About Louise
Louise Ann “Luzann” Fernandez is co-chair of the Labor and Employment practice group, with more than 30 years of experience. Luzann is a fierce litigator who is hired by corporations, hospitals, and celebrities for high profile and exposure cases. Luzann does not back down from challenges facing her clients and comes up with out of the box and novel theories.Luzann is also active as an independent investigator. Using her litigation experience, Luzann investigates claims of discrimination, retaliation, harassment, and other corporate compliance issues.Luzann serves as a mediator and is a volunteer mediator for the Central District of California Mediation/Conciliation program. She brings her extensive experience to resolve conflicts.Prior to joining the firm, Luzann was the Chair of the Labor and Employment practice group at Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP where she founded the group. Luzann started her legal career as a field attorney at the National Labor Relations Board.
Louise Ann “Luzann” Fernandez is co-chair of the Labor and Employment practice group, with more than 30 years of experience. Luzann is a fierce litigator who is hired by corporations, hospitals, and celebrities for high profile and exposure cases. Luzann does not back down from challenges facing her clients and comes up with out of the box and novel theories.
Luzann is also active as an independent investigator. Using her litigation experience, Luzann investigates claims of discrimination, retaliation, harassment, and other corporate compliance issues.
Luzann serves as a mediator and is a volunteer mediator for the Central District of California Mediation/Conciliation program. She brings her extensive experience to resolve conflicts.
Prior to joining the firm, Luzann was the Chair of the Labor and Employment practice group at Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP where she founded the group. Luzann started her legal career as a field attorney at the National Labor Relations Board.
Professional Affiliations
Awards & Recognition
- Recognized: Employment Law - Management
- Recognized: Labor Law - Management
- Recognized: Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Practice Area: Antitrust Law
- Practice Area: Appellate Practice
- Practice Area: Arbitration
- Practice Area: Civil Rights Law
- Practice Area: Communications Law
- Practice Area: Corporate Law
- Practice Area: Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Practice Area: Patent Law
- Practice Area: Trademark Law
- Special Focus: Appellate Litigation
- Special Focus: Class Action Defense
- Special Focus: Health Care
- Special Focus: Intellectual Property Litigation
- Special Focus: Labor and Employment
- Special Focus: Trade Secret Litigation
- 2000-2022, Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review, AV Rating, 5 Stars.
- 2004–2022, Southern California Super Lawyer.
- 2010, 2013, California Top Labor & Employment Lawyers, Daily Journal.
- 2014-2018, Top Women Attorneys in Southern California, Los Angeles Magazine.
- 2015-2020, Best Lawyers in Southern California, Los Angeles Magazine.
- 2016-2022, Best Lawyers.
- 2017-2019, Women in Law, Los Angeles Magazine.