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Labor & Employment

California

15 Years Ranked

About

Provided by Kenneth D Sulzer

USA

Practice Areas

Labor and Employment

California Class Actions

Class/Collective Actions

Employment Litigation Prevention & Defense

Transactional Solutions

Wage and Hour Compliance & Litigation

Career

Ken focuses his practice on employment class actions and advising companies, boards of directors and senior company officials in crisis management and "corporate" campaigns impacting companies and industries' futures. Ken has handled industry defining matters, often in matters involving class actions. He has particular experience in working with industry sectors including healthcare, hotels and resorts, college and professional sports, real estate and death services. He has a particular expertise in matters involving the "outsourced economy."

Ken also has deep experience in labor relations, discrimination litigation, trade secrets and non-compete issues as well as OSHA, DOL and FLSA matters. He is frequently quoted by major media outlets, regularly serves as an expert witness on legal issues, and has testified before legislative and regulatory bodies on behalf of his clients.

He serves as the Managing Partner of the Los Angeles - Century City office and as the Chair of the Firm's California Practice.

Professional Memberships

-Federal Bar Association – Board of Directors (2009 – Present); Past President (2015)

-Los Angeles Superior Court – Complex Court Committee (2018 – present): Appointed by Complex Judges to advise Complex Court

-Former Chair, Beverly Hills Bar Association - Labor Law Section

Expert in these Jurisdictions

California

U.S. Supreme Court

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California

Education

Harvard Law School

J.D.

1985

Occidental College

B.A.

1982

Awards

Top 100 Lawyers

Los Angeles Business Journal

2023

Best Lawyers in America

2022

The Legal 500 United States: Labor & Employment

2023

Southern California Super Lawyers ®

2020

Top 75 California Labor and Employment Lawyers

The Daily Journal

2019

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