phTitle CalChamber Announces New Policy Advocate
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phMainContent Friday, December 16, 2011
Contact: Denise Davis
SACRAMENTO, CA — Jeremy Merz has joined the California Chamber of Commerce as a policy advocate for workers’ compensation, transportation, local government and international trade issues.
Merz comes to the CalChamber from Downey Brand, LLP, where he represented private defendants in state and federal courts on business litigation, employment law and workers’ compensation litigation.
Previously Merz served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Frank C. Damrell, Jr., U.S. District Court judge for the Eastern District of California. He also was a workers’ compensation claims case manager for Liberty Mutual.
Merz earned a B.A. in economics from the University of California at Davis and a J.D. with distinction from the University of Pacific, McGeorge School of Law. While at McGeorge he served on the editorial board of the McGeorge Law Review.
The California Chamber of Commerce (CalChamber) is the largest broad-based business advocate to government in California. Membership represents one-quarter of the private sector jobs in California and includes firms of all sizes and companies from every industry within the state. Leveraging our front-line knowledge of laws and regulations, we provide products and services to help businesses comply with both federal and state law. CalChamber, a not-for-profit organization with roots dating to 1890, promotes international trade and investment in order to stimulate California's economy and create jobs. Please visit our website at www.calchamber.com.
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