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I have extensive experience in complex litigation for a broad spectrum of clients ranging from global companies to small start ups, including class action litigation, wage and hour litigation, mass layoffs, trade secret and non-compete issues and ERISA claims. I routinely defend employers in lawsuits and administrative proceedings involving wage and hour violations, wrongful discharge, employment discrimination, sexual harassment, breach of contract and misappropriation of trade secrets.I regularly counsel employers on employee discipline, employee hiring, wage and hour issues, employee privacy matters, and the creation and implementation of new and revised personnel policies. This includes drafting executive compensation agreements and separation agreements.Representative Significant Matters• Successfully defended a wage and hour class action both through a five-week jury trial resulting in a hung jury and then through a subsequent bench trial.• Obtained dismissal of a putative wage and hour class action involving a nationwide class consisting of thousands of employees.• Defeated class certification in multiple wage and hour class actions.• Represented the retail arm of a global energy company in two large wage and hour class actions (16,000 and 5,000 employees, respectively).• Counseled several multi-million dollar firms regarding the employment implications of their proposed mergers or acquisitions.• Successfully defended a discrimination lawsuit pending in the Los Angeles Superior Court, resulting in a complete defense verdict.• Redesigned employment policies and procedures for a leading international manufacturer to facilitate numerous reorganizations. Trained in-house legal and human resources personnel regarding those policies and procedures.• Successfully defended discrimination charges in different jurisdictions.• Counseled small, medium, and large national and international corporations regarding employment issues.

Listed skills include Class Actions, Employment Discrimination, Litigation, Trade Secrets, and 13 others.