Swerdlow Florence Sanchez Swerdlow & Wimmer, A Law Corporation, a leading Los Angeles-based labor and employment law firm exclusively representing employers, is pleased to announce that Allison Musante and Meghan O’Kane have been elevated to the firm’s partnership as of January 1, 2025.
Allison Musante advises employers on a wide range of labor and employment issues, and she helps companies formulate policies and practices to comply with California’s complex, ever-changing employment laws. Ms. Musante also represents employers in all types of employment litigation, including the defense of discrimination and harassment claims, PAGA lawsuits, and wage-and-hour class actions. Additionally, Ms. Musante conducts independent, neutral workplace investigations. She received a J.D., magna cum laude, from Loyola Law School and a B.A., magna cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania.
Meghan O’Kane counsels employers on matters involving employee onboarding, exempt/non-exempt classification, wages, discipline, leaves of absence, and termination. As part of her practice, Ms. O’Kane also provides California-required anti-harassment training to employees and managers both in-person and remotely. She has defended companies across multiple industries in single-plaintiff discrimination, harassment, and retaliation lawsuits. Ms. O’Kane also has successfully litigated multiple wage-and-hour cases, including both PAGA and class-action matters. She received her J.D. from The George Washington University Law School and her B.S. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Ms. Musante’s and Ms. O’Kane’s achievements underscore their exceptional contributions to the firm and their unwavering commitment to labor and employment law. Millicent Sanchez, Janet Swerdlow, and David Wimmer, who have practiced law together for over two decades, congratulate Allison and Meghan on this achievement and look forward to the decades ahead.
About Swerdlow Florence Sanchez Swerdlow & Wimmer, ALC
Swerdlow Florence Sanchez Swerdlow & Wimmer, ALC, represents management in a wide range of labor-and-employment-law matters. With the formation of the firm in 1984, the firm has been serving clients for 40 years. Sy Swerdlow and Ken Florence combined their knowledge and experience acquired as partners in major Los Angeles law firms with a commitment to client attention and efficiency, made possible by the firm’s more personal environment and small size.
Swerdlow Florence Sanchez Swerdlow & Wimmer represents employers in virtually all aspects of labor relations and employment law, including proceedings before federal and state administrative agencies, such as the National Labor Relations Board, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the California Civil Rights Department, the California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, the California Occupational Safety and Health Appeals Board,
the California Unemployment Appeals Board, and all other agencies governing labor relations, job safety, wage and hour administration, and employment discrimination. The firm has extensive experience in collective bargaining and arbitration, which includes actively educating employers regarding the appropriate steps needed to preserve a union-free environment, defend against union organizing campaigns, and maintain a proper relationship with a union.
Swerdlow Florence Sanchez Swerdlow & Wimmer has an extensive and active federal and state-court litigation practice, successfully defending employers in labor-and-employment litigation, including wage-and-hour, wrongful-discharge, and discrimination and harassment actions. In addition, the firm offers comprehensive counseling and planning services, emphasizing a “preventive” approach to avoid problems and minimize legal fees.
