Zev Jacob Eigen

Zev Jacob Eigen

  • Arbitration & Mediation, Consumer Law, Employment Law
  • California
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Biography

Zev J. Eigen is a labor/employment and entertainment litigator with more than a decade of substantial experience handling complex negotiations, alternative dispute resolution and general contract law. Eigen has developed a particular background in representing clients in the entertainment industry and the restaurant and hospitality industry. He previously served as Senior Counsel to Twentieth Century Fox, where he represented Fox in all facets of its relationships with the entertainment industry labor organizations such as the Screen Actors Guild, the Writers Guild and the Directors Guild. Prior to joining Fox, Eigen worked as an associate with the law firm, Littler Mendelson, where he represented numerous companies in labor and employment matters.

Eigen’s articles have appeared in the Cornell Hotel & Restaurant Administration Quarterly, Dispute Resolution Journal, Fordham Law Review, Connecticut Law Review and the University of Pennsylvania’s Journal of Labor and Employment Law and. He regularly speaks at conferences and legal events, including the annual Human Resources in Hospitality conference, and the Entertainment Industry Labor & Employment Law conference, as well as the Academy of Management.

Beginning in the Fall of 2009, Eigen will join the faculty of Northwestern University School of Law where he will teach contracts, commercial transactions, negotiations and employment law. His current research is supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation. Eigen is also a Graduate Research Fellow with Harvard Law School’s Program on Negotiation (PON).

Practice Areas
Arbitration & Mediation
Business - Arbitration/Mediation, Consumer - Arbitration/Mediation, Family - Arbitration/Mediation
Consumer Law
Class Action, Lemon Law
Employment Law
Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
California
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Education
Cornell Univ
Undergraduate Degree
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Cornell Univ
Law Degree
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Professional Associations
California State Bar  # 205910
Member
- Current
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Turner Green LLP
535 Anton Boulevard, Suite 850
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Telephone: (714) 434-8750
Fax: (714) 434-8756