Laura D. Smolowe Profiled Among Los Angeles Business Journal’s 2025 Leaders of Influence: Labor & Employment Attorneys

September 9, 2025

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Laura D. Smolowe has been recognized among Los Angeles Business Journal’s (LABJ) “2025 Leaders of Influence: Labor & Employment Attorneys.” 

The list highlights attorneys who “have their finger on the ever-changing pulse of labor legislation, what changes have come to the labor law landscape in recent times, the new rules of hiring and firing, and the various trends that they have been tirelessly monitoring and managing for their clients.”  

In Laura’s published profile, she is lauded for “successfully [leading] complex commercial and employment-related cases for Fortune 500 companies across several industries...[and] her ability to win on both the plaintiff and defense sides – with multiple successful arbitration and trial verdicts – demonstrating her exceptional courtroom skill and strategic insight.” The profile also notes her “strategic acumen in protecting corporate innovation and promoting competition.” 

To read Laura’s profile, click here. 

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