Investigations

• Investigated allegations of abusive conduct and sexual orientation harassment against leader of large public agency.
• Investigated allegations of sexual harassment by the CEO of a non-profit organization by program participants.
• Investigated allegations of bullying and harassment by the COO of a large non-profit service provider.
• Investigated an employee of a financial services company following a high profile complaint that the employee made racial slurs outside of work.
• Investigated allegations of sexual harassment and inappropriate behavior toward female and male subordinates by a vice president at an international consumer products company.
• Investigated allegations that an entertainment company supervisor engaged in sexual harassment and inappropriate behavior toward female and male third-parties during a festival, which involved witnesses in four states.
• Investigated allegations of racial discrimination made by an employee at a San Francisco Bay Area-based technology company.

Employment Litigation

• Represented an international food company against claims of disability discrimination and wage and hour violations by a former employee. Obtained summary judgment for the individual supervisor defendant in state court, removed the matter to federal court, and resolved the matter on favorable terms.
• Represented a financial institution against a claim of disability discrimination by a former employee, on a matter that brought together requirements for workers’ compensation, short term disability, and reasonable accommodations. Following discovery, resolved the matter on favorable terms in mediation.
• Represented an insurance company against claims of defamation and misuse of criminal records in employment. Litigated case up to trial and served on trial team.
• Represented a transaction technology company in a class action wage and hour case in state court, including assisting the client to obtain court approval of the settlement agreement and then modifying the settlement agreement, as well as related motion practice.
• Represented a transportation company with many union employees to defend against numerous complaints before the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Appellate

• Briefed and presented oral arguments to the California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District responding to the appeal of summary judgment regarding a claim that a benefit bill review company violated the California Confidentiality of Medical Information Act. Prevailed following oral argument.