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Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Labor & Employment: The Elite

USA Guide 2026 : California


Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

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About

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Our California practice is unusual in its ability to provide the full spectrum of employment legal services, including traditional labor representation and employee benefits work. Some of our 40 California employment attorneys are recognized as formidable trial attorneys, others as effective class action or single plaintiff litigators, others for the in-depth advice and counsel they provide, and still others for their expertise in union contract negotiations and labor arbitration. The depth of our California employment team means that we have the resources to handle almost any employment matter that arises. It also enables our team to be nimble when organizing around new issues and to quickly and creatively solve issues for clients.

Our California team values and rewards cooperation, sharing, and delegation. Our attorneys are supportive of each other such that each attorney’s practice is complimentary rather than competitive towards one another. This mindset extends to the office level; we see ourselves as a California office, not simply as separate Los Angeles and San Francisco offices. Our clients benefit from this mind-set by having access to a comprehensive team – not only one or two siloed lawyers.

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Labor & Employment: The Elite - California

Band 4

Band 4


What the Team is Known For

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP's labor and employment practice is noted for its full-service offering, which includes notable strength in employee benefits concerns and immigration law. It offers broad contentious capabilities that see it handle NLRB proceedings, employee classification class actions and single-plaintiff discrimination claims. The team acts for a range of state and national clients, including particular experience in labor law issues arising from the healthcare sector.

Work Highlights

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  • Davis Wright Tremaine LLP successfully defended Ralphs Grocery Company in a security check action, where the plaintiff alleged a failure to pay wages for time allegedly spent undergoing security checks.

Strengths

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  • Davis Wright Tremaine is fantastic on challenging matters and gives nuanced advice achieving great results.

    Labor & Employment: The Elite respondentUSA
  • Davis Wright Tremaine is a highly skilled firm across many complex and sophisticated matters and is very effective in understanding our business and interests.

    Labor & Employment: The Elite respondentUSA

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 5Judith Droz Keyes
    Band 5Judith Droz Keyes

    Judith Droz Keyes

    Judith Keyes represents clients in sexual harassment and discrimination claims as well as providing counsel on the employment aspects of M&A. She also acts as a mediator.

    • Judith is a thoughtful and solutions-oriented attorney.

      Labor & Employment: The Elite respondentUSA
    • Judith is very calming, practical and actionable.

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California

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