Gian Fanelli

Gian Fanelli is an attorney in HKM Employment Attorneys LLP’s Washington, DC office with experience in labor and employment law, employee benefits law, and litigation. He represents plaintiffs and returned to employee-side practice after working in government and in-house roles. His background gives him experience viewing workplace legal issues from several professional settings while maintaining a current focus on representing employees in employment-related matters.

Gian earned a Bachelor’s degree from Berklee College of Music, an MBA from SDA Bocconi School of Management in Milan, Italy, and a JD from the University of Minnesota. His legal and business education provides a foundation for analyzing workplace disputes, organizational decisions, and employment-related legal questions. That combination supports practical communication with clients and careful evaluation of legal issues that can involve business operations, employee benefits, litigation strategy, and changing workplace relationships.

Gian began his legal career handling plaintiff-side employment law matters in New York. He later worked as Special Assistant Corporation Counsel for the City of New York and then served as in-house counsel at Toast, Inc. before returning to plaintiff representation. These roles gave him experience in private employment practice, public-sector legal work, corporate decision-making, and litigation, providing several perspectives on the problems employees and organizations face in workplace matters.

Gian Fanelli works from HKM Employment Attorneys LLP’s Washington, DC office and focuses on employment-related representation. His experience combines plaintiff-side advocacy, labor and employment work, employee benefits knowledge, litigation, government service, and in-house counsel responsibilities. He helps clients evaluate workplace legal issues with an understanding of how employment disputes can develop inside organizations and how those disputes can proceed through negotiation, legal analysis, and litigation when formal advocacy becomes necessary.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, HKM Employment Attorneys LLP
• Member, District of Columbia Bar

Licensed State

• District of Columbia

Education

• University of Minnesota
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• SDA Bocconi School of Management
  Master of Business Administration (MBA)
• Berklee College of Music
  Bachelor’s degree

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