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Biography

Irina represents employers in a broad range of labor & employment matters, including federal and state litigation, arbitrations, and administrative proceedings concerning claims of wrongful termination, employment discrimination and retaliation, unfair labor practices, wage and hour violations, and various other employment related claims. Her practice also includes assisting clients with other aspects of the employer-employee relationship such as handbooks, workplace investigations, non-compete and restrictive covenant agreements, unemployment disputes, and other personnel policies and concerns. Irina also serves the firm’s Immigration Group, assisting clients with employment-based immigration matters such as obtaining temporary visas and green cards.

Irina joined the firm in 2019 after she earned her J.D. magna cum laude from the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law. Since joining the firm, Irina has served clients from a variety of industries such as health care, manufacturing, energy, financial services, franchise & hospitality, real estate, and technology. Irina is currently the Treasurer of the Kentucky Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Law Section and served as the Vice Chair of Policy for the American Bar Association International Arbitration Committee of the International Law Section for three consecutive years.

Other Info About Irina

Education

Law School

University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law, J.D., 2019, magna cum laude

Undergraduate School

University of Louisville, B.S., Criminal Justice, 2015, cum laude

Bar Memberships

Irina is licensed to practice in the following state(s):

Kentucky, 2019

Courts

Irina is admitted to practice before the following court(s):

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky

Recognition

Local & National Recognition

Selected to Kentucky Rising Stars, 2024-2025

Leon Seidman Memorial Award, University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law, 2019- recognizing commitment to honesty, integrity, and community service

CALI award for highest grade in Writing for Practice, 2018

CALI award for highest grade in Selected Problems in Civil Procedure, 2018

Post Graduation Award: Interest in Litigation, 2018

Winner of First Year Oral Argument Competition, – University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law, 2017

Professional Affiliations

Professional Affiliations & Memberships

Kentucky Bar Association, Labor and Employment Section, Treasurer, 2022

Women Influencing Louisville, Board Member, 2022

Kentucky Bar Association, Labor and Employment Section, Secretary, 2021

Vice Chair of Policy for the American Bar Association International Arbitration Committee of the International Law Section, years 2018-2021

Louisville Bar Association, Member

American Bar Association, Member

Kentucky Bar Association, Member

Brandeis Honor Society

Presentations

Irina was invited to speak at the following events:

Speaker, “Considerations & Best Practices in Managing a Remote Workforce,” Elizabethtown SHRM 4th Annual Conference, September 2022

Speaker, “Restrictive Covenants: Non-compete, Non-Solicit, and Confidentiality Agreements,” Kentucky Bar Association 2022 Annual Convention, June 2022

Speaker, “Tips for Managing Difficult Employees: How Do We Handle an Employee That….” 57th Annual Indiana HR Conference, Indiana Chamber of Commerce, May 2021

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