Denise E. Giraudo

Practice Details

• Firm Information
  Position

  Partner

  Firm Name

  Sheppard Mullin
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Experience: Representative Matters: Denise represents clients in industries
  occupations such as defense contracting, retail
  healthcare. Her recent work on behalf of clients
  published decisions includes the following: Arbitration award for client, a national retailer, following four day arbitration hearing in Baltimore, Maryl
  , where former management employee alleged termination was a result of national origin discrimination.
  Full defense verdict in an ADA discrimination/failure to accommodate case after a five-day jury trial in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryl
  for one of world's largest aeronautics company.
  Br
  on Williamson v. Bon Secours Richmond Health System, Inc., 34 F.Supp.3d 607, (E.D.Va. July 28, 2014): Decision granting motion for summary judgment on all of plaintiff's claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act
  the Uniformed Services Employment
  Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA).
  Obtained decision in favor of leading sprinkler
  alarm company before Department of Labor Administrative Law Judge, where former employee had alleged that his termination violated the anti-retaliation provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
  Obtained decision in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granting motion to dismiss in favor of international security company dismissing case with prejudice where plaintiff brought claims for wrongful termination
  discrimination in violation of the District of Columbia Human Rights Act.
  Obtained decision dismissing plaintiff's complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against staffing agency where plaintiff alleged violation of Title VII
  the District of Columbia Human Rights Act.
  Obtained decision in favor of international security company in labor arbitration where former employee alleged termination was without just cause.