Cynthia Ellen Fruchtman

Our goal is creative solutions to help achieve our clients' success in employment & ART. We have

- Prepared agency, gamete & embryo donation & surrogacy contracts & judgments;
- Won cases involving contract, fraud, tort, real estate, partnership & control disputes;
- Won or settled cases & obtained injunctions in unfair competition, unfair business practices, & misappropriation of trade secrets & proprietary business information, breach of contract & fraud cases;
- Represented employers & employees in litigation, arbitration & mediation matters for claims of wrongful termination, unlawful harassment, discrimination, wage & hour violations, exempt and independent contractor status, breach of contract & other workplace related issues;
- Resolved wage & hour class actions;
- Counseled employers and employees with respect to legal compliance, employment contracts, employee handbooks, audits, management training, sexual harassment training, HIPAA training, privacy rights, wage & hour issues, record keeping, mandatory posters, exempt status, independent contractor agreements, leaves of absence, disability, investigating & resolving complaints of discrimination & harassment & other workplace issues, litigation holds, substance abuse, hiring issues, discipline & terminations, downsizing & layoffs, claim avoidance, evidentiary hearings before agencies & court trials;
- Negotiated partnership, vendor, lease & sales agreements;
- Pursued & defended construction defects cases;
- Resolved an involuntary bailment action involving commercial property;
- Obtained fraud judgment against debtor in bankruptcy;
- Defeated preference claims in bankruptcy;
- Successfully defended producer in arbitration of claim by Muhammad Ali for breach of contract, false light, interference with prospective economic advantage, & related business torts;
- Filed as amicus in the California Supreme Court regarding the appropriate standards for a court appointed guardian's powers;
- Servied as judge pro tem, arbitrator & mediator in the Los Angeles Superior Court.