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Daniela Nanau

Senior Associate

Daniela Nanau is the senior associate at the Law Offices of Joshua Friedman. Daniela's practice primarily focuses on sex and race harassment in the work place. She represents clients in federal and state court, at mediation and before the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Daniela attended Reed College and the Benjamin N. Cardozo Law School. While she attended Cardozo, Daniela interned for United States District Court Judge Sterling Johnson, participated in the Criminal Defense Clinic and served as a Notes Editor on the Cardozo Public Law, Policy and Ethic Journal. Her note on the perils of heightened pleading standards for plaintiffs in shareholder actions was published in 2007.

Prior to joining the Law Offices of Joshua Friedman, Daniela worked as an associate at Vladeck, Waldman, Elias & Engelhard, PC and as a senior associate at Alterman & Boop LLP where she also practiced employment law.

Before attending law school, Daniela pursued a career in politics. On Capitol Hill, she interned for then-Congressman Charles Schumer and worked as a legislative aide for Congresswoman Darlene Hooley. Daniela worked at the White House during the Clinton Administration. She worked as the lead paralegal for the Office of the Counsel to the President and was a member of Bill Clinton's defense team during the impeachment. Daniela later served as the Associate Director of Research in the Office of the First Lady.

Education

J.D., Benjamin N. Cardozo Law School
Intern for United States District Court, Judge Sterling Johnson
Participated in the Criminal Defense Clinic
Notes Editor on the Cardozo Public Law, Policy and Ethic Journal

B.A. Politics, Reed College
Intern for then-Congressman Charles Schumer
Legislative aide for Congresswoman Darlene Hooley
Lead paralegal for the Office of the Counsel to the President
Member of Bill Clinton’s defense team (during the impeachment)
Associate Director of Research in the Office of the First Lady

Publications

Perils of heightened pleading standards for plaintiffs in shareholder actions
Cardozo Public Law, Policy and Ethic Journal, (2007)