Nancy Solomon

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Nancy is an experienced litigator who represents employers in diverse industries, from entertainment to industrial manufacturing.  She also frequently represents employees in contract negotiations and settlement talks.  Because of her experience and background as a litigator, advocate, and general counsel, Nancy is able to provide real-world, efficient legal assistance to clients seeking effective and practical legal services from experienced counsel.  She understands litigation risks and is able to provide advice with a mind towards running an efficient business that values employees and avoids costly legal exposure.

Nancy is also a talented neutral and has conducted hundreds of independent employment investigations and has overseen and directed such investigations in her position as an appointed panel member to the County Equity Oversight Panel.  Drawing on her unique experience representing both employers and plaintiffs, Nancy frequently serves as a mediator and has served since 2012 as a Panel Mediator for the US District Court’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Program.

Prior Experience

Nancy Solomon began her legal career as a law clerk to the Honorable Ronald S.W. Lew of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.  After clerking, she worked as a labor and employment litigator at O’Melveny & Myers LLP.  At O’Melveny, she represented clients in diverse fields, from aerospace to entertainment, in all aspects of employment litigation, including counseling in matters of discrimination, harassment, and wage and hour law.  She also conducted employee training sessions, wrote and reviewed contracts, and negotiated settlements and release agreements.

After working at O’Melveny, Nancy served as the Senior Staff Attorney of the California Women’s Law Center.  In this position, she litigated cases addressing systemic discrimination, and counseled practitioners, policymakers, and advocates on California and Federal employment laws.  She also appeared on radio, television, and in newsprint as a legal expert on sex discrimination laws.  Nancy strategized with national and state legal advocacy organizations to develop and influence legislation and case law, and wrote policy briefs, articles, and amicus curiae briefs.

Building upon her experience in the field of discrimination and harassment, Nancy developed and taught a law course on sex discrimination in education, serving as an adjunct Law Professor for two semesters at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles.

Prior to founding her law practice, Nancy served for almost four years as the General Counsel to the Jewish Federation Council of Greater Los Angeles.  In this position, Nancy advised executive staff of this multi-million dollar non-profit corporation on all legal matters including labor and employment, tax, and non-profit corporate governance law. She also evaluated risk-management factors and instituted proactive personnel and management policies to reduce risk, and trained staff on how to comply with anti-discrimination laws.  Nancy was also instrumental in the organization’s labor negotiations and administration of its union contract.

Nancy served for four years as one of nine members of the Los Angeles County Equity Oversight Panel, a position appointed by the County Board of Supervisors.  As a Panel Member, Nancy reviewed employee complaints and approximately 300 internal County investigations annually, providing guidance and oversight of internal County investigators.  She also sat on a tribunal of Panel Members to advise department supervisors on appropriate responses to employee complaints and risk management.

Since 2012, Nancy has served as a Panel Mediator on the US District Court’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Program, assisting federal litigants to resolve matters.

Nancy graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of California Hastings College of the Law, where she served as the Senior Articles Editor of the Hastings Law Journal and was admitted to the Order of the Coif.  Nancy earned her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from UCLA, graduating Magna Cum Laude.

Nancy is admitted to practice law in California and is admitted to several Federal District Courts throughout the state.

Presentations and Speaking Engagements

Nancy lectures frequently to law firms and human resource professionals on best practices in independent employment investigations. She also provides trainings to clients on recognizing and preventing harassment in the workplace. Nancy is a recognized expert in discrimination laws and has testified before the California Assembly regarding gender equity issues. She has also spoken frequently before associations, at conferences, and on panels regarding discrimination, gender equity, and related workplace issues, and has worked with organizations to respond strategically to harassment and discrimination.

Nancy’s recent work includes:

  • Producers Guild of America: “Produced by Conference” panel entitled Producing an Inclusive Industry: Where Do We Go From Here? Nancy served as a legal expert discussing sexism and discrimination in the entertainment industry.
  • WGA West Panel entitled Navigating Discrimination. Nancy spoke about writers’ rights and legal remedies when dealing with discrimination and harassment at work.
  • Assisted with the development of training materials and implementation of a multi-million dollar grant program for the Producers Guild of America to provide no-cost, anti-harassment training to independent productions.
  • Served as the strategic thought partner to SAG-AFTRA’s working group addressing the union’s response and outreach on matters of sexual harassment in the wake of the #MeToo movement.
  • Developed and taught a course to internal investigators at Southern California Edison on Investigating Discrimination and Retaliation in the Workplace.
  • Recurring Guest Speaker for Loyola Law School class entitled “Fact Investigations”
Contact

Phone: 310.407.5420
Email: [email protected]

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