M. Nan Alessandra

M. Nan Alessandra


Phelps Dunbar LLP

Recognized since 2003

New Orleans, Louisiana

Practice Areas

Employment Law - Management

Litigation - Labor and Employment

Mediation

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Nan Alessandra represents employers in both the public and private sectors in the defense of discrimination, harassment and retaliation claims for age, gender, disability, race, religion, national origin, and other protected categories. Her litigation experience includes the defense of EEOC and other administrative charges filed through the various federal and state court agencies, as well as defense of legal claims filed at both the judicial level, as well as through the arbitration process. She has also represented clients on a wide variety of human resource issues and compliance issues and assists in developing appropriate policies and procedures, as well as provide onsite training to management and personnel on both employment related topics and corporate compliance issues. Ms. Alessandra’s experience for clients involves many different industries including financial institutions, educational institutions, public agencies, manufacturing companies, chemical companies and healthcare organizations.

Ms. Alessandra is a member of the American Arbitration Association’s Panel of Neutrals for employment related matters in both arbitration and mediation. She has participated in a wide range of mediations and arbitrations as a mediator, arbitrator and advocate. As part of her mediation and arbitration experience, she has mediated and arbitrated a wide variety of cases in the labor and employment arenas, with both single and multi-party claimants/respondents.

As part of her practice in the Employment and Labor arena, Ms. Alessandra has adjudicated cases at both the bench and jury trial levels. In this regard, Ms. Alessandra’s industry experience has varied dramatically and ranges in the gaming, restaurant, engineering, hospitality and academic areas in both the public and private sector. Ms. Alessandra has also represented executives in contractual disputes and has an active counseling/advisory practice involving all aspects of labor and employment in both federal and state administrative agencies, including defense of civil rights claims and constitutional challenges.

Ms. Alessandra serves as the Practice Coordinator for the firm's Labor and Employment Group in New Orleans. Prior to going into private practice, Ms. Alessandra was a judicial law clerk upon graduation from law school and was judicial extern for a federal judge while she was in her last year of law school.

Location
  • 365 Canal Street, Suite 2000
    New Orleans, LA 70130-6534
Languages
  • English
  • French
Education
  • Loyola University New Orleans, J.D., graduated 1985
  • University of New Orleans, BA, graduated 1982
Bar Admissions
  • Louisiana, Louisiana State Bar Association
  • Texas, State Bar of Texas
Affiliations
  • American Arbitration Association - Panel of Neutrals for Arbitration and Mediation
  • American Bar Association - Member, EEO Subcommittee
  • American Immigration Lawyers Association - Member
  • Bar Association of the Federal Fifth Circuit - Member
  • Federal Bar Association - Member
  • Jefferson Bar Association - Member
  • Louisiana Hospital Association - Member
  • Louisiana State Bar Association - Member
  • New Orleans Bar Association - Member
  • State Bar of Texas - Member

Phelps Dunbar LLP
Headquarters: New Orleans, Louisiana

162 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

41 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards

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Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Mediation, New Orleans (2021)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Mediation
Special Focus:
  • Employment
  • Management
Awards:
  • AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale Hubbell
  • Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business
  • The Best Lawyers in America
  • Louisiana Super Lawyers
  • New Orleans Magazine - Top Lawyers - Labor & Employment Law
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Arbitration

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