Wendel Rosen Expands Employment Practice with Addition of Attorney Yasmeen "Yas" Omidi
OAKLAND, Calif., Apr. 13, 2015 – Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean LLP, one of the largest law firms in the East Bay representing businesses throughout the region, welcomes Yas Omidi as an associate to its Employment Practice Group. Her addition follows veteran Partner Margaret J. Grover, who joined the group last year. Omidi’s most recent positions include serving as an associate at Morison & Prough, LLP, as well as at Littler Mendelson, PC in Walnut Creek, Calif.
“Our growth strategy at Wendel Rosen is simple,” said Managing Partner, Richard Waxman. “We look to add bright, experienced attorneys who will bring value to our clients, complement our existing team and mesh with our supportive and inclusive firm culture. Yas fits all these criteria, and we are very excited to have her here.”
Omidi’s employment practice includes representing clients in wage-and-hour class actions and harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and wrongful termination claims. She also has experience in insurance coverage disputes, as well as other commercial contract matters. Omidi has represented clients before state, federal and administrative tribunals.
Omidi is a member of the State Bar of California, and Alameda County and Contra Costa County Bar Associations, as well as the Iranian American Bar Association. She earned her J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley Law, formerly Boalt Hall School of Law (2007), where she served as managing editor of the Berkeley Technology Law Journal. She earned her B.A. in English Literature from the University of California, Berkeley (2001).
About Wendel Rosen
Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean LLP serves a diverse clientele of business, public and individual clients located throughout California and the United States. With offices in Oakland and Modesto, California, the 106-year-old firm advises clients on transactional and civil litigation matters in several related fields of law, including real estate; business/corporate; construction; eminent domain; employment; environmental; estate planning, trusts and probate; green business; insurance; intellectual property; land use; taxation; bankruptcy, restructuring and creditor rights; and technology. In 2003, the firm became the first law firm in the country to gain third-party certification as a green business and has won numerous recognitions for its leadership in the green economy. The firm was recognized by the National Law Journal on its “Midsize Hot List” in 2009 and 2014. Additional information about the firm and its attorneys may be found at www.wendel.com.