ROXANNE TORABIAN-BASHARDOUST joined Nevers, Palazzo, Maddux & Packard in 2008. Roxanne has represented clients in California state and federal courts on a wide variety of litigation matters including breach of contract, unfair competition, breach of fiduciary duty, trade secrets, defamation, fraud, and trademark and trade dress infringement. Roxanne also has experience in real estate litigation including issues such as breach of contract, specific performance, mechanic's liens, injunctive relief and commercial lease disputes. Roxanne represents employers in all areas of employment law, including wage and hour, mergers and acquisitions, employment discrimination, wrongful termination, unfair competition and sexual harassment. She has represented employers before the National Labor Relations Board, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Department of Fair Employment and Housing, the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board, the Department of Labor, the California Labor Commissioner and state and federal courts in California.

A significant part of Roxanne's employment practice involves helping companies prevent litigation through counseling on issues such as wage and hour compliance, employment policies and procedures, employee discipline matters, hiring and firing, unfair competition, disability accommodation and leaves of absence. In addition, Roxanne consults on and prepares handbooks, policies and a broad range of essential agreements.

Roxanne graduated summa cum laude from UCLA in 1999, as a member of Phi Beta Kappa, with a double major in Philosophy and Psychology. She received her J.D. from Northwestern University in 2002, graduating cum laude. At Northwestern, Roxanne was the Editor in Chief of the Northwestern Journal of International Law and Business. Prior to joining Nevers, Palazzo, Maddux & Packard, Roxanne was an associate at the international law firm Bingham McCutchen and at the Los Angeles office of Riordan & McKinzie. Throughout her career, Roxanne has been active in pro bono work representing the interests of children.

Please go to our Representative Results section to review Representative Engagements in: Business Litigation, Employment Litigation and Real Estate Litigation.