FIRM SLATED TO PRESENT INTERNATIONAL LAW PROGRAM
Roberta Burnette, the firm's managing
attorney, was recently selected to present a program on International Business Law for the State Bar of California's Section
Education Institute to be held in Long Beach in January 2010. The program will focus on legal issues
for businesses planning to take operations across borders or seek foreign financing. Ms. Burnette serves on the International
Labor and Employment Law Committee of the American Bar Association and the International Labor Law Subcommittee
of the ABA Employment Rights and Responsibilities Committee.
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BURNETTE
NAMED 2010 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA "SUPER LAWYER"
Roberta
Burnette was recently honored as a Southern California "Super Lawyer" for 2010. She was previously
recognized as a Super Lawyer for 2009. She will be featured in the Los Angeles Lawyer Magazine and the West
Coast edition of the New York Times. Congratulations Roberta!
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BURNETTE
SPEAKS ON WORKPLACE BIAS AND EMPLOYMENT MEDIATION
Roberta Burnette presented
two programs at the State Bar Annual Meeting in San Diego in September 2009. The first program, "Hot Button
Workplace Bias Issues," was a 90-minute presentation by Ms. Burnette and Tuyet Nguyen, an associate from Gleason
& Favarote in Los Angeles. The workplace bias program was attended by over 200 attorneys and web cast live for online
audiences. The second program, "Advanced Strategies for Employment Mediation," was a 90-minute
presentation by Ms. Burnette, Lawrence W. Crispo (who is a mediator and retired Judge of the Los Angeles Superior Court),
and Jill Switzer (who is a mediator and former Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel of Bank of the West, Los
Angeles Office).
Ms. Burnette also presented a one-hour program for the Santa Barbara County
Bar Association in October 2009 on "Hot Button Workplace Bias Issues."
For copies
of the written materials, please contact our firm: request written materials.
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INTERNATIONAL EMPLOYMENT
LAW PROGRAMS IN MADRID AND LONDON
Roberta Burnette, the firm's managing attorney, participated
in the 2009 American Bar Association International Labor and Employment Law Committee meetings in Madrid,
Spain. The meetings included discussions and analysis of international issues facing employers and employees,
including cross-border employment, executive compensation packages and agreements, expatriation of employees, and conflicts
of international law principals, particularly involving U.S. and European Union member countries ( EU Countries
). Following the Madrid meetings, Ms. Burnette participated in the UK Employment Lawyers Association Trans-Atlantic
meeting in London, England, which included a mock trial of an employment case presented by Barristers from
the United Kingdom. Prior to the 2009 international meetings, Ms. Burnette particiated in the 2008 Committee meetings
in Beijing, China, just before the Olympic Games. In addition to serving on the ABA International Labor Law Committee,
Ms. Burnette is a member of the International Labor Law Subcommittee of the ABA Employment Rights and Responsibilities
Committee. She is also a member of the Executive Compensation Subcommittee of the National Employment Lawyers Association.
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HARRIS JOINS BUCHWALD TALENT & LITERARY AGENCY
Sarah Harris, former assistant at the Burnette Law Firm, left the firm to work for the Los Angeles
office of the Don Buchwald & Associates, Inc. Talent and Literary Agency, which represents a large number of celebrity
clients in its LA and New York offices. Congratulations and good luck, Sarah!
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FIRM PRESENTS EMPLOYMENT MEDIATION PROGRAM
Roberta Burnette presented a program at the 2009 State Bar of California Section Education
Institute in Berkeley, California, on mediating employment cases. The program included guidelines on successful
mediation strategies and tactics for employment law cases. She served on a panel with the Honorable Lawrence Crispo
and attorney Jill Switzer.
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FEDERAL COURTS PROGRAM PRESENTED
BY ROBERTA BURNETTE
Roberta Burnette presented a speech as the State Bar
of California Annual Meeting in Monterey, California, in September 2008 on Federal Court Practice in California. Ms.
Burnette's panel included Los Angeles attorneys Patricia McCabe and Mark Share. The two-hour program discussed a variety
of federal court issues, including jurisdiction, discovery, case management and trial. Please contact
our office for further information or a copy of the written materials.
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BURNETTE
PARTICIPATES IN INTERNATIONAL LABOR CONFERENCE IN BEIJING
Roberta
Burnette participated in the American Bar Association International Labor Law Committee Mid-year Meeting
in Beijing, China in 2008. The meeting focused on emerging employment law concerns in India,
China and other Asian Countries, as well as the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Austria and other European
Countries. Ms. Burnette represents U.S. companies, including those doing business in and with foreign countries.
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BURNETTE SPEAKS ON WORKPLACE
BIAS LAW
Roberta Burnette recently presented several seminars on
Worplace Bias Law, including programs for the San Bernadino County District Attorney's Office and the Ventura County Paralegal
Associations. The programs, which offer one hour CLE bias credit, cover issues relating to EEO laws as well as other
lesser known bias laws in California.
