Experienced corporate counsel focused on providing practical guidance to high tech companies, corporations, and public entities on a wide range of employment-related issues in the United States and internationally. Demonstrated and proven ability to work cohesively with executive staff, line management, and HR teams to evaluate, analyze, and creatively resolve employment issues and litigation claims in a cost and time-effective manner and to provide reliable advice and guidance to U.S.-based corporations on all aspects of employment-related issues, including immigration, mergers and acquisitions, data privacy compliance and affirmative action programs. Extensive experience conducting employment-related trainings, including Harassment Prevention Training, Termination Risk Management, and Employment Claims Triage. Specialties: Employment advice and counseling; domestic and international employee terminations, discipline and investigations; outside counsel management; litigation avoidance; sexual harassment training, webcasts and seminars.

Corporate Counsel Manager @ Provide practical guidance to executive staff, line management and HR business partners in the evaluation, analysis and resolution of domestic and international employment issues including wage and hour issues, employee discipline, terminations and reductions in force, global restructuring, leaves of absence, harassment and discrimination claims and return to work and accommodation issues; investigate and respond to DFEH, EEOC and DLSE claims; manage the data privacy compliance program; manage outside counsel handling employment litigation within the United States, including participation in domestic trials and mediations; manage outside counsel handling employment litigation internationally, including EMEA and APAC; provide support for global mergers, acquisitions and divestitures; manage outside immigration counsel and oversee Company's immigration program; and regularly draft and revise HR policies and procedures. From September 2010 to Present (5 years 3 months) Attorney - Partner @ Represented and successfully defended companies and public entities facing employment litigation, including all categories of alleged harassment and discrimination, retaliation, breach of contract and wrongful termination in state and federal courts and in binding arbitrations before AAA; managed litigation in other states and Canada; actively participated in all phases of employment litigation, from discovery through trial; regularly provided clients with strategic advice and counsel on employment matters, including employee terminations,investigations, discipline, reductions in force, and wage and hour issues; assisted clients respond to complaints filed with the EEOC, DFEH and DLSE; assisted employers create personnel policies and employee manuals; and provided seminars, webcasts and trainings to executive and management level employees on preventing and addressing sexual harassment, as well as other employment-related topics. From March 2000 to September 2010 (10 years 7 months) Associate @ Represented public and private entities in employment and education law matters. Provided advice and counseling on a wide range of California employment law matters, provided sexual harassment prevention training, and handled workplace investigations. From August 1998 to March 2000 (1 year 8 months)

J.D. @ University of California, Hastings College of the Law From 1995 to 1998 B.A., Political Science, Japanese Studies @ University of California, San Diego From 1990 to 1994 Jennifer Joaquin is skilled in: Litigation, Employment Law, Employment Counseling, Employee Relations, Job Coaching, Arbitration, Discrimination, Immigration Law, Corporate Law, Employee Handbooks, Trade Secrets, Human Resources, Legal Research, Trials, Breach Of Contract