Legal Practice:

Ms. Acken focuses her practice on labor and employment matters, and has experience represented both private and public clients (primarily employers) in litigation and administrative actions involving a variety of issues, including disability discrimination claims, wage and hour matters, restrictive covenants and executive compensation matters, and traditional labor claims. Ms. Acken previously acted as in-house counsel for a large, international EPC contractor and currently acts as external general counsel for several small to mid-size employers, drafting and reviewing contracts, policies, and providing training. Finally, Ms. Acken has substantial experience acting as an objective third-party investigator conducting workplace investigations that involve allegations of misconduct by all levels of employees, from front line to executives.

Ms. Acken also maintains a small practice representing adoptive parents in adoption matters and associated severance proceedings.