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Laura G. Killalea

Associate
Washington, DC

Associate, Washington, DC

T: +1.202.663.8099
T: +1.202.663.8099

Areas of Focus

Laura Killalea advises across a variety of industries and issues, including labor and employment law, public policy strategy and regulatory compliance.

Laura’s experience includes drafting and revising employment policies and agreements; providing advice on a broad range of employment law matters, including Title VII and state anti-discrimination laws, the FMLA and related state statutes, and wage and hour issues; conducting due diligence for transactions; assisting in labor negotiations; drafting position statements in response to agency charges; conducting positive employee relations and sexual harassment avoidance trainings; and working on internal investigations. Laura leverages her prior legislative experience to ensure clients’ compliance with evolving federal and state employment laws.

Representative Experience

Publications

  • “Employers Face Greater Misclassification Risk Under Resurrected Federal Independent Contractor Rule, Opening Door to Substantial Liability,” Employee Relations Law Journal, Vol. 50, No. 1 Summer 2024. Authors: Kenneth Taber, Rebecca Carr Rizzo, Andrea Milano, Julia Judish, Laura Killalea

Professional Highlights

Speaking Engagements

  • “The State of DEI in America – Recent Cases and Legislative Developments,” presentation to Manufacturers Alliance, October 2023.

Education

  • J.D., The George Washington University Law School, 2022
    with high honors, Order of the Coif; Journal of Environmental and Energy Law

    B.A., University of Virginia, 2013
    with academic distinction in English Literature

Admissions

  • District of Columbia

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