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Lonnie Giamela
Partner
Fisher Phillips
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Lonnie Giamela is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Fisher Phillips and a co-chair of the firm's Pay Equity practice group. Lonnie has handled a full range of labor and employment matters, from single-plaintiff to multi-plaintiff, in both federal and state courts in California, the California Court of Appeals, the California Supreme Court and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Lonnie also has extensive experience representing local, regional and national clients in class action wage-hour lawsuits as well as representative lawsuits brought under California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA), having handled more than 200 such matters across the country. Lonnie also has experience as lead counsel in two wage-hour class actions that have gone to trial. Additionally, Lonnie counsels employers on preventative measures to prevent litigation from arising on various issues including wage and hour compliance, independent contractor classification, mass layoff strategy, and management training. He has assisted in the preparation of more than 500 handbooks for clients and has developed policies and procedures manuals for both small businesses and national companies with multi-state operations. Utilizing experiences from his family's restaurants in the San Fernando Valley, Lonnie prides himself on providing advice to the companies he represents. His prior business experience enables him to find practical, compliant legal solutions to clients’ everyday employee relations issues. Lonnie is a frequent lecturer on employment law topics and has presented over 350 seminars to various groups.
Alyssa Dver
Founder & Chair
ERG Leadership Alliance
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Confidence Crusader, Neuro Nerd and Success Equalizer, Alyssa Dver founded and leads the American Confidence Institute, which uses brain science to teach the skill of confidence. She also is the founder & chair of the ERG Leadership Alliance, the largest global association of employee group champions working together to make all workplaces inclusive. Author of 8 books, her latest, “Confidence is a Choice: Real Science. Superhero Impact.” and, “ERG Intelligence: What every leader needs to know about employee groups.” Her work has been endorsed by leaders at Harvard Medical & Business Schools, MIT, Wharton Neuroscience and UPenn Medical School, Yale, UC Berkeley, Amazon, Xerox, The World Bank, and many more.
Alyssa delivers 100+ event keynotes and training workshops each year, frequently being asked back to the same group year after year. She also teaches at the MIT and Wharton innovation centers and is the official confidence educator for L’Oréal’s IT Cosmetics. Alyssa has been recognized by Chief Navigators as a Top 10 Pioneering Women Leaders in Business and the Stevie Awards as a Thought Leader. Check out her two TED talks and popular Real Confidence podcast.
Dr. Laura Hambley Lovett
Industrial/Organizational and Career Psychologist
Where Work Meets Life Podcast
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Dr. Laura Hambley Lovett is an Organizational Psychologist, Keynote Speaker, Business Leader, Author, and Podcast Host of the highly acclaimed podcast Where Work Meets LifeTM. She is a sought-after thought leader on workplace psychology, the future of work and career development with nearly 25 years of experience. Dr. Laura is passionate about creating cultures that attract top talent and where people stay and thrive.
Dr. Laura has founded several psychology and consulting practices, including Canada Career Counselling in 2009, where registered psychologists help 1000s of Canadians navigate their career and workplace challenges, and support organizations with career transitions. She holds a Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the University of Calgary, where she is currently an Adjunct Professor. Dr. Laura received a Canadian Women of Inspiration Award as a Global Influencer in 2018.