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Updated · PR Newswire · Sep 17
Crowell & Moring Hires Nima Darouian as California Labor Partner With 15 Years' Experience
Updated
Updated · PR Newswire · Sep 17

Crowell & Moring Hires Nima Darouian as California Labor Partner With 15 Years' Experience

1 articles · Updated · PR Newswire · Sep 17

Summary

  • Los Angeles-based employment litigator Nima Darouian has joined Crowell & Moring as a partner in its Labor & Employment Group, expanding the firm's California bench.
  • More than 15 years of experience in sensitive workplace disputes underpins the move, with Darouian focused on wage-and-hour class actions, PAGA matters and single-plaintiff employment cases.
  • At Ballard Spahr, he handled cases involving as many as 25,000 employees and defended major U.S. companies in hundreds of employment lawsuits over pay, classification, harassment and wrongful-termination claims.
  • Crowell said the hire strengthens its employment litigation capabilities in California, where Darouian will also advise employers on compensation structures, personnel policies, arbitration agreements and worker classification.

Insights

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