practice areas
practice accolades
The American Lawyer Magazine's Litigation Department of the Year – Labor and Employment Law Finalist 2004, Winner 2006, Finalist 2008, Finalist 2010, and Finalist 2012
Listed in the highest tier for National Labor and Employment Practice in Chambers USA 2011
Ranked in the top tier by The Legal 500 for Labor and Employment Litigation, ERISA Litigation, Labor-Management Relations, and Workplace and Employment Counseling (2011)
Ranked, National Tier 1: Employment Law – Management, U.S. News and Best Lawyers (2010)
Named one of Law360's Employment Groups of the Year (2010)
Ranked #1 for "Most Prestigious" Labor and Employment Practice, Vault 2012 Associate Survey
honors + affiliations
Member, American Bar Association
Member, State Bar of California
Member, Labor and Employment Section, Orange County Bar Association
bar admissions
- California
- Irvine
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5 Park Plaza, Suite 1750
Irvine, CA 92614-3508
Phone: 949.399.7196
Fax: 949.399.7001
Neal A. Fisher Jr. is an associate in Morgan Lewis's Labor and Employment Practice. Mr. Fisher's practice focuses on defending employers in wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, and wage and hour single plaintiff and class action lawsuits under federal and California laws. He handles matters involving the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the Family Medical LeaveAct (FMLA), the California Family Rights Act, and other labor and employment laws.
Mr. Fisher has represented clients and appeared before governmental agencies such as the Department of Fair Employment and Housing and the Department of Labor Standards Enforcement, in addition to state courts. He also counsels employers on a variety of employment related issues, including hiring, termination, strategic restructuring and layoffs, disciplinary issues, medical leaves, and general employment policies and procedures.
Mr. Fisher's representative matters and accomplishments include:
- Achieved dismissal of investigations brought by California's Department of Fair Employment and Housing and Department of Labor Standards and Enforcement.
- Successfully argued motions to compel matters into arbitration where the subject arbitration agreements were not entirely in accordance with state law.
- Successfully represented clients in settlement negotiations in single plaintiff lawsuits.
- Authored successful briefs on behalf of a national bottling company where the National Labor Relations Board had initiated investigations of alleged unfair labor practices.
Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, Mr. Fisher worked for a national labor and employment law firm in Orange County, California.
Mr. Fisher received his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 2009. During law school, he taught at a local high school as part of Georgetown Law Center's Street Law Clinic, served as an editor on the Journal of Poverty Law and Policy, and clerked at a major international law firm, where he assisted with several labor and employment matters. Mr. Fisher earned his B.A., magna cum laude, from Georgetown University in 2006.
Mr. Fisher is admitted to practice in California.
education
- Georgetown University Law Center, 2009, J.D.
- Georgetown University, 2006, B.A., Magna Cum Laude