As a brief writer for Littler CaseSmart – Litigation™, Annette Gifford formulates and executes briefing strategy for cases. She evaluates and selects legal authority that supports the facts and circumstances of each case and prepares substantive briefs and motions, including complex dispositive motions, discovery motions and briefing concerning discovery and other strategic issues. Annette is based in New York.
Prior to joining Littler, Annette worked for a boutique labor and employment firm representing plaintiff employees. Her work there included litigation before state and federal courts, class actions and single plaintiff cases, and encompassed areas including wage and hour, discrimination, harassment, ADA, retaliation, and False Claim Act matters. She previously was with a global law firm, first as a summer clerk and then as an associate in the Business Litigation group. Representative areas of work included government investigations, environmental, trade secrets, real estate, securities, and others.
During law school, Annette was managing editor for the Cornell International Law Journal and completed a Law Guardian externship. She also participated in the Cornell Youth & Work Program as a research assistant during her undergraduate education.
