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Biography

Ms. Abreu concentrates her practice in the area of employment law. She handles a wide range of employment litigation and counseling matters for private companies and higher education institutions. She defends employers in both federal and state court, and before administrative agencies, in litigation brought under Title VII, New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, and Conscientious Employee Protection Act and involving alleged employment discrimination, harassment, whistle-blowing, and retaliation. She also assists employers in drafting employee handbooks, policies, agreements, and training materials and conducts workplace investigations.

Ms. Abreu most recently completed a clerkship for the Honorable Brian R. Martinotti, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Prior to her clerkship, Ms. Abreu was an associate in the Gibbons Commercial & Criminal Litigation Group. She also completed a clerkship for the Honorable Marie P. Simonelli, Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Other Info About Liana

Education

Seton Hall University School of Law|Rutgers University


J.D., magna cum laude|B.S., magna cum laude


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  • Order of the Coif
  • Recipient, Newark Scholarship
  • Recipient, Seton Hall Law Success Scholarship
  • Editor-in-Chief, Seton Hall Legislative Journal

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  • Dean’s List

Clerkships

Liana served as a clerk for the court(s) and judge(s) below:

Judicial clerk to the Honorable Brian R. Martinotti, United States District Court, District of New Jersey, Trenton, NJ, April 2017 – September 2019

Judicial clerk to the Honorable Marie P. Simonelli, J.A.D., Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, Newark, NJ, 2015 – 2016

Judicial intern to the Honorable Michael A. Hammer, U.S. Magistrate Judge, United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, Newark, NJ, Summer 2013

Courts

Liana is admitted to practice before the following court(s):

State of New Jersey|State of New York|United States District Court for the District of New Jersey|United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York|United States District Court for the Southern District of New York


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Professional Affiliations

Professional Affiliations & Memberships

Essex County Bar Association

New Jersey State Bar Association

Association for Portuguese Speaking Attorneys

Civic Activities

Civic & Charitable Organizations

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