Employment

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA — The Los Angeles Business Journal has recognized Stradley Ronon partners Esther Cho and Melanie Ronen on the 2025 “Women of Influence: Attorneys” list. Lawyers were selected for recognition based on exceptional legal skill and achievement, exemplary leadership as evidenced by the highest professional and ethical standards, and contributions to the Los Angeles community at large.

Esther is co-chair of the firm’s financial services litigation and enforcement practice. She regularly represents financial services firms in state and federal court and before arbitral tribunals in proceedings involving violations of state and federal securities laws and related rules and regulations.

Melanie serves as chair of the firm’s employment practice and advises employers across a broad array of industries on all aspects of employment law, including hiring, promotion, discipline, termination, privacy, compensation and other employment-related issues.

About Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young,  LLP
Counseling clients since 1926, Stradley Ronon has helped private and public companies — from small businesses to Fortune 500 corporations — achieve their goals by providing pragmatic, value-driven legal counsel. With offices coast to coast, our lawyers seamlessly address the full spectrum of our clients’ needs, ranging from sophisticated corporate transactions to complex commercial litigation.