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Palo Alto, California

Provided advice and counseling on broad range of domestic and international employment law issues, including hiring, terminations, layoffs, leaves and accommodations, benefits, and performance management. Drafted various employee policies, including leave and vacation policies. Drafted employee handbooks. Reviewed and drafted consulting agreements, staffing agreements, executive agreements, and severance agreements. Provided employment law training to small businesses. Responded to demand letters. Navigated employee disputes. Assisted with the employment aspect of domestic and international corporate M&A transactions, including due diligence and employee integration.

San Francisco Bay Area

Managed discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and wage and hour matters, including drafting pleadings, motions, and mediation statements. Investigated and responded to administrative complaints. Propounded and responded to discovery. Engaged in discovery meet and confer. Assisted with deposition preparation. Conducted fact investigations and witness interviews. Drafted case management statements. Attended case management conferences. Provided counseling on California and Federal employment laws, including leave laws and overtime, meal and rest break requirements.

Boise, Idaho Area

Managed employment discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and wage and hour matters, including trial preparation. Resolved customer and vendor disputes. Drafted pleadings, motions, initial disclosures, and mediation statements. Propounded and responded to discovery. Conducted fact investigations and witness interviews. Prepared internal clients for deposition. Provided legal counseling to internal clients on employment and consumer protection laws. Provided employment law training to human resources department. Handled three-year consumer privacy class action in California, including retaining an expert, drafting an opposition to motion for class certification, drafting a summary judgment motion, engaging in settlement negotiation, and overseeing the class action settlement administration.

San Francisco Bay Area

Drafted pleadings. Propounded and responded to discovery. Assisted with deposition preparation. Conducted legal research and prepared internal advisory memoranda. Supervised large document reviews and productions. Engaged in declaration gathering in large wage and hour employment class action. Engaged in fact investigation and witness interviews in two Foreign Corrupt Practices Act investigations. Argued discovery motions. Engaged in discovery meet and confer. Negotiated stipulations. Drafted case management statements and attended case management conferences. Engaged in general trial preparation.

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Recipient of Iranian American Bar Association Scholarship - http://www.iaba.us/members-spotlight/ East Bay Community Law Center –.

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Recipient of Cal Alumni Leadership Scholarship 2003 University Medal Candidate