Stephen Hirschfeld

About Stephen Hirschfeld

Steve Hirschfeld has specialized in labor and employment law for 40 years. His clients range from Fortune 500 companies to small privately owned businesses. Steve prides himself on thinking creatively and finding practical solutions to his clients\' problems. Steve works closely with clients in a wide variety of industries including banking and financial services, technology, life sciences, manufacturing, food and wine, retail and fashion, military and defense, energy, waste and recycling, professional services, and hospitality. Steve also represents many leading non-profits and universities. Steve Hirschfeld has extensive cross-border HR law experience and regularly assists clients doing business in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America.Steve Hirschfeld has tried over 100 cases to verdict before federal and state courts (judge and jury trials), arbitrators, administrative law judges, and government agencies. Steve has extensive appellate court experience and successfully argued before the California Supreme Court one of the seminal cases on wage and hour law, Smith v Rae-Venter, 29 Cal.4th 34•••02).Specialties: Employment litigationTrade secrets and unfair competitionDiscrimination and harassmentHigher education lawMisconduct investigationsGlobal employment and HR lawUnion organizingCollective bargainingLabor arbitrationsExecutive employment agreementsWorkforce reductions, reorganizations and redundanciesEmployment and HR legal training

Experience

1. CEO

   Employment Law Alliance Ela

   Jan 2000 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US

   The ELA is the world\'s largest network of employment lawyers. We provide seamless, comprehensive services in all 50 US states and 140 countries.

Education

• The George Washington University Law School

  JD, Law

  1979 — 1982

• St. Lawrence University

  B.A., Government

  1975 — 1979