Fisher Phillips, one of the country’s preeminent labor and employment law firms representing employers, is pleased to announce that William “Bill” O. Stein has joined the firm’s multi-disciplinary California Litigation Team as a Partner in the firm’s Los Angeles office.
Bill brings more than 25 years of experience from national and AmLaw 100 firms, where he has represented employers in high-stakes employment and business litigation in state and federal courts across California. He has litigated matters including wrongful termination, high-value employee departures, wage and hour disputes, and misappropriation of trade secrets. Having led over 40 jury trials, bench trials, and arbitrations, Bill has become an indispensable partner for employers across the state and in the retail, medical, hospitality, staffing and transportation industries. In addition to continuing his litigation practice at Fisher Phillips, Bill will advise and counsel clients on making sound day-to-day employment decisions that help avoid litigation.
“Bill’s impressive history and track record of successful results in the courtroom further strengthens our ability to be the go-to law firm for defending employers in high-stakes employment matters,” said Kristen Nesbit and Karl Lindegren co-chairs of the firm’s California Litigation practice. “Adding attorneys like Bill, with his extensive litigation and trial experience, is strategic and an important component of the firm’s plan to build a litigation...
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