Conference Recordings: Mintz's Annual Employment Law Summit
On Thursday, March 4, Mintz’s Annual Employment Law Summit brought together thought leaders to discuss the most pressing issues employers are facing in today’s unprecedented work environment. Attendees heard presentations on the continued impact of COVID-19; social justice and diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives; recent and anticipated changes to employment laws; best practices for managing sensitive employee situations; and many other topics.
This year, we were pleased to announce Adam Smiley Poswolsky as our keynote speaker. Adam is a leading expert in helping companies attract, retain, and engage millennial talent, increase employee engagement, and build intergenerational collaboration in the multigenerational workplace. He has helped companies like Google, Apple, Unilever, Verizon, and Deloitte. Smiley’s TEDx talk has been viewed over 1.5 million times, and his work has been featured in The New Yorker, The Washington Post, USA Today, Fast Company, Forbes, CNN, and the World Economic Forum, among many other outlets.
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Authors
Michael S. Arnold
Member / Chair, Employment Practice
Michael Arnold is Chair of the firm's Employment Practice. He is an employment lawyer who deftly handles a wide array of matters.
David Barmak
Member / Chair Emeritus, Employment, Labor & Benefits Practice
David Barmak is an experienced trial lawyer at Mintz who focuses his practice on employment law and HR issues. He litigates cases in federal and state courts and arbitrations across the country. David counsels clients on compliance and employee relations issues and risk reduction options.
Micha Mitch Danzig
Member
Micha Mitch Danzig is a Mintz attorney who litigates employment, commercial, and trade secret disputes. He represents clients in court and before state and federal agencies, including the EEOC, DOJ, and similar California agencies. Micha also performs management training for employers.
Geri L. Haight
Member
Geri Haight is a Mintz Member and former in-house counsel who focuses on employment litigation, counseling, and compliance, as well as intellectual property and trade secret matters.
H. Andrew Matzkin
Member
H. Andrew Matzkin is an employment litigator at Mintz, and he provides counsel on labor and employment issues. Drew represents clients in life sciences, technology, industrial, and professional services before federal and state courts, arbitrators, and administrative agencies.
David R. Lagasse
Member
David R. Lagasse is a Mintz attorney who handles compensation issues in mergers and acquisitions, venture capital investments, private equity financing, and other transactional contexts. He represents buyers, sellers, and management teams in compensation and equity arrangements.
Jennifer B. Rubin
Member
Jennifer B. Rubin is a Mintz Member who advises clients on employment issues like wage and hour compliance. Her clients range from start-ups to Fortune 50 companies and business executives in the technology, financial services, publishing, professional services, and health care industries.
Alexander Hecht
ML Strategies - Executive Vice President & Director of Operations
Alexander Hecht is Executive Vice President & Director of Operations of ML Strategies, Washington, DC. He's an attorney with over a decade of senior-level experience in Congress and trade associations. Alex helps clients with regulatory and legislative issues, including health care and technology.
Danielle M. Bereznay
Associate
Danielle Bereznay is an employment attorney at Mintz who represents clients in employment disputes and investigations.
Delaney M. Busch
Associate
Delaney Busch is a Mintz associate in the firm's Boston office. Focusing on federal and state employment matters, Delaney defends clients against claims of discrimination, sexual misconduct, harassment, and wage and hour violations in federal and state courts and before administrative agencies. Her clients have included Fortune 500 companies, insurance companies, prominent medical providers, manufacturers, and luxury fitness facilities.
Corbin Carter
Associate
Corbin Carter is a solution-oriented employment counselor and litigator who guides clients through all aspects of the employment lifecycle. Corbin’s practice covers everything from offering day-to-day employment advice and compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws, to leading the management-side defense and prosecution of various employment-related claims at the trial and appellate level.
Emma Follansbee
Associate
Emma counsels clients on a wide variety of employment issues and litigates employment disputes before state and federal courts and administrative agencies. Her litigation practice includes restrictive covenant agreements; discrimination, sexual harassment, and retaliation claims; and wage and hour compliance.
Natalie C. Groot
Member
Natalie C. Groot is a Mintz attorney who litigates employment disputes on a wide variety of employment and labor matters. Natalie's litigation practice includes non-competition and non-solicitation agreements; discrimination, sexual harassment, and retaliation claims; and wage and hour compliance matters.
Paul M. Huston
Member
Paul M. Huston is an attorney in Mintz's employment labor and benefits practice group, where he litigates employment and general commercial issues. Paul has experience handling single plaintiff and class action lawsuits, covering issues from wrongful termination to disability discrimination.
Brendan J. Lowd
Member
Brendan is an experienced and creative litigator, advisor, and counselor to public, private, start-ups, and closely-held companies. Brendan also represents high-level executives in the negotiation of their employment agreements and compensation.
Nikki M. Rivers
Associate
Mintz attorney Nicole M. Rivers defends employers in employment litigation and labor matters and advises on employment best practices. She handles cases involving claims of wage and hour violations, harassment, retaliation, discrimination, breach of employment agreements, FMLA violations, and violations of California's Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA), Family Rights Act (CFRA), and Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA).
