Lisa Girand Lawson Email & Phone Number

San Francisco Bay Area

Partner in a boutique, women-owned firm focusing exclusively on litigation and all aspects of employment law. The firm provides sophisticated and strategic legal services to clients who seek the advice and counsel of top-tier lawyers. Our years of big-firm experience enable us to quickly and efficiently solve the most complex of legal problems. Practice includes representation of companies and executives in employment litigation (in state and federal courts, as well as in arbitration); counseling clients on all aspects of state and federal employment law; conducting independent investigations of sensitive workplace complaints; providing corporate training regarding anti-harassment laws; negotiating employment contracts and separation agreements; and drafting workplace policies. Specialty areas of law include discrimination, retaliation and harassment, whistleblower claims, employee privacy, unfair competition, employee movement, and wage-and-hour.

San Francisco, California

Co-founder of women-owned boutique law firm specializing in employment law, litigation, and real estate.

Represented employees in high-stakes employment disputes. Work included successful trial of breach of employment contract case, as well as litigation of whistleblower, disability, contract, and discrimination claims.

Represented companies and their managers in all aspects of employment law. Work included defense of companies in large wage-and-hour class actions; employment advice and counseling; employment law compliance audits; and state and federal employment litigation. Devised litigation strategy, managed junior associates, took and defended depositions, conducted mediations, drafted and argued motions, wrote articles published internally and externally.

Represented employers in all aspects of employment law. Work included defense of companies involved in high-profile age discrimination claim, EEOC pattern-and-practice investigation, and harassment, retaliation, and discrimination claims. Litigated claims in state and federal court and in arbitration, conducted mediations, drafted employment policies and agreements, advised employers, directed workplace investigations, lectured on employment law, and conducted workplace training.

Conducted legal research and prepared legal memoranda.

Conducted legal research and prepared legal memoranda.

Ab, Public Policy Studies

Activities and Societies: Dean's List and Dean's List with Distinction; Duke University Honor Council; Alpha Delta Pi (Treasurer)

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Activities and Societies: American Jurisprudence Award for Legal Research and Writing