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Brownstein Hyatt expands employment and litigation group with Johnnie James

By Richard Binder

Johnnie A. James has joined the Los Angeles office of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck as a shareholder in the firm's employment and litigation groups, the firm announced yesterday.

With nearly 20 years of experience in employment litigation issues, James? practice focuses on advising corporate human resources departments on employee hiring, terminations, layoffs, and wage and hour issues; defending corporate clients against sexual harassment, age, race, gender and disability discrimination claims in federal and state courts; and creating, drafting and implementing workplace policies, employee programs and performance management tools. He also advises and represents clients against claims for fraud, breach of contract and various business tort claims.

Prior to joining Brownstein, James was the senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary of SAGE Publications in Thousand Oaks, Calif. Previously, he was a partner at Manatt Phelps & Phillips in Los Angeles where he co-managed the firm?s labor and employment practice group from 2003 - 2005. James earned his law degree from New York University School of Law and received his bachelor?s degree from the University of California, Los Angeles.

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Full post as published by Legal Pad | LA on April 21, 2009 (boomark / email).