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Labor & Employment: The Elite - California
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What the team is known for

Stands out for its fantastic reputation and excellent bench strength. Well known for handling class actions and appellate litigation. Assists with high-stakes employee mobility and trade secrets disputes, as well as complex discrimination and wage and hour litigation. An impressive client list consisting of a raft of household-name companies, including entities from the technology, retail and financial services sectors.

Work Highlights

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  • Paul Hastings represented Nike in a class action alleging female employees were underpaid and placed into lower-level positions than male employees. The motion for class certification was denied.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Paul Grossman
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Paul Grossman
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Senior Statespeople

Paul Grossman has a wealth of expertise in whistle-blower, wrongful discharge and discrimination matters.

"I think very highly of him, his acumen and achievements."

"Paul is an amazing attorney who is highly respected."

"He is one of the most knowledgeable practitioners in labor and employment, and is every effective at using his knowledge to achieve settlements."

Elena Baca
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Elena Baca
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Band 1

Elena Baca is experienced in highly contentious employment litigation including discrimination and wage and hour disputes. She also chairs the firm's global employment law department.

"Elena is one of our most trusted advisers and litigators for high-impact matters. She is practical, smart, a brilliant trial attorney, knows how to interact with all levels of executives and witnesses, and is super responsive."

"Elena is a top-notch attorney with a sound substantive command of legal issues. She also has the skills to communicate across party lines to get matters resolved."

"She is great under pressure whether that be before a demanding board or the regulator. She is bright, super client-friendly and very responsive."

Jeffrey D Wohl
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Jeffrey D Wohl
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Band 2

Jeffrey Wohl defends leading companies from a range of sectors against class actions involving diverse employment law claims, bringing to bear extensive trial experience.

"He is a highly respected attorney."

"He is a terrific lawyer and creative thinker."

Leslie Abbott
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Leslie Abbott
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Band 3

Leslie Abbott is a fine choice of counsel for clients facing a range of disputes, including wage and hour actions.

Cameron Fox
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Cameron Fox
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Band 4

Cameron Fox handles a variety of contentious matters on behalf of employers, including discrimination, sexual harassment and wrongful termination claims.

"Cameron is an expert in the labor space and provides well-calibrated and practical advice. She is an excellent writer and a strong advocate."

"She is a leading labor lawyer and is talented, creative and effective in her approach."

Felicia A Davis
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Felicia A Davis
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Band 4

Felicia Davis specializes in assisting employers with discrimination and pay equity issues.

"Felicia is an expert, being thorough, creative and a strong advocate."

"Felicia is in a class of her own. She is a trusted adviser and a fierce advocate, anticipating issues from a legal as well as a business perspective. Her sensibility for litigation is superb."

"She is very knowledgeable and astute."

Jennifer Baldocchi
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Jennifer Baldocchi
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Band 4

Jennifer Baldocchi specializes in employee mobility issues, including advising on noncompete agreements as well as litigating trade secret misappropriation and breach of restrictive covenant claims.

"She constantly delivers for us. She is a fantastic attorney."

"She is very considered and excellent at separating meaningful issues from the noise."

"I am impressed by her knowledge of the law and strategic thinking as well as her creative approach and presentation skills."

Ranked Lawyers at
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Labor & Employment

Paul Grossman
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Paul Grossman
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Senior Statespeople
Elena Baca
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Elena Baca
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Band 1
Jeffrey D Wohl
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Jeffrey D Wohl
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Band 2
Leslie Abbott
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Leslie Abbott
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Band 3
Cameron Fox
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Cameron Fox
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Band 4
Felicia A Davis
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Felicia A Davis
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Band 4
Jennifer Baldocchi
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Jennifer Baldocchi
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Band 4