San Francisco Bay Area
Award-winning employment attorney with more than 13 years of experience helping employers from Silicon Valley to South Florida solve workplace challenges. I advise companies ranging from startups to established enterprises, deliver trainings for professional groups, and publish insights on compliance and HR strategy. As a speaker, I focus on breaking down legal concepts into straightforward, practical steps HR leaders, executives, and other attorneys, can put to work right away. My practice centers on guiding management through the constantly shifting landscape of employment law. From compliance planning to workplace policy design and dispute resolution, I work with business leaders to reduce risk and build stronger organizations. The client’s I have represented include everyone from technology and retail startups, to family owned retail businesses, to mid-market service providers, to non-profits, and major fortune 100 companies. My experience is recognized with honors and awards, including the top Employment Law Attorney in South Florida, numerous recognitions from Super Lawyers Magazine, and community awards for philanthropic engagement. Alongside my legal work, I enjoy speaking for all sorts of crowds. My talks are designed to give HR professionals and business owners the tools they need to stay ahead of legal changes, foster healthier workplace cultures, and make sound decisions with confidence. Topics I frequently cover include: • Key employment law updates shaping the workplace today • Developing inclusive and compliant HR policies • Managing risk throughout the employee lifecycle • Preparing for the future of work and emerging regulations My approach to the law is simple and effective – I take common sense tactics and combine it with legal compliance and a sharp wit for negotiation. My goal is always the same – leave people with insights they can immediately apply in their roles. Focuses: • Employment Counseling • Employment Litigation Defense • Wage & Hour Claims • Discrimination Lawsuits • Retaliation and Misclassification Cases • Business Litigation • Contract Drafting and Negotiation
Representing California employers in complex labor and employment matters, partnering with executives, in-house counsel, and human resources leaders to navigate legal risk, workforce management challenges, and high-stakes employment disputes. Focusing also on advising employers on compliance with California’s rapidly evolving employment laws, including wage and hour issues, PAGA litigation, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, leave and accommodation obligations, workplace investigations, reductions in force, and employee mobility matters. Defend employers in litigation, class actions, representative actions, and administrative proceedings, and provide practical counseling designed to help organizations prevent disputes before they arise. Work with leadership teams to develop employment policies, conduct workplace investigations, manage employee relations issues, and implement risk-management strategies that align legal requirements with business objectives. Serving clients across a broad range of industries, helping them address the legal and operational challenges that come with managing workforces in California’s highly regulated environment. Areas of Focus: • California employment law compliance • Wage and hour counseling and litigation • PAGA and class action defense • Workplace investigations • Employee relations and performance management • Disability accommodation and leave management • Discrimination, harassment, and retaliation matters • Executive employment issues • Workforce restructuring and reductions in force • Multi-state employment counseling
Employment defense litigation with a heavy focus on California wage-and-hour claims, including single-Plaintiff, class actions, and PAGA cases; as well as claims for retaliation, harassment, discrimination and sexual harassment, and wrongful termination. Defend employers in administrative proceedings before California state agencies (including DLSE, CRD, and EDD), managing all phases of hearings from response strategy and evidence development to witness preparation and advocacy, resulting in favorable determinations and minimized liability exposure. Counsel employers on a broad range of employment issues, including: recruiting, hiring, compensation and benefits, classification analysis, leaves of absence and reasonable accommodations, discipline and terminations, internal investigations, restrictive covenants and severance packages, and wage-and-hour compliance. Draft, edit and revise Employee Handbooks, on-boarding documents, and stand-alone policies and procedures.
Corporate & Business Law. Having corporate counsel at your disposal is pivotal to ensuring your business is protected and set up for growth and success. We draft, review and negotiate a host of contracts on behalf of your business, we assist in your compliance with all federal, state and local regulations. Employment Law. We serve as outside counsel for all your employment needs. We create and implement a sound HR infrastructure for your business, which includes everything from onboarding to Employee Handbooks to termination and severance packages. We also provide annual compliance audits for your company.
AmLaw 100 products liability and torts group attorney. Defend automobile manufacturers in warranty actions for claims under the Federal Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, California’s Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act, as well as a myriad of fraud claims. Draft, edit and argue motions such as Demurrers, Motions to Strike, motions to compel further discovery (both moving and defending), motions to compel arbitration, motions for summary adjudication and/or summary judgment.
Counsel employers in the transportation, tech, healthcare, retail, services and hospitality industries, on a broad range of employment issues, including: recruiting, hiring, compensation and benefits, classification analysis, leaves of absence and reasonable accommodations, discipline and terminations, internal investigations, restrictive covenants and severance packages, and California wage-and-hour compliance. Defend employers complex wage and hour class actions, representative actions and single plaintiff claims under the California Labor Code, Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) and Business & Professions Code; as well as claims for retaliation, harassment, discrimination and sexual harassment, and wrongful termination. Investigate and respond to Department of Labor Standards Enforcement claims, Department of Fair Employment and Housing complaints, and Cal-OSHA investigations. Draft, edit and revise Employee Handbooks, on-boarding documents, and stand-alone policies and procedures. Negotiate commercial business transactions including vendor agreements and joint venture agreements, as well as drafting formation documents such as operating and partnership agreements for startups.