Biography
ELIZABETH S. TORKELSEN is an Associate in the Employment, Labor & Workforce Management practice, in the Stamford office of Epstein Becker Green. In 2020, corporate counsel named Ms. Torkelsen to the BTI Client Service All-Stars list.
Ms. Torkelsen's experience includes:
- Representation of management clients in all aspects of employment litigation before state and federal courts and administrative agencies in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New York, and on appeal
- Employment practice counseling on disability laws, discrimination, employment policies, handbooks, individual employment issues, WARN, reductions in force, and risk management
- Sexual harassment avoidance and other policy training
Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Torkelsen was a litigation associate at law firms in Massachusetts and New York.
Education
- Boston College Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1992)
- Articles & Citations Editor & Staff Writer, Boston College International & Comparative Law Review
- Bates College (B.A., cum laude, 1987)
- Phi Beta Kappa
Court Admissions
- Supreme Court of the United States
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut
- U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
Bar Admissions
- Connecticut
- Massachusetts
- New York