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Labor & Employment

Jul. 14, 2011

Joan Fife


Fife, an attorney with 25 years of experience in employment litigation, uses the same skills in her casework as she does in a long-distance race.


"Running a marathon is very similar to a class action wage-and-hour litigation practice," Fife said. "It is all in the planning and preparation, [and] that is where most of the work is. The actual race is like the argument in court."


Fife, the head of Winston & Strawn LLP's San Fran...

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