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		<title>Jennifer L. Bame</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2025 00:17:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Jen represents employers in all manner of labor and employment matters, including federal and state litigation, appeals, arbitrations, unfair labor practice charges, injunction hearings, EEOC charges, and unemployment hearings. Jen is also a trial attorney who regularly obtains defense verdicts, dismissals, and other positive outcomes for employers. Jen has successfully...</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jen represents employers in all manner of labor and employment matters, including federal and state litigation, appeals, arbitrations, unfair labor practice charges, injunction hearings, EEOC charges, and unemployment hearings. Jen is also a trial attorney who regularly obtains defense verdicts, dismissals, and other positive outcomes for employers. Jen has successfully defended against claims brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the National Labor Relations Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Kentucky Civil Rights Act, Kentucky wage and hour law, and other state and federal labor and employment laws. Jen also helps employers avoid litigation by providing training and counseling on a variety of topics, including terminations, investigations, employment policies, and other important workplace issues.</p>
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		<title>Andrea J. Bernard</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2025 00:17:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Clients say they appreciate my ability to give practical, results-oriented advice. I look at the big picture and strategize cases from start to finish, deciding early on how I&#8217;ll drive a matter but keeping an open mind to make tactical adjustments as the situation warrants. I like to get to...</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Clients say they appreciate my ability to give practical, results-oriented advice. I look at the big picture and strategize cases from start to finish, deciding early on how I&#8217;ll drive a matter but keeping an open mind to make tactical adjustments as the situation warrants. I like to get to the point, find the right answers and position my clients to secure the most effective and efficient resolutions possible.</p>
<p>With three decades of experience, Andrea Bernard handles litigation for manufacturers, contractors, financial institutions and others involved in employment, construction and commercial disputes. Andrea primarily represents Michigan-based companies and organizations, vigorously advocating for them in cases across the country.</p>
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		<title>Taylor N. Brailey</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2025 00:17:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Taylor Brailey counsels and represents employers in a broad range of employment matters. She regularly defends employers before state and federal courts, administrative agencies, and arbitrators in single-plaintiff and class and complex disputes involving the following types of claims: Discrimination, harassment, and retaliation Leaves and accommodations Wage and hour Whistleblower</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://bticonsulting.com/allstars/taylor-n-brailey">Taylor N. Brailey</a> appeared first on <a href="https://bticonsulting.com">The BTI Consulting Group</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Taylor Brailey counsels and represents employers in a broad range of employment matters.</p>
<p>She regularly defends employers before state and federal courts, administrative agencies, and arbitrators in single-plaintiff and class and complex disputes involving the following types of claims:</p>
<p>Discrimination, harassment, and retaliation<br />
Leaves and accommodations<br />
Wage and hour<br />
Whistleblower</p>
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		<title>Thy B. Bui</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2025 00:17:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Thy is a Partner in Maynard Nexsen’s Employment &#038; Labor practice group. Her practice focuses on employment litigation, trade secret litigation, and wage and hour disputes. Thy manages a nationwide practice and represents employers in various courts across the country, pursuing creative and robust defenses related to claims of discrimination,...</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thy is a Partner in Maynard Nexsen’s Employment &#038; Labor practice group. Her practice focuses on employment litigation, trade secret litigation, and wage and hour disputes.</p>
<p>Thy manages a nationwide practice and represents employers in various courts across the country, pursuing creative and robust defenses related to claims of discrimination, retaliation, harassment, wage and hour violations and other statutory and common-law claims. She is especially skilled in courtroom advocacy, intrepid fact gathering, law and motion practice, which enables her to often resolve matters quickly and efficiently.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://bticonsulting.com/allstars/thy-b-bui">Thy B. Bui</a> appeared first on <a href="https://bticonsulting.com">The BTI Consulting Group</a>.</p>
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		<title>Emilie R. Hammerstein</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2025 00:17:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Whether advocating for clients during litigation or providing counsel on high-stakes workplace issues, Emilie Hammerstein demonstrates creativity and resolve as a legal problem solver. She represents domestic and global employers of all sizes before administrative agencies and in federal and state courts and arbitration. In addition, she has advised on...</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://bticonsulting.com/allstars/emilie-r-hammerstein">Emilie R. Hammerstein</a> appeared first on <a href="https://bticonsulting.com">The BTI Consulting Group</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Whether advocating for clients during litigation or providing counsel on high-stakes workplace issues, Emilie Hammerstein demonstrates creativity and resolve as a legal problem solver.</p>
<p>She represents domestic and global employers of all sizes before administrative agencies and in federal and state courts and arbitration. In addition, she has advised on a variety of employment concerns, with particular emphasis on leaves of absence and disability accommodations, as well as reductions in force.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://bticonsulting.com/allstars/emilie-r-hammerstein">Emilie R. Hammerstein</a> appeared first on <a href="https://bticonsulting.com">The BTI Consulting Group</a>.</p>
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		<title>Abigail M. Green</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2025 00:17:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Abigail concentrates her practice in the areas of employment litigation, employment law, and counseling. She helps a diverse array of employers avoid litigation and/or business interruption through training and counseling on issues such as compliance with discrimination and leave laws; evaluating and discharging employees; drug and alcohol testing; and developing...</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://bticonsulting.com/allstars/abigail-m-green">Abigail M. Green</a> appeared first on <a href="https://bticonsulting.com">The BTI Consulting Group</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Abigail concentrates her practice in the areas of employment litigation, employment law, and counseling. She helps a diverse array of employers avoid litigation and/or business interruption through training and counseling on issues such as compliance with discrimination and leave laws; evaluating and discharging employees; drug and alcohol testing; and developing legally sound personnel policies and employee handbooks. When disputes are inevitable, Abigail defends employers in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and nationwide in matters such as state and federal single-plaintiff actions involving harassment, discrimination, retaliation, violations of wage and hour law, and restrictive covenant issues.</p>
