Ms. Balian specializes in labor and employment law and has successfully represented numerous Fortune 500 companies, as well as a number of small to mid-sized companies in all facets of litigation and arbitration, as well as defense of administrative claims filed by employees with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Michigan Department of Civil Rights.  Ms. Balian frequently counsels employers on how to take a proactive approach in managing the workforce to protect against employment based claims by establishing policies and procedures to provide employers the maximum legal protections afforded under applicable federal and state laws.