Each issue also keeps you on top of U.S. Supreme Court and California court decisions that affect your workforce, all reported with California's local laws and policies in mind. You get all the information you need to stay in business — and out of the courtroom.
We recommend the Employers Counsel Network firm that writes California Employment Law Letter.
Freeland Cooper & Foreman LLP
150 Spear Street, Suite 1800, San Francisco, CA 94105
415/541-0200
Mark I. Schickman, an honors graduate of Columbia University Law School, has held numerous elected bar positions, including service as President of the Bar Association of San Francisco and Governor of the State Bar of California. He is currently on the Board of Governors of the American Bar Association, the largest professional organization in the world. For the past 35 years, he has concentrated on employment and labor law, litigating every type of employment matter and providing advice in avoiding liability for discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination, union-related charges and all other aspects of the employment relationship. He is a member of the American Arbitration Association's select panel of employment arbitrators, has written about employment and labor law in major law reviews and speaks nationally about those topics. Mark is a partner with Freeland Cooper & Foreman LLP in San Francisco.
E-mail: schickman@freelandlaw.com
Cathleen S. Yonahara received her law degree from the University of California, Hastings College of Law in 1999. She concentrates her practice on labor and employment law, including Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the California Family Rights Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and the California Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act. Her cases commonly involve claims of employment discrimination and harassment, wrongful termination, unfair
business practices, wage and hour violations, and breach of contract. Cathleen's practice also includes counseling clients on all aspects of the employment relationship from hiring to termination. She is a regular speaker on labor and employment law matters, such as preventing sexual harassment, managing leaves of absences required by federal and state law, and wage and hour compliance.
E-mail: yonahara@freelandlaw.com
Steven R. Blackburn
Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
One California Street
26th Floor
San Francisco, California 94111-5427
sblackburn@ebglaw.com
Jim S. Brown
Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold LLP
One Market Plaza
Steuart Tower, 8th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
james.brown@sdma.com
Michael Futterman
Futterman & Dupree LLP
160 Sansome Street, 17th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
mfutterman@dfdlaw.com
William P. Kannow
Perkins Coie LLP
1620 - 26th Street
Sixth Floor, South Tower
Santa Monica, CA 90404-4013
wkannow@perkinscoie.com
Marianne C. Koepf
Carlton DiSante & Freudenberg LLP
601 Montgomery Street, Suite 350
San Francisco, CA 94111
mkoepf@cdflaborlaw.com
Lyne Richardson
Ford & Harrison LLP
350 South Grand Avenue, Suite 2300
Los Angeles, California 90071
lrichardson@fordharrison.com
Mark I. Schickman - Editor
Freeland Cooper & Foreman
150 Spear Street, Suite 1800
San Francisco, CA 94105
schickman@freelandlaw.com
Cathleen S. Yonahara - Assistant Editor
Freeland Cooper & Foreman
150 Spear Street, Suite 1800
San Francisco, CA 94105
yonahara@freelandlaw.com
