Robyn Cohen - Attorneys - Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP ~ Full service entertainment law firm

ATTORNEYS

Robyn Cohen

Legal Expertise

Labor and employment law representing management in a wide variety of matters.

Representative Matters

Successfully argued numerous wage and hour cases before the California Labor Commissioner.
Member of team representing a large maritime industry company in a wage and hour class action.
Member of team representing entertainment industry employers in an age discrimination class action.
Member of team representing a retail store in wage and hour class actions.
Member of team representing a large Southern California hospital in an age discrimination and whistleblowing claim.
Participated in an arbitration between an entertainment industry employer and union over the meaning of particular terms in the collective bargaining agreement.
Member of team representing a subsidiary of a Fortune 500 company in a sexual harassment case.

Robyn Cohen

Associate - Los Angeles

Email Robyn Cohen

Phone:

(310) 312-3201

Fax:

(310) 231-8401

Practice Area

Education

University of Southern California Law Center, J.D., 2005; Phi Delta Phi Honor Fraternity, Vice President
Staff Member and Submissions Editor, Southern California Law Review
University of California Los Angeles, B.A., 2001; cum laude

Court Admissions

California, 2005
USDC, Central District of California, 2005
USDC, Eastern District of California, 2006
USDC, Northern District of California, 2006
U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 2005

Publications and Presentations

New Law Serves Up Additional Menu Items For Alternative Workweeks, MS&K Labor & Employment Alert (June 2009)
California Labor and Employment Law 2007: A Summary of Notable Developments, MS&K Labor & Employment Alert (Special Edition 2007)
2005 Recap of Important Legislative and Case Law Developments, MS&K Labor & Employment Alert (January 2006)
Co-author, Mandatory Arbitration Plans: Enforceability, Reviewability and Utility , A Publication for the 2006 National CLE Conference, Snowmass Village at Aspen, Colorado (January 2005)

Professional, Business, and Civic Affiliations

American Bar Association
Los Angeles County Bar Association
Beverly Hills Bar Association
USC School of Law Alumni Mentoring Program

Other Career Experience

Summer Associate, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP (June 2004 - August 2004)
Law Clerk, Wasser, Cooperman & Carter
Assisted director of dance studio in management and artistic production
Dance teacher and choreographer for children and adults of all ages
Organized and participated in various dance productions for the benefit of numerous charitable organizations