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M'Alyssa Christianne Mecenas
About M'Alyssa
Practice Areas
2
Practice Areas
Employee Benefits
95%
15 years
Employment and Labor
5%
15 years
Fees and Rates
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Licensed in California for 15 years
State: California
Acquired: 2010
No misconduct found
Location
Baker McKenzie LLP
10250 Constellation Blvd., Suite 1850, Los Angeles, CA, 90067
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"I highly recommend M'Alyssa if you need an attorney for your business to help with Global Compensation, Benefits, or ERISA matters. She advises clients in the design, implementation, amendment, operation, and termination of various retirement, health, incentive, and welfare plans."
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Experience
Honors
2016
Rising Star, Southern California Super Lawyers
2015
Rising Star, Southern California Super Lawyers
2015
Top Women Attorneys in Southern California, Los Angeles Magazine
2015
Widney Alumni House Volunteer Award, University of Southern California
2014
Academy Fellow, National Employment Law Council
2014
Rising Star, Southern California Super Lawyers
2014
Top Women Attorneys in Southern California, Los Angeles Magazine
2013
Rising Star, Southern California Super Lawyers
2013
Academy Fellow, National Employment Law Council
2013
Top Women Attorneys in Southern California, Los Angeles Magazine
2012
Academy Fellow, National Employment Law Council
N/A
Moot Court Advocacy Award, UC Berkeley SOL Boalt Hall
Work Experience
2016 - Present
Associate, Paul Hastings
2013 - 2016
Associate, Seyfarth Shaw
2010 - 2013
Associate, Paul Hastings LLP
Associations
2014 - Present
USC Lambda LGBT Alumni AssociationBoard of Directors
2014 - Present
The It Gets Better ProjectCalifornia BETTERLegal Ambassador
Sample of Legal Cases
Quiller Barnes v. AT&T Pension Benefit Plan - Nonbargained Program
William Dwyer v. AT&T Pension Benefit Plan - Nonbargained Program
Granted motion to dismiss complaint for benefits under ERISA plan, without prejudice.
Sara Koblentz v. UPS Flexible Benefits Plan
Granted motion to dismiss complaint for benefits under ERISA, with prejudice and without leave to amend.
William Graham v. AT&T Pension Benefit Plan - Nonbargained Program
Brand Tarzana Surgical Institute, Inc. v. ILWU-PMA Welfare Plan
Granted motion to dismiss and subsequent motion for summary judgment on medical provider's ERISA claims against multiemployer plan.
Almont Ambulatory Surgery Center v. ILWU-PMA Welfare Plan
Kaewsawang v. Sara Lee Corp.
Care First Surgical Center v. ILWU-PMA Welfare Plan
Thomas E. Perez v. Scott Brain, et al.
Education
2010
UC Berkeley SOL Boalt Hall
JD - Juris Doctor
2007
Univ of Southern Calif
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2013
Diversity in the Legal Profession
Diversity in the Legal Profession
Publications
2014
Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation: Discrimination in the Workplace
Employee Benefits Issues
2014
Benefits Magazine
Information Overload: ACA Reporting Compliance for Multiemployer Plans
2013
Employee Benefit Plan Review
Supreme Court Declares That Plan Terms Trump Equity
2013
California Business Law Deskbook
Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (“WARN”): Mass Layoffs, Plant Closings, Relocations, and Terminations
2013
Super Lawyers Magazine
Word for Word Interview
2013
Employee Benefits Law, Second Edition (BNA)
Civil Procedure
2012
California Business Law Deskbook
Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (“WARN”): Mass Layoffs, Plant Closings, Relocations, and Terminations
Languages
English