Lawsuit Against Travel Ban Executive Last week, Mehri & Skalet filed a case in federal court challenging the Trump Administration’s Executive Order banning nationals from Iran and six other predominantly Muslim nations from entering the U.S. Mehri & Skalet teamed up with the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and pro bono counsel, Arnold…
The campaign for president of the United States has frequently been called “the world’s most important job interview.” But as anyone who’s ever felt unfairly passed over despite being eminently qualified for a job can tell you, the hiring process isn’t always fair—and doesn’t always produce the best result. For decades, I’ve fought for equal…
Thanks to the courage of our clients and the hard work of Mehri & Skalet attorneys and co-counsel at Valli, Kane & Vagnini, historic monetary relief has been approved for 225 women who were sales representatives of Medicis, a pharmaceutical company that oversaw policies and practices that discriminated against female field sales employees, impacting their…
M&S Settles with Verizon for Improperly Charging for Installing Jacks In Enerson v. Verizon New Jersey, Mehri & Skalet, working with co-counsel, claimed that Verizon had improperly charged customers on about 300,000 occasions for installing “network interface jacks” — a cost that by tariff should have been borne by Verizon. Following extensive negotiations and discovery,…
Check out the episode of Chat with A Lawyer featuring M & S Attorney Richard E. Condit who discusses the details about the laws that protect Whistle Blowers.
While most known for achieving major victories for his clients in high impact litigation, Cyrus Mehri is a frequent speaker before influential audiences. In the past several months, Mr. Mehri delivered speeches and produced various commentaries about a number of issues that align with the firm’s mission. This spring, Mr. Mehri spoke out about the…
Keynote address at PAC-12 conference in Phoenix, Ariz. Given by Cyrus Mehri May 6, 2016 Thank you, Ray Anderson, for the kind introductions and your exemplary leadership over the years, and special thanks to the PAC-12 Women’s Administrators for inviting and adding me to the program. I. The PAC-12’s Unique Role in Leadership: I am…
Keynote address at the Human Capital Management Summit in Detroit. Given by Cyrus Mehri March 14, 2016 Introduction I am thrilled to be here among such an influential and dedicated group of shareholder investor leaders. Rightfully, you are gathering today to address what is one of the most important, yet least valued corporate assets: human…
In this issue of “Latest News,” we highlight the work of Mehri & Skalet attorneys, led by Partner Heidi Burakiewicz, on behalf of federal Bureau of Prison workers — for whom M&S has recovered more than $26 million dollars in 2015 alone, and secured legal victories on a number of fronts. Among the highlights of…
In addition to bringing on former Government Accountability Project counsel Richard Condit to run our new whistleblower law practice, we added two new associates and two new fellows. As we approach our 15th anniversary next fall (wow!), we can’t help but be proud at the ways in which Mehri & Skalet continues to grow and…