Nicky Jatana Bio

Nicky Jatana is the office managing principal of the Los Angeles, California, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. An unwavering advocate for her clients, Nicky’s service ethic for clients is guided by her understanding from experience working in-house and practicality from her years of experience as outside counsel. Nicky understands how to effectively guide clients’ cases through to trial or arbitration with minimal business impact. Nicky has spent the majority of her career focusing on complex, multi-plaintiff and class action litigation in the areas of wage and hour, Fair Credit Reporting Act violations, and general employment claims. Nicky’s value to clients is in acting as a trusted advisor, whether providing advice on strategies to avoid protracted litigation or litigating matters and leading them to settlement, arbitration, or trial. She has tried cases on wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, breach of contract, wage and hour, and other labor and employment-related issues. She practices in both state and federal courts and also before such tribunals as the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the California Civil Rights Department and the California Department of Industrial Relations - Division of Labor Standards Enforcement. She has represented employers in the retail, real estate, media and entertainment, restaurant, manufacturing, life sciences, transportation and banking industries, among others. Nicky finds balance through listening to live music, travel, and playing tennis. Nicky believes that tennis – like the practice of law – requires continual dedication and a growth mindset.