New York partner Mercedes Colwin will moderate a two-person panel discussion titled "Wage and Hour Update: Impact of the change in administration, new policies and the recent litigation developments" at the 13th Annual Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI) ExecuSummit on September 26, 2017 in Uncasville, Connecticut. Panelists include Joanne Lloyd-Bragg, Esq., Vice President at AXIS Insurance, and Samantha J. Manfredini, Esq., Assistant Vice President at EPLI Aon Risk Solutions.
The EPLI ExecuSummit is a comprehensive day and a half educational event designed for EPL insurance professionals. The conference features distinguished presenters that will share the essential EPL insurance underwriting and claims intelligence.
The 13th Annual EPLI ExecuSummit conference will be held at the Mohegan Sun Resort & Convention Center on September 26-27. For more information on the conference, please click here.
Mercedes Colwin is the Managing Partner of Gordon & Rees's New York offices. She handles a wide variety of litigation including employment law, commercial litigation, products liability, civil rights violations and criminal law. Ms. Colwin has successfully tried 49 cases to verdict in various jurisdictions throughout the nation and regularly defends executives from Fortune 500 companies charged with allegations of wrongdoing, including claims of sexual misconduct. Prior to entering private practice, Ms. Colwin devoted several years in the public sector where she was a gubernatorial appointee as an Administrative Law Judge for the New York State Division of Human Rights. During her nine year service, while a partner at a major regional New York Law firm, she presided over three-thousand cases under the Federal and State antidiscrimination laws. Forbes Business American Airlines named Ms. Colwin one of the six most influential women in America's list that included former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. Notre Dame Law School also presented Ms. Colwin with the prestigious Graciela Olivarez Award for her outstanding achievement as a leading Hispanic lawyer of the highest ethical and moral standards who exemplifies commitment to community service. Additionally, she was selected as one of the “Nation's Most Powerful Employment Attorneys” by Human Resource Executive Magazine. Widely regarded as one of the top national legal analysts for the FOX News Network, she appears to discuss critical legal issues and high profile cases dominating the news.