-Partner with senior leadership, operations, HR professionals, and business development to advise on and resolve employment law and litigation matters, including federal, multi-state, and local regulations across the country, California wage and hour compliance and audits, independent contractor analysis, worker classification, harassment, discrimination, leave and accommodations, performance management, terminations, reductions in force, background checks, employee relations, ADA compliance, and restrictive covenants. -Develop and implement corporate policies regarding compliance and protocols across all business lines-Manage outside counsel to defend employment-related and other litigation claims across the country, including single-plaintiff and class/collective actions-Advise deal teams on labor due diligence in connection with M&A transactions

-Advised executives, in-house counsel, and human resources on employment law, workplace investigations, and compliance issues, including federal, state, and local regulations, wage and hour compliance, independent contractor analysis, worker classification, harassment, discrimination, leave and accommodations, performance management, terminations, reductions in force, background checks, employee privacy, ADA compliance, and COVID-19 protocols-Represented employers in single plaintiff, agency, PAGA, and class actions for employment law matters throughout all phases of litigation through trial, including drafting and arguing motions, discovery, and appellate briefing-Drafted employment-related agreements and workplace policies, including employee handbooks