Briana N. LaBriola

• Handled multiple single-plaintiff wrongful termination arbitrations, including factual investigation, developing case strategy, overseeing discovery and depositions, and preparing for arbitration.  Second-chaired one arbitration hearing.
• Provided advice and counsel to leave of absence committee regarding status of employees on extended leaves of absence
• Represented national organization in wrongful termination case, including developing case strategy, taking and defending multiple depositions, drafting papers for summary judgment, overseeing discovery, and running factual investigation, before negotiating settlement of the case on terms extremely favorable to client
• Represented nonprofit in appeal of state tax assessment; presented witnesses and argument at administrative law hearing, and secured reversal of assessment
• Advised mulitiple several media entertainment companies on executive employment agreements, employment policies and handbooks, and WARN Act notice provisions
• Represented a global semiconductor manufacturer in wrongful termination case in all pretrial and trial preparation matters before case settled, including arguing court motion
• Drafted position statements responding to two EEOC complaints for global company after conducting factual investigation, obtaining dismissal of charge for both
• Represented multinational semiconductor company in third party deposition subpoena of executive employee, including meet and confer efforts and drafting protective motion

Education

• J.D., University of California, Berkeley School of Law, 2013
• B.A., University of Southern California, 2009

Admission to Practice

• California
• U.S. District Court, Central District of California