We're delighted to welcome our newest team member, Julia Stephanides! With nearly a decade of experience as an employment lawyer, Julia is a spirited and effective advocate for her clients. She acts as a trusted advisor to executives through new job offers, mergers, founder disputes, exits, and other employment transitions.

Should California employers expect more reverse discrimination lawsuits in 2023 and 2024? How will two recent SCOTUS affirmative action decisions affect the world of corporate diversity?

Up until now, employers have been able to use artificial intelligence (AI)-powered hiring and promotional tools without worry about compliance with AI-specific laws. On July 5, 2023, that changed. New York City passed Local Law 144, legislation restricting employers’ use of artificial intelligence-driven employment tools.