Fisher Phillips Welcomes 2021 Fall Associate Class

Fisher Phillips, one of the country’s preeminent labor and employment law firms representing employers, welcomes 19 attorneys in its Fall 2021 associate class. The attorneys join in eight offices across the country to expand Fisher Phillips’ teams working on employers’ most pressing workplace issues now and preparing them for the workplace of the future.

“Our 2021 class represents the next wave of legal talent at Fisher Phillips and they are joining us at a historic time for the firm and for our clients,” said Roger Quillen, Chairman and Managing Partner of Fisher Phillips. “The new associates join an incredible nationwide team that has been helping employers across the country navigate a ‘new normal’ amid unprecedented workplace challenges. With this team, the new associates will have opportunities to work on some of the most complex and unique labor and employment matters. We often lean on our associates to keep us at the forefront of emerging topics, so this class will have the opportunity to help us pinpoint and guide our clients into a future where workplace issues are rapidly evolving and growing increasingly complex.”

Fisher Phillips welcomes the following associates:

Wayne Campbell - Atlanta

Boris Gautier - Atlanta

Adam Snyder - Atlanta

Samantha Cardarelli - Irvine

Zachary Jones - Irvine   

Nelly Pineda - Irvine

Patrick Randall - Irvine 

Melody Bui - Los Angeles

Leora Ghadoushi - Los Angeles

Rima Sahakyan - Los Angeles

Sara Watar - Los Angeles

Conor Harrington - Philadelphia

Jack O’Connor - Philadelphia

William Okamoto - Sacramento

Julia Drury - San Diego

Julia Sherwood - San Diego

Kiki Okpala - San Francisco

Jenna Rogenski - San Francisco

Dean Petitta - Seattle

The incoming associates expand the firm’s capabilities to continue helping employers through the complexities of pandemic-related workplace issues. Since launching its cross-disciplinary COVID-19 Taskforce, Vaccine Work Group and numerous innovative tools like the firm’s COVID-19 Employment Litigation Tracker and COVID-19 Private Employer Maps, Fisher Phillips has been an essential resource for companies in their efforts to keep up with evolving and fast-breaking legal developments. The new associates join an incredible team of attorneys focused on keeping employers ahead of the curve as it relates to the daily impact of COVID-19 on day-to-day business operations.

The associates are also an important part of Fisher Phillips’ growth in other emerging areas within labor and employment law, including Cryptocurrency and Blockchain technology, cannabis and emerging drug use in the workplace and international employment law.