-house counsel, human resources professionals, and senior management, Ola provides legal advice on time-sensitive workplace […]

Catherine A. Williams

Catherine A. Williams has extensive experience in employment counseling and litigation, advising clients including corporations, universities, and other non-profit organizations on a full range of employment laws and policies.  She focuses her practice on counseling regarding employment policies, practices, and agreements; compliance with anti-discrimination laws and advice regarding internal discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and whistleblower complaints; […]

Ben Jakovljevic

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Ben has broad experience practicing employment law and business litigation across a variety of industries. He defends employers of all sizes in wage and hour, discrimination, harassment, hostile work environment, trade secrets, and whistleblower and retaliation matters, in both California courts and before government agencies.  Ben also provides day-to-day counseling to employers on best employment […]

Julie S. Alarcón

Julie S. Alarcón joins NFC as an Associate, where she focuses her practice on the defense of management in employment-related disputes.  As a member of NFC’s counseling practice group, Ms. Alarcón counsels employers of all sizes on issues involving employee recruitment, hiring, employee classifications, family and medical leave, antidiscrimination, sexual harassment, disability, wage and hour, […]

Carol Shieh

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Carol Shieh’s practice focuses on the defense of management in employment-related disputes. Prior to joining NFC, Carol worked for a prominent San Diego-based firm as an Associate Attorney responsible for defending employers in all stages of litigation, as well as providing counsel regarding compliance with employment and labor laws. She defends single and multiple-plaintiff litigation […]

Sharina Rodriguez

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Sharina Rodriguez, Esq., has focused her practice in employment litigation and counseling involving age, race, sex and disability discrimination and/or harassment, retaliation, whistleblower, wage and hour, restrictive covenants, and breach of contract disputes arising under federal, New Jersey and New York law. Her experience also includes counseling private and public employers in all areas of […]