Los Angeles Business Journal Recognizes Emily Burkhardt Vicente Among 2023 Women of Influence: Attorneys

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP Labor and Employment partner Emily Burkhardt Vicente was recently honored by being included on the Los Angeles Business Journal’s 2023 Women of Influence: Attorneys list. The award recognizes women who have displayed their leadership through professional achievements, community leadership, milestones, and awards.

Co-chair of the firm’s labor and employment team, Vicente is an accomplished trial lawyer who has defended some of the largest Fortune 100 companies in high-stakes employment and wage-hour litigation and is experienced in taking hybrid class and collective action cases to jury trial. She has helped a number of clients navigate sexual harassment claims fraught with legal and public relations challenges in the #metoo era. In her counseling practice, Vicente assists companies in developing forward-thinking compliance strategies that reduce disputes and mitigate employment-related risks. In the last several years, she has creatively advised a variety of businesses through workforce issues attendant to closing, reopening and operating a business during the unprecedented challenges created by COVID-19. Vicente also works with companies nationwide on the design and implementation of diversity and inclusion programs and other ESG initiatives.

Additionally, Vicente serves as co-chair of the firm’s Diversity & Inclusion Committee, which is dedicated to advancing the promotion, retention, and advancement of diverse lawyers and staff within the firm and community. Most recently, the Los Angeles Business Journal shortlisted Vicente for the Diversity, Equity + Inclusion Executive of the Year in 2021 and 2023, and recognized her in 2022 among its Leaders of Influence: Labor and Employment Attorneys in Los Angeles. Vicente was also listed as a 2022 Diversity & Inclusion Visionary by The Los Angeles Times magazine.

All nominees, including Vicente, were featured in the April 17^th edition of the Los Angeles Business Journal and will be profiled in the Women’s Leadership Series throughout the month of June.