Elise M. Bloom, Esq., is a partner in the law firm of Proskauer Rose LLP, where she is co-Chair of its Labor and Employment Law Department and co-head of the Class/Collective Actions Group. Widely recognized as one of the leading employment lawyers in the U.S., she regularly represents employers against class actions brought under the federal and state anti-discrimination laws as well as against collective and class actions involving allegations of wage and hour violations under federal and state law, and she represents and advises clients on a range of general employment issues. Ms. Bloom frequently lectures and writes on employment law issues and has served as a Senior Editor of the CCH Journal of Employment Discrimination.