KATHIANA AURELIEN
Counsel
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Kathiana Aurelien is counsel in Willkie’s Labor and Employment Group in Los Angeles. She focuses her practice on California employment issues, representing industry-leading clients on a wide range of labor and employment matters. She regularly advises on the employment implications of corporate transactions, and has extensive experience working with clients on workplace investigations, evaluating worker classification issues, and implementing reductions-in-force.
Aurelien regularly advises clients on sensitive executive separation matters, compliance issues, and developing, implementing and enforcing personnel policies. She has experience defending state and federal discrimination and retaliation claims; drafting and negotiating employment, severance, and general release agreements.