Two Ervin Cohen & Jessup Partners Named Top Employment Attorneys By Los Angeles Business Journal 

Beverly Hills, CA – September 09, 2025 – Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP announced today that Partners Jared Slater and Catherine Veeneman have been recognized as “Leaders of Influence: Labor & Employment Attorneys” for 2025 by Los Angeles Business Journal.

“The leading employment attorneys and experts in the region have their finger on the everchanging pulse of labor legislation, what changes have come to the labor law landscape in recent times, the new rules of hiring and firing, and the various trends that they have been tirelessly monitoring and managing for their clients,” states the publication.

Jared Slater’s practice focuses on “defending labor and employment actions, including claims for wage and hour violations, harassment, and discrimination both in the individual and class action arenas,” according to the feature. Slater also dedicates a substantial part of his practice to providing advice and counseling to California businesses, focusing on best practices in employment. Earlier this year, he was named to Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America 2026 list.

Catherine Veeneman represents California employers in addressing employment-related claims and proactively mitigating litigation risks for clients including “small and medium-sized employers in the hospitality, retail, media, security and construction industries,” the Los Angeles Business Journal shares. “In addition to obtaining favorable outcomes for her clients in dozens of individual matters, she has experience defending her clients against both class and PAGA claims.” Veeneman was recently named to the 2025 “Women of Influence: Attorneys” list by Los Angeles Business Journal.

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP is a full-service firm that provides a broad range of business-related legal services including corporate law; litigation; intellectual property & technology law; real estate transactions and finance; construction & environmental law; tax planning and controversies; employment law; health care law; bankruptcy, receivership and reorganization; and estate planning. For more information, visit http://www.ecjlaw.com/.