TARA G. LA FIURA 5 Evergreen Avenue Wayne, PA 19087

________________________________________________________________________ Experience Blank Rome LLP, Philadelphia, PA Associate, Employment, Benefits & Labor Practice Group, September 2004 – present Member, Recruiting & Retention Committee Represent public and private sector employers before federal and state courts and governmental agencies with respect to all aspects of labor and employment law including the Americans with Disabilities Act, Title VII, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act and the National Labor Relations Act. Regularly counsel and train employers on a variety of employment and labor issues including discrimination and harassment matters, wage and hour compliance, unfair labor practices, reductions in force, restrictive covenant issues, negotiating employment and severance agreements, the administration of personnel policies, affirmative action compliance and litigation avoidance strategies. Licensed to practice in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Representative Matters  Successfully represented a Fortune 500 wire and cable manufacturing company in defeating a union organizing campaign  Negotiated initial collective bargaining agreement on behalf of a data center services provider  Negotiated a number of collective bargaining agreements on behalf of school districts with regard to teacher, custodial & maintenance and transportation bargaining units  Successfully represented a public company in defeating a state age discrimination claim at the summary judgment stage Delaware Attorney General’s Office, Wilmington, DE Law Clerk, June 2002 - August 2002 Presbyterian Children’s Village, Rosemont, PA Licensed Clinical Social Worker, August 1999 - August 2001 Member of an interdisciplinary team with psychiatrists, psychologists and school principal. Assessed and treated adolescents with a variety of mental health problems whose families were under the supervision of the mental health and child welfare systems. Provided individual, family and group therapy. Provided case management and crisis management.

Education Villanova University School of Law, Villanova, PA J.D., magna cum laude, May 2004 Order of the Coif Villanova Law Review Managing Editor of Symposium, Volume 49, 2004 Staff Writer, Volume 48, 2003 Dorothy Day Award for Pro Bono Service May 2004 Wapner, Newman & Wigrizer Award for Excellence in Trial Advocacy, May 2004 Bryn Mawr College Graduate School of Social Work & Social Research, Bryn Mawr, PA Master of Social Services, May 2000

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Colgate University, Hamilton, NY B.A. in Sociology, cum laude, May 1998 Disciplinary Board, Selected Panel Member Gamma Phi Beta Sorority, House Manager Junior Year Study Abroad Program – Florence, Italy Conestoga High School, Berwyn, PA Class of 1994 Attended Beaumont Elementary School and T/E Intermediate School

Community Organizations Board of Directors, Catholic Social Services, Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA Secretary, Board of Directors, January 2009 - present Chair, Community-Based Services Committee, May 2005 – present St. Monica’s Roman Catholic Church, Berwyn, PA Member of Parish

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