Los Angeles, CA/ January 5, 2009 -- Littler Mendelson, the nation's largest employment and labor law firm representing management, is pleased to announce the arrival of attorneys Tazamisha Imara and Corinn Jackson to the firm’s Los Angeles office, both formerly of Kauff McClain & McGuire LLP.

“Taz and Corinn are excellent additions to the firm, particularly given their strong backgrounds in the area of litigation,” said Robert Blumberg, managing shareholder of Littler’s Los Angeles office. “We are inspired by the knowledge and experience they will bring to our team of talented attorneys.”

Imara joins Littler as of counsel and has litigated a broad range of labor and employment matters on behalf of management clients, including claims of harassment, discrimination and wrongful termination. She also brings to Littler her experience in wage and hour class action litigation, in addition to her background in advising employers on compliance with state and federal labor and employment laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act. Prior to joining Littler, Imara was a partner at the Los Angeles office of Kauff McClain & McGuire LLP . Imara received a B.A. from Harvard University. She also holds a Master’s degree in Public Policy from Harvard. She received her J.D. from the University of California at Berkeley – Boalt Hall School of Law.

Corinn Jackson joins Littler as an associate, having worked on a wide variety of complex litigation matters. She has experience defending claims brought by individual plaintiffs as well as those brought as class actions. Prior to joining Littler, Jackson was an associate at Kauff McClain & McGuire LLP in Los Angeles. Jackson graduated magna cum laude from the University of Washington with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. She then went on to earn her J.D. from Harvard Law School, where she served as an editor for the Civil Right-Civil Liberties Law Review.

About Littler Mendelson

With more than 750 attorneys and 46 offices, Littler Mendelson is the largest U.S.-based law firm exclusively devoted to representing management in employment and labor law matters. As the only U.S. member of the Ius Laboris global alliance, Littler has extensive resources to address the global needs of clients, from navigating foreign employment laws and international labor relations issues to applying corporate policies on a global basis. Established in 1942, the firm has litigated, mediated and negotiated some of the most influential employment law cases and labor contracts on record. For more information, visit littler.com.