Presenters:
Dawn Irizarry
As the chair of CDF’s Healthcare Practice Group, Dawn M. Irizarry has substantial experience representing employers throughout the healthcare industry, including hospitals, medical technology companies, physician groups, and urgent care centers.…
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Tim Freudenberger
One of the founding partners of CDF, Tim Freudenberger represents California and national employers in all aspects of labor and employment law and related litigation, with a special emphasis on defending class action wage and hour lawsuits, class…
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Amy Williams
Amy S. Williams represents local, regional and national employers in all aspects of California employment law and related litigation. Her practice has a special emphasis on aggressively defending wage and hour class action and Private Attorneys…
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Mark Spring
Mark S. Spring has over thirty years of experience handling labor and employment law matters throughout Northern California. Spring’s practice is focused on the representation of management in union-management relations and handling litigation…
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John Giovannone
John R. Giovannone is a partner in the Los Angeles office where he represents employers in the full range of employment law matters, from single plaintiff to class-based wage/hour, contract, discrimination, harassment, and licensing litigation,…
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Dan Forman
As Chair of the Unfair Competition & Trade Secret Practice Group, Dan M. Forman’s knowledge expands beyond employment law to the prosecution and defense of complex matters arising from the protection of trade secrets, and determinations of…
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Carolina Schwalbach
Carolina Schwalbach defends local and national employers and management on a full spectrum of labor and employment matters in various distinct industries, including healthcare, entertainment production, food and beverage and retail. Schwalbach’s…
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Jennifer Lemack, Esq.
Jennifer is an experienced labor and employment attorney with over 10 years of experience in the healthcare and hospital setting. Previously, Jennifer served as a labor relations attorney for Cook County Health & Hospitals System, one of the oldest and largest public network of hospitals and physicians serving the Cook County, Illinois Area. Since 2017, Jennifer has served as the Associate General Counsel for Optum supporting their care delivery business. Jennifer provides the primary oversight of all labor and employment matters, including litigation, impacting over thirty thousand employees across thirty states and in three countries.
Gregory Goetz, Esq.
Greg is a former litigator with experience in both commercial and employment litigation. He also spent several years handling D&O, EPL and Fiduciary claims for an international insurance carrier, most recently as the lead for a national D&O and EPL claims division dedicated to the healthcare space. Greg is currently a member of EPIC’s Policy Response Unit, where he provides pre and post loss claims advocacy, as well as education and training to EPIC clients.
Mark Reed, CHPA
Mark holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice and currently serves as the Director of Support Services at Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital in Los Angeles, California, responsible for overseeing security, safety, emergency management and numerous other related programs. Prior to that, Mark worked as the Security Manager at Huntington Hospital in Pasadena. Mark spent 8 years in the United States Army and an additional 15 years working in Law Enforcement at various, federal, state and local correctional facilities. Mark is certified in Homeland Security and is a Certified Healthcare Protection Administrator through the International Association of Healthcare Security & Safety (“IAHSS”). Mark is the current Chair and Board Member of the Los Angeles and Orange County Chapter of IAHSS.
Hannah K. Kiernan, BSN, JD, ACC
Hannah is a certified executive leadership and team coach who has over 20-years of experience coaching professionals in leadership performance. Hannah started her career as a Registered Nurse and worked at both Lennox Hill Hospital and NYU Langone Hospital before entering law school. After graduating from law school, Hannah practiced as a healthcare litigator, and then transitioned into Practice and Business Development Roles at global law firms in New York, Boston and Northern New Jersey. Hannah founded her own Coaching and Consulting business, Kiernan Consulting Group, in 2016, and now coaches employees, business leaders, and teams in developing leadership and other skills that align with their organizations and enhances both work performance and organizational productivity. Hannah has been recognized by Diversity Lab as one of their “Top Lawyer Coaches” for her pro bono work coaching woman attorneys who are transitioning back to the workplace.
David Fortney, Esq.
Mr. Fortney is a co-founder of Fortney & Scott, LLC, a Washington, D.C.-based law firm counseling and advising clients on the full spectrum of work-place related matters. Mr. Fortney has a broad-based practice representing and counseling employers and executives in employment and labor matters, including legal compliance with equal employment opportunity requirements and effective diversity, equity and inclusion and pay equity initiatives, wage and hour matters. Mr. Fortney has been widely recognized for his professional accomplishments, including being named one of the leading employment lawyers in Washington, D.C. by the CHAMBERS USA survey of America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.