IRVINE, Calif. (May 4, 2011) – Nossaman LLP announced today that Bradley Schwan has joined the Firm's Orange County office as an associate in the Employment Practice Group. Mr. Schwan joins Nossaman from the Irvine office of Jones Day.
"Brad's background in employment law is a great strategic fit for our team," said Veronica Gray, chair of Nossaman's Employment Practice Group. "He will have an immediate impact counseling clients to minimize the risk of litigation and vigorously representing their interests when litigation cannot be avoided. We are thrilled to welcome him to Nossaman."
Mr. Schwan's practice focuses on advising and defending businesses in a wide array of employment-related matters in state and federal courts and before administrative agencies, including claims alleging wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, leave law violations, wage and hour laws, breach of contract, trade secret misappropriation, breach of fiduciary duty, and employee raiding. He develops, reviews, and implements personnel policies and handbooks for local and national companies and drafts and negotiates contracts for executive employees as well. Mr. Schwan has also successfully counseled and represented clients with respect to public accommodation access laws including Title III of the American with Disabilities Act and the California Unruh Act.
"I was attracted to Nossaman because of the strength of its employment team and the firm's dedication to collaboration and cross-marketing to give clients the best possible results," Mr. Schwan said. "I'm really looking forward to learning from this talented team and growing my practice."
Prior to embarking on his legal career, Mr. Schwan served as a field artillery officer and a military intelligence officer in the United States Army for six years. He received a bachelor of science degree in systems engineering from the United States Military Academy, West Point and his J.D. degree from University of California, Los Angeles School of Law.
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