Labor & Employment | USA

Apalla Chopra is a fine choice of counsel for large-scale internal investigations into allegations of misconduct, as well as acting in litigation such as discrimination claims. She is regularly called upon by clients in the education sector.

Lynne Hermle is esteemed throughout the market for her strength in industry-changing employment law disputes. She frequently handles high-profile matters for household names in the technology sector.

Erin Connell has developed a strong practice in the area of discrimination litigation, with notable expertise in defending large scale pay equity disputes.

Adam Karr is noted for his experience in handling significant wrongful termination disputes, as well as large-scale class actions.

Andrew Livingston often takes on wage and hour class actions for clients in a range of industries, as well as handling disputes such as wrongful termination and fraud claims.

Jennifer Rubin handles a wide array of employment matters, including trade secret misappropriation, wage and hour, and discrimination claims. She regularly advises clients in the technology and healthcare sectors.

Katherine Roberts represents employers in a range of contentious matters including wage and hour, retaliation and discrimination disputes, as well as traditional labor law.

Kerry Garvis Wright has a strong track record in defending high-stakes employment disputes.

Robert Siegel is a go-to labor lawyer for market-leading airlines. He handles matters such as collective bargaining and high-value claims brought under the Railway Labor Act.

Ron Holland is well-versed in labor relations issues and also experienced in wage and hour matters.

Based in San Francisco, Sabrina Beldner has experience in wage and hour class and PAGA actions. She also advises across a wide range of discrimination matters.

Andrew Satenberg has notable experience representing employers in wage and hour class actions.

Christina Tellado is a labor and employment attorney based in both the Los Angeles and Philadelphia offices of Polsinelli PC. She focuses her practice on collective actions relating to discrimination and harassment. She also has experience in both wage and hour and PAGA matters.

Daniel McQueen is highly regarded for his representation of employers in wage and hour class actions, as well representative and collective actions brought under the PAGA and FLSA.

Heather Sager is firmwide chair of the Perkins Coie LLP labor and employment practice. She has experience in both wage and hour and collective class actions.

Holly Lake frequently advises employers on sensitive workplace investigations, as well as disputes in relation to discrimination and retaliation claims.

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.

Laura Maechtlen advises employers on single and multi-plaintiff employment disputes concerning allegations of discrimination, harassment and retaliation, among other matters.

Melinda Riechert is experienced in a range of high-profile employment law disputes, including defending against discrimination, wrongful termination and whistleblower claims. Her clients include technology companies and service providers.

Michael Brewer is the chair of the firm's employment & compensation practice. He has a strong reputation handling complex employment disputes. He has regularly defended against wage and hour actions and discrimination claims.

Molly Lens is a litigator known for defending employers in class actions and single plaintiff disputes. She has particular expertise in the media and entertainment sector.

Pankit Doshi represents employers in a wide variety of labor and employment matters, including breach of restrictive covenant and trade secrets claims.

Paul Cowie is noted for his representation of employers in high-profile employment class action claims relating to wage and hour, discrimination and misclassification issues.

Peter Woo is well-versed in handling discrimination claims, including defending clients before the EEOC.

Thomas Kaufman is a fine choice of litigator for state and federal wage and hour actions arising in a range of industries, as well as claims involving breach of contract, charges of fraud and wrongful termination.

Ute Krudewagen regularly advises multinational clients on the labor and employment aspects of M&A transactions and global workforce matters. She is especially active in the technology sector.

Amanda Sommerfeld has a strong track record representing corporate clients in class and representative wage and hour and PAGA claims.

Benjamin Ho is sought by multinational companies for his employment expertise on significant corporate transactions.

Chris Boman regularly handles a wide range of employment disputes, including wage and hour class actions and PAGA representative actions.

Erin Bass enjoys a growing reputation for her experience in wage and hour class actions. She also advises employers on matters concerning discrimination and retaliation claims.

Hannah Jones is a partner in Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass LLP's San Francisco office. She has experience in both individual and class action suits, as well as discrimination, wage and hour, and wrongful termination matters.

Ian Wright has a robust labor and employment practice, spanning wage and hour class actions as well as individual claims of wrongful termination, harassment and discrimination.

Jennifer Terry is best known for defending employers in class and collective actions relating to wage and hour claims. She regularly advises clients in the retail and food and beverage sectors, among others.

Josh Mates serves as employment counsel to companies guiding them through contentious and non-contentious issues. He handles disputes arising from discrimination, wage and hour violations and post-termination claims.

Philippe Lebel assists employers with an array of contentious mandates, including wage and hour class actions as well as harassment and discrimination claims.

Ryne Posey advises companies on the labor and employment aspects of corporate transactions often with cross-border complexities.

Sabrina Shadi provides robust representation to corporations and executives in non-contentious and contentious employment issues. She has defended clients against allegations including retaliation and harassment.

Shareef Farag regularly defends employers in wage and hour and PAGA claims. He co-leads the firm's employment and wage and hour class actions team.

Steven Katz has a notable litigation and appellate practice representing defendants in disputes related to wage and hour violations and PAGA claims.

Todd Scherwin regularly defends clients in labor and employment disputes. He is particularly skilled in securing dismissals in relation to PAGA claims.

Anne Villanueva regularly advises national and international clients on the labor and employment aspects of M&A transactions, as well as experience in matters concerning noncompete and non-solicitation agreements. She splits her time between the firm's New York and California offices.

Eric Gitig represents his clients in a wide range of employment disputes, including class and representative PAGA and wage and hour claims.

Margaret Maraschino is best known for her representation of employers in wage and hour class actions.

Michelle Gonzales has a growing reputation for her skillful handling of internal investigations and litigation, especially wage and hour disputes.