Built upon more than 40 years of experience in employment law and labor law, this employment law expert witness specializes in wage-hour class actions, employment discrimination litigation, trade secret disputes, wrongful termination claims, employment contract matters, corporate investigations, affirmative action compliance, and statistical analysis in employment-related litigation. The expert’s practice includes representation of companies and senior management in state and federal courts nationwide involving complex employment disputes, class actions, labor law matters, disability claims, executive compensation disputes, and workforce compliance issues. Additional areas of expertise include employment policies and procedures, human resources systems development, workplace investigations, performance management practices, equal pay issues, employee classification matters, independent contractor classification, affirmative action plan obligations, and employment-related risk management strategies. The expert has also advised companies regarding