FordHarrison LLP, one of the country’s largest management-side labor and employment law firms, is pleased to announce that Daniel (Dan) Lyman has joined FordHarrison’s San Francisco office as an associate and Min K. Kim has joined FordHarrison’s Los Angeles office as a senior associate. Min comes to FordHarrison from Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP and Dan comes from Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP.
Min’s legal practice is focused on the representation of management clients in labor and employment law matters. Her innovative and practical legal counsel is aimed at finding the most cost-effective resolutions for her clients which can involve the use of arbitration, mediation and conciliation, among other alternate resolution tactics. Her experience includes representing public and private sector clients in all aspects of employment litigation, including discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination and wage and hour claims. Before entering law school, Min worked as a tax associate in one of the Big Four accounting firms. This role allowed her to gain extensive experience advising multi-state companies, privately owned organizations, and investment partnerships on tax compliance issues.
Dan’s legal practice is devoted to the representation of management in issues related to labor and employment law. He counsels clients in a broad range of employment law matters, with an initial goal of avoiding litigation whenever possible through preventive measures. When litigation is unavoidable, Daniel represents employers before federal and state courts, as well as administrative agencies in all manner of employment law claims. Prior to joining FordHarrison, Daniel worked as an associate in the general liability practice of a large national general practice firm. He also brings judicial experience to bolster his representation of his clients, having previously served as judicial extern both for Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye of the Supreme Court of California and for the Presiding Judge and Appellate Division of the San Francisco Superior Court, as well as working as a legal research attorney for the San Francisco Superior Court.
FordHarrison’s California offices are rapidly expanding, in addition to the start of Min Kim and Dan Lyman, Jenny Choi joined the Los Angeles office in late May as counsel.