Saidah Grayson Dill Email & Phone Number

San Jose, California, United States

* July 2020 - present: Vice President, Deputy General Counsel - Employment Law* May 2016 - July 2020: Senior Director Employment Law & Employee Relations* May 2012 - May 2016: Director Employment Law & Employee Relations* Feb. 2008 – May 2012: Senior Corporate Counsel - Employment LawProvide practical and timely employment law advice and counsel for matters related to Cisco’s global employee population. Counseling topics include: wage and hour compliance; Title VII and state civil rights anti-discrimination and harassment statutes; co-employment; leaves of absence; employee privacy; non-solicitation and non-competition obligations. Partner with human resources professionals to provide guidance on all aspects of the employment life cycle (offers, performance management and terminations). Manage international and domestic internal investigations; create and implement internal training for human resource personnel on topics including wage and hour laws, contingent workforce and investigations. Manage domestic and international employment litigation (e.g., discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination, co-employment) and external counsel budget.

Sf Bay Area

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Pro Bono Program Co-ChairLitigation Experience: Represented employers in wage and hour and prevailing wage class actions, harassment, discrimination, wrongful termination, defamation, retaliation, and breach of contract lawsuits in state and federal courts; independently manage and coordinate all phases of pre-trial case management, including responses to administrative agency charges; supervision of junior associates; conduct witness interviews and perform other investigative tasks; conduct written and oral discovery, including taking and defending depositions; prepare and argue dispositive motions, including motions for summary judgment; evaluate cases and negotiate settlements; represent clients in ADR proceedings, settlement conferences and DLSE hearings. Counseling Experience: Advised management and human resources regarding all aspects of employment law, including compliance with wage and hour laws, reclassification of employees, anti –discrimination/harassment and disability laws, disciplining and terminating employees, administering leaves of absence under state and federal law and employee privacy rights. Prepared employee handbooks, severance agreements, and related employment policies and contracts.

Palo Alto, Ca

Comprehensive experience in labor and employment counseling and litigation. Conducted due diligence and provided advice with respect to labor and employment issues in mergers and acquisitions and disposition of assets. Provided general advice to clients with respect to compliance with California and federal employment laws. Drafted and edited employee handbooks. Drafted and negotiated employment, severance, non-competition and non-solicitation agreements. Conducted sexual harassment workshops. Drafted legal research, pleadings, motion for summary adjudication and pre-hearing and post-hearingbriefs. Pro bono work included representation of former FBI employee in a sexual harassment and disability discriminationmatter and representation in an unlawful detainer action.

Education record

A.B. Public Policy (Concentration: Law and the Legal System)

J.D.