<p>Abigail also assists and defends employers through agency investigations. She also has experience defending employers in federal and state class actions.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://bticonsulting.com/allstars/abigail-m-green">Abigail M. Green</a> appeared first on <a href="https://bticonsulting.com">The BTI Consulting Group</a>.</p>
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		<title>Vassi Iliadis</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2025 00:17:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Vassi Iliadis is a go-to litigator for complex disputes at the intersection of data, privacy, cybersecurity, and emerging technology. She represents global leaders in tech, media, healthcare, and consumer products, defending against high-stakes multidistrict litigations, class actions, mass arbitrations, and regulatory investigations. A dynamic and pragmatic advocate, Vassi has steered...</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://bticonsulting.com/allstars/vassi-iliadis">Vassi Iliadis</a> appeared first on <a href="https://bticonsulting.com">The BTI Consulting Group</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Vassi Iliadis is a go-to litigator for complex disputes at the intersection of data, privacy, cybersecurity, and emerging technology.  She represents global leaders in tech, media, healthcare, and consumer products, defending against high-stakes multidistrict litigations, class actions, mass arbitrations, and regulatory investigations. </p>
<p>A dynamic and pragmatic advocate, Vassi has steered clients through some of the most prominent data breach and internet privacy disputes in recent years—including large-scale multidistrict litigation arising out of highly publicized cyberattacks and novel challenges involving artificial intelligence, web tracking technologies, and platform liability.  She has secured victories and favorable resolutions for her clients. </p>
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		<title>Stacey E. James</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2025 00:17:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Stacey E. James&#8217; practice focuses on assisting clients with state and federal wage and hour compliance, as well as defending employers in wage and hour class, representative, mass and single actions, and enforcement of arbitration agreements. She has successfully and efficiently defended hundreds of lawsuits alleging wage and hour violations,...</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Stacey E. James&#8217; practice focuses on assisting clients with state and federal wage and hour compliance, as well as defending employers in wage and hour class, representative, mass and single actions, and enforcement of arbitration agreements. She has successfully and efficiently defended hundreds of lawsuits alleging wage and hour violations, including multiplaintiff, representative (PAGA) and class action lawsuits. In addition, Stacey counsels employers on wage and hour compliance, audits payroll practices and evaluates classification determinations. She has also defended clients against claims of wrongful termination, retaliation, discrimination and harassment.</p>
<p>As co-chair of Littler’s national Wage and Hour Practice Group, she oversees the training and development of more than 450 counsel across the nation, as well as ensuring the practice group provides education and assistance to clients through external webinars and trainings. She also works closely with the leadership of Littler’s national Class Action Avoidance and Defense Practice Group to develop strategic initiatives to respond to the ever-growing expansion of class, collective, mass and representative complex actions in the wage and hour space. She is also a member of the firm’s Strategic Review Committee, which provides guidance to class and collective action case teams throughout the firm.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://bticonsulting.com/allstars/stacey-e-james">Stacey E. James</a> appeared first on <a href="https://bticonsulting.com">The BTI Consulting Group</a>.</p>
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		<title>Sarah Kroll-Rosenbaum</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2025 00:17:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Sarah Kroll-Rosenbaum is a trusted strategic advisor to her clients, with whom she partners to navigate challenges and opportunities alike. Sarah is a national expert in the staffing industry and leads Akerman’s Staffing Law Sector team, which assists staffing firms across sectors in avoiding and resolving disputes, complying with regulations,...</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://bticonsulting.com/allstars/sarah-kroll-rosenbaum">Sarah Kroll-Rosenbaum</a> appeared first on <a href="https://bticonsulting.com">The BTI Consulting Group</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sarah Kroll-Rosenbaum is a trusted strategic advisor to her clients, with whom she partners to navigate challenges and opportunities alike. Sarah is a national expert in the staffing industry and leads Akerman’s Staffing Law Sector team, which assists staffing firms across sectors in avoiding and resolving disputes, complying with regulations, and transacting business.</p>
<p>In the staffing context, and elsewhere, Sarah works closely with clients to design and execute litigation strategies through the lens of their business priorities. In recent years, she has led the defense of dozens staffing companies in class, collective, and representative actions that sought to attack the industry’s business model. Sarah has argued extensively in California state and federal courts, including the United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, in federal courts across the country, and in arbitration.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://bticonsulting.com/allstars/sarah-kroll-rosenbaum">Sarah Kroll-Rosenbaum</a> appeared first on <a href="https://bticonsulting.com">The BTI Consulting Group</a>.</p>
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		<title>Theodora R. Lee</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2025 00:17:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Theodora R. Lee has extensive courtroom experience and practices before all state and federal courts in California and all employment-related regulatory agencies. She represents employers in: Class action litigation Wrongful termination and employment discrimination litigation National Labor Relations Board matters Representation cases Unfair labor practice proceedings Grievance arbitrations Title VII...</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Theodora R. Lee has extensive courtroom experience and practices before all state and federal courts in California and all employment-related regulatory agencies. She represents employers in:</p>
<p>Class action litigation<br />
Wrongful termination and employment discrimination litigation<br />
National Labor Relations Board matters<br />
Representation cases<br />
Unfair labor practice proceedings<br />
Grievance arbitrations<br />
Title VII proceedings, including race, sex, religious and age harassment and discrimination<br />
Unfair competition proceedings<br />
State and federal wage and hour litigation</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://bticonsulting.com/allstars/theodora-r-lee">Theodora R. Lee</a> appeared first on <a href="https://bticonsulting.com">The BTI Consulting Group</a>.</p>
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