• Jessica Shpall Rosen

    Associate
    Litigation
    jsrosen@manatt.com
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    Los Angeles
    Direct: 310.312.4344
    General: 310.312.4000
    Fax: 310.312.4224

    Education

    Loyola Law School, J.D., 2009.
    Note and Comment Editor, Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review, 2008-2009.

     

    University of California, San Diego, B.A., Spanish Literature, summa cum laude, 2002. Phi Beta Kappa.

    Languages
    Fluent in Spanish
    • Profile
    • Representative Matters
    • Honors & Awards
    • Publications
    • Memberships & Activities
    • Speaking Engagements

    Profile

    Ms. Rosen is an associate with the Litigation practice group in the Los Angeles office. Her practice focuses on employment law, representing companies in court and before State and Federal enforcement bodies in disputes involving discrimination, harassment, wrongful discharge, disability issues, wage and hour, unfair competition, and workplace health and safety.  She also advises employers on a range of employment matters and presents seminars on topics such as wage and hour law and the prevention of unlawful harassment.  

    In addition to her employment practice, Ms. Rosen has expertise in access issues under the Americans with Disabilities Act and state disability laws. She also handles insurance disputes.

    Ms. Rosen is bilingual and conducts witness interviews in Spanish, ensuring that investigations are comprehensive, accurate and cost-effective.  She also presents trainings and drafts agreements in Spanish.  

    Before attending law school, Ms. Rosen was a Spanish translator and interpreter.  From 2003 to 2004, she worked at The Carter Center in Atlanta, Georgia as the Assistant Coordinator for a project promoting transparency and freedom of information policies in Latin America.

    During law school, Ms. Rosen served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Margaret M. Morrow in the United States District Court for the Central District of California.  She also served as a board member for the Public Interest Law Foundation and mentored first year students through the Academic Support Program.

    Representative Matters

    Honors & Awards

    Breaking Education Barriers Pro Bono Award, Learning Rights Law Center (2011).

    "Best Student Article," Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review, 2007-2008.

    Loyola Law School: First Honors, Disability Law; Dean's Honor List; Alpha Sigma Nu Jesuit Honor Society; St. Thomas More Law Honor Society

    Publications

    Stonebreaker v. Guardian Life et al., 820 F.Supp.2d 1096 (S.D. Cal. 2011)(successfully argued that the plaintiff failed to rebut the presumption in federal court that the deposition of the company's Person Most Knowledgeable should be held at the company's principal place of business).

    D.R. v. Antelope Valley Union High Sch. Dist., 746 F.Supp.2d 1132 (C.D. Cal. 2010) (in a pro bono matter, secured preliminary injunction ordering high school to provide an elevator key to student with a physical disability).

    "A Shakeup for the Duty of Confidentiality: The Competing Priorities of a Government Attorney in California," Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review, 2008.  

    Memberships & Activities

    Admitted to practice in California and the United States District Courts, Southern and Central Districts of California.

    Board of Directors, Learning Rights Law Center

    New Leadership Council, Bet Tzedek Legal Services

    Speaking Engagements