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Areas of Practice
- Labor Law
- Representation proceedings
- Unfair labor practice proceedings
- Back pay and special proceedings
- Collective bargaining
- Labor arbitrations
- Section 301 cases
- Secondary boycotts and picketing
- Wrongful termination
- Equal employment opportunity (discrimination, harassment, and retaliation issues)
- Wage and hour
- Employee benefits (statutory benefits, leaves of absence, medical and other insured plans, reporting and disclosure under ERISA, ERISA claims, COBRA, HIPAA)
- Business transactions
- Labor and employment issues in acquisitions, sales, mergers, reorganizations, reductions in force
- Governance and management systems
- Organizational charge and strategic planning
- Leadership development and performance management
- Design of HR systems
- Personnel management and training (handbooks, employment contracts, independent contractor agreements, severance agreements, job descriptions, development and maintenance of HR systems, management training)
- Safety and health (OSHA, workplace violence, drug testing)
- Proprietary rights (proprietary rights, confidentiality, and non-compete agreements)
- Workplace privacy
- Immigration (employee verification, IRCA discrimination claims)
- Government contracting
- Davis-Bacon
- Service Contract Act
- Executive Order 11246 (Affirmative Action Plans)
- Drug-Free Workplace and Workforce Program
- Contract and grant administration
Admitted to practice
- Hawai`i
- U.S. District Court for the District of Hawai`i
- U.S. Court of Appeals for Ninth Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- Hawai`i State Bar Association
- Employment Law Alliance
- Representative for the State of Hawai`i
- Society for Human Resource Management
- Membership Advisory Council, Pacific-West Region Representative (2006)
- Regional Council, Pacific-West Region (2004-present)
- Hawai`i State Directory (2004-present)
- Board of Directors, Hawai`i Chapter (1993-present)
- Board of Directors, Hawai`i State Council (1999-2003)
Awards & Recognition
- Best Lawyers in America™
- Labor and Employment Law (2007-2009)
- Martindale-Hubbell AV rating (1997-present)
- Chambers USA™, Leading Lawyers for Business in Labor and Employment (2007-2009)
- Super Lawyers
- Employment & Labor (2008)
Teaching Positions and Lectures
- University of Hawai`i, Shidler School of Business, Adjunct Professor (2009)
- University of Hawai`i, William S. Richardson School of Law, Guest Lecturer (1999. 2000. 2001)
- University of Guam, Guest Lecturer (1998)
- Hawai`i Pacific University, Faculty Member (1998)
- Japan-America Institute for Management Studies, Guest Lecturer (1997)
- University of Hawai`i, Asia-Pacific Center for Executive Development, Faculty Member (1988-1996)
- Frequent lecturer on various labor and employment topics for public and private organizations (1988-present)
Publications
- Editor, The Pacific Employer, publisher Alston Hunt Floyd & Ing (November 2003 - present)
- Co-author of the section on Hawai`i, "Global Employer Handbook," publisher Employment Law Alliance (2005)
- Editor, The Pacific Employer, publisher Carlsmith Ball LLC (April 2001 - September 2003)
- Co-author of the Labor and Employment Law chapter, "It's the Law: What Non-profits Need to Know Manual," publisher Hawai`i Bar Association (2001, revised 2004 and 2005)
- Co-editor, Pacific Employment Law Letter, publisher M. Lee Smith (1996 - January 2001)
- Co-author, "Group Health Plans: Tips for the Careful Employer," The Practical Lawyer, publisher ALI-ABA (2000)
- Author, "Employer's View of Sexual Harassment Cases ," Hawai'i Bar Journal (May 1996)
- Author of Chapter 18: Labor, The Portable Encyclopedia for Doing Business with the United States, publisher World Trade Press (1995)
Education
- University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, Berkeley, California (J.D. 1983)
- Scripps College, Claremont, California (B.A. 1980)
Past Positions
- Carlsmith Ball LLC
- Carlsmith Ball Wichman Case Mukai & Ichiki
- Torkildson Katz Jossem Fonseca Hetherington & Moore
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CORIANNE LAU NAMED TO THE LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF HAWAII BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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AHFI ATTORNEYS TO SPEAK AT DOD HAWAI`I SMALL BUSINESS FORUM: Terry Thomason and Elizabeth Haws Connally to Present an Update on Federal Contractor Ethics Requirements
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ANNA ELENTO-SNEED HONORED AT ANNUAL YWCA "LEADERLUNCHEON" EVENT
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FORECLOSING LENDER VINDICATED BY BANKRUPTCY APPELLATE PANEL: Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel Rejects Finding of Unfair and Deceptive Conduct by Lender
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AHFI OBTAINS VICTORY FOR CLIENT COSTCO: Judge rules in favor of wholesale retailer in slip and fall claim
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