Gianmarco Cordano is an associate at Helmer Friedman LLP, where he represents individuals in employment, civil rights, and consumer protection matters.

Mr. Cordano fights for employees who have faced discrimination, harassment, or retaliation, including those punished for reporting unlawful conduct or denied the accommodations the law guarantees them. Employees are expected to tolerate a great deal to keep their jobs, and many never learn that what they tolerated was illegal. Mr. Cordano guides clients through the decisions ahead and presses their claims against employers who expect them to back down.

Mr. Cordano received his J.D. from Loyola Law School in 2026. At Loyola, he served as Articles Editor and Production Editor of the Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review. He also founded Legal Education Access and Development, a program that provides resources and one-on-one mentoring to undergraduate and community college students pursuing law school. Mr. Cordano received his B.A. in History, summa cum laude, from UCLA in 2021.

During law school, Mr. Cordano clerked at two Los Angeles plaintiff-side employment firms and served as a research assistant to two labor and employment law professors.

Mr. Cordano is a member of the State Bar of California.

Outside the office, Mr. Cordano enjoys playing tennis and following soccer.