DEBORAH BIRNDORF ZEILER
Norton Rose Fulbright
After over 20 successful years as founder and managing partner of Birndorf Law Offices, an employment counselling and litigation boutique representing California employers and executives, Debbie Birndorf Zeiler reinvented her career path to join Norton Rose Fulbright’s Los Angeles office, bringing her over 30 years of experience to help build a talented team at the firm.
Zeiler currently represents employers in all aspects of employment law, including defense of harassment and discrimination claims, wage claims, wage and hour class actions, Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) claims, disability claims and misappropriation of trade secrets. She also drafts and reviews employment contracts, severance agreements, employee handbooks and personnel policies and advises employers on day-to-day employee relations matters, including hirings, firings, layoffs and compliance with federal and California Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification acts.