Labor & Employment: The Elite
USA Guide 2024 : California
Band 4
About
Provided by Winston & Strawn LLP
Winston & Strawn’s California labor and employment practice stands out for its ability to represent high-profile clients in their most critical matters. Whether tackling high-stakes employment disputes or addressing strategic workforce management issues, our stellar California team consistently delivers exceptional results for our prestigious clientele. These attorneys handle a wide array of employment disputes for Fortune 500 companies, appearing before administrative boards, trial courts, and courts of appeal in cases involving a myriad of issues, including discrimination, wrongful termination, misappropriation of trade secrets, harassment, non-competes, whistleblower claims, internal investigations, business torts, leave laws, and traditional labor. Our California L&E attorneys excel in handling sophisticated wage and hour class and collective actions, boasting a particularly impressive record of success defeating class certification early in these cases. Widely trusted by major employers both in California and nationwide, we also represent several major employers as national and/or regional labor and employment law counsel, or as a “preferred provider,” managing either all or significant portions of our clients’ labor and employment litigation and advisory needs. Recognized as one of the most experienced L&E groups in the region, we leverage Winston's other robust litigation and corporate practices to provide clients with a comprehensive and unparalleled service platform.
Chambers Review
Strong labor and employment practice that maintains an impressive reputation for its handling of litigation. Frequently defends employers against large-scale class and collective actions, including discrimination claims and wage and hour suits. Also offers expertise in whistle-blower and business tort cases. Represents clients from a range of industries including manufacture, retail and financial services.
Work Highlights
- Winston & Strawn provided ongoing counsel to LVMH including litigation and arbitration matters as well as traditional labor matters.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They are creative in their approach to cases, client-centric and able to develop winning strategies."
"They provide an excellent service, being very results-oriented."
"They are dependable in their advice, their analysis always being really sophisticated, useful and pragmatic."
"They are creative in their approach to cases, client-centric and able to develop winning strategies."
"They provide an excellent service, being very results-oriented."
"They are dependable in their advice, their analysis always being really sophisticated, useful and pragmatic."
Notable Practitioners
Joan Fife is particularly highlighted for her wage and hour expertise, which forms part of a broader class and collective action practice. Her clients include companies in the energy, financial services and technology industries.
"Joan has excellent experience and has been doing this a long time. She has a really solid approach to litigation."
Laura Petroff represents clients in a range of employment law matters, from wage and hour disputes to harassment and discrimination claims.
"Laura is very pragmatic and astute in her advice and observations. She is extremely trustworthy and provides very actionable and helpful advice."
Ranked Lawyers at
Winston & Strawn LLP
California
Industries
Provided by Winston & Strawn LLP
Commercial & Professional Services
Consumer Product Manufacturing
Energy
Financial Services
Heath Care
Mining & Metals
Retail
Technology