| Biography:
Dawn M. Irizarry is an associate in Proskauer Rose LLP’s Labor and Employment Department; she has worked in both the New York and Los Angeles offices, but currently resides in the Los Angeles office. Her practice focuses on the representation of management in all phases of civil litigation involving claims of sexual harassment, unlawful discrimination, hostile work environment, retaliation, wrongful discharge, defamation, and other employment-related disputes before federal and state courts, the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and state civil rights enforcement agencies, as well as through private mediation and binding arbitration.
Ms. Irizarry has also represented a number of financial institutions before the National Association of Securities Dealers. In addition, Ms. Irizarry regularly counsels employers regarding personnel policies, employee discipline and terminations, employment contracts, and employee benefits issues.
Ms. Irizarry has served as a guest speaker for large and small groups of employers and lectured on such topics as the importance of drafting and maintaining employee handbooks, and how to stop sexual harassment before it begins. In addition, Ms. Irizarry frequently speaks on current labor and employment issues, including case law and statutory developments related to labor and employment.
Ms. Irizarry obtained her undergraduate degree in 1997 from Florida International University, with a concentration in human resource management. She received her J.D., cum laude, from Southwestern University School of Law in 2002, where she served as associate editor of the Southwestern Law Review.
Ms. Irizarry also served as an intern for the Honorable Arthur L. Alarcón of the United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in 2001.
Ms. Irizarry is admitted to practice in California and New York and is registered to practice before the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, the U.S. District Courts for the Central and Northern Districts of California and the Southern District of New York.
In 2007, Ms. Irizarry was named a “Southern California Super Lawyer – Rising Star” by Law & Politics.
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