Bar Fellowship
The College of Labor and Employment Law.
· Listed in Northern California Super Lawyers 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013.
· Listed in "Leaders in Their Field" in Chambers USA 2010, 2011 and 2012. According to Chambers, he is praised as "knowledgeable, smart and savvy - the lawyer to go to for sophisticated employment issues" and "passionate, energetic and intelligent, cost-sensitive and a delightful personality."
· Named by the San Francisco and Los Angeles Daily Journal as one of the "California Lawyers Companies Turn to First."
· Listed by AsiaLaw as one of America's leading Asia-Pacific focused employment lawyers.
· National Association of College and University Attorneys' Distinguished Service Award, that organization's highest award which was established to recognize individuals who have given extraordinary service to higher education.
· Mr. Hirschfeld is "AV" rated by Martindale Hubbell.
Professional and Civic Involvement
· American Bar Association
· InterPacific Bar Association
· International Bar Association
· Bar Association of San Francisco, Labor & Employment Law Section
· National Association of College and University Attorneys
· Society for Human Resource Management
· XBHR
· DRI
· Member of the Bucknell University Parents Board of Directors.
Representative Public Presentations and Articles Speeches
· Steve Hirschfeld presents "How to Effectively Investigate Allegations of Serious Acts of Misconduct" at the Southern California Wine Country SHRM Meeting
· Steve Hirschfeld presents Harassment in the Workplace - Bullying - The Latest Legal Updates at the Kern County SHRM Symposium
· Steve Hirschfeld presents "Minimizing Legal Risks When Managing Your Employees" at the Marin Employer Advisory Council Meeting
· Steve Hirschfeld and Natasha Baker will present Conducting Effective (and Legal) Workplace Investigations sponsored by the Northern California HR Association
· Steve Hirschfeld will be co-presenting Corporate Social Responsibility at the ACC EU Annual Conference in Barcelona
· Steve Hirschfeld will present Minimizing Legal Risks When Managing Your Employees
· Steve Hirschfeld to present Speaking with the Enemy: Peer into the Mind of a Plaintiff's Lawyer at HR West 2013
· Steve Hirschfeld will present Hottest Topics in Discrimination and Harassment at the PASCO Labor Law Conference
· Employer Advisory Council Presentation
· Employer Advisory Council Presentation "Employment Law Update"
· Employer Advisory Council Presentation "The Hottest Topics in Employment Law - What Every HR Professional Needs to Know"
· PASCO's 29th Annual Employment Law & Human Resources Conference, "The Latest Trends in Employment Law"
· The Latest Labor and Employment Law Issues Affecting the Wine Industry
· Delaware Bench & Bar Conference "Privacy in the Workplace: Reasonable and Unreasonable Expectations"
· Ethics and Compliance Programs for Colleges and Universities
· Top Ten Things a Business Officer Needs to Know
· Managing the Hiring Process
· Ensuring Global Employment Law Compliance in International Operations
· ABA Section of Dispute Resolution, 2010 Spring Conference
· Association of Presbyterian Colleges and Universities: The Most Important Things College Presidents Need to Know
· NACUA's March 2010 CLE Workshop on Higher Education Employment Law: Changing Campuses, Continuing Challenges
· Employees Behaving Badly
Publications
· Your Business: Modern Clients Drive Structural Change by HK Partner Stephen Hirschfeld
· Law360 Article 5 Best Practices For Firing Bad Employees Quotes Stephen Hirschfeld
· Hirschfeld Comments on California Appellate Decision on Pregnancy Discrimination for Law360
· Keeping Facebook Private
· A Harsh Verdict on Penn State's GC Outlined in Freeh Report
· Can Employers Demand to See Employees' and Applicants' Facebook Pages?
· Like schoolyard, the workplace has its bully
· At the Crossroads: International Programs, Laws, and Cultural Expectations.
· Company Bullies May Get Their Due in court With New Laws
· Employment Defense: California Lawyers Companies Turn to First
· All Together Now: The Challenge of Managing a Global Workforce
· Policymakers, Take Note: The Force is with the Workplace Bloggers
· Stopping Sexual Harassment: An Employer's Guide
· Doing Business in the Muslim World - Practical Issues for Employers and Employees
· Workplace Bullying: The Next legal Frontier?
· Office Romance: Are the rules changing?
· Doing Business in the Muslim World
· A Global Perspective on Investigating Employee Misconduct
· Conducting An Effective Internal Investigation