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Adrienne L. Conrad
Adrienne L. Conrad
Adrienne L. Conrad is a principal and co-leader of Women’s Interest Network (WIN) in the San Diego, California, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. She has practiced labor and employment law for more than 25 years. An experienced trial lawyer, Adrienne is a member of the firm’s Trial group, having first-chaired jury trials, arbitrations, and state civil rights administrative hearings on behalf of employers. Adrienne's practice covers the spectrum of employment litigation. She handles both state and federal claims involving race, age, disability, and sex discrimination, as well as sexual harassment, retaliatory discharge, and wage and hour issues. In addition, she represents companies in matters related to complex non-competition and trade secrets litigation. Adrienne routinely counsels clients on a variety of employment practices, including employment contracts and employee handbooks and policies. She also assists employers in avoiding the expense of litigation by conducting management training, HR operational audits, and workplace harassment investigations. Adrienne is regularly called upon by clients to guide them through disciplinary issues and other employment-related problems, and she is a frequent guest speaker at a variety of employment-related seminars.
Melissa Ostrower
Melissa Ostrower
Melissa Ostrower is a principal in the New York City, New York, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. and co-leader of the firm’s Employee Benefits practice group. She counsels clients in a broad range of employee benefit matters, including general compliance and administration of qualified retirement plans and nonqualified retirement plans. Melissa assists clients with welfare plan issues involving cafeteria plans, health plans, flexible spending accounts, COBRA and the Affordable Care Act. She regularly speaks on all benefits issues including federal health care reform, fiduciary compliance and executive compensation. Melissa regularly advises on executive compensation matters, including issues related to compliance with Section 409A, 162(m) and 280G of the Internal Revenue Code. Melissa represents clients in connection with Internal Revenue Service and the Department of Labor audits and information requests. She also regularly assists clients in fixing plan operational and document errors. Melissa negotiates with benefits providers, volume submitter and prototype vendors, TPAs, insurers and auditors. Melissa also advises clients in connection with phantom and equity based compensation arrangements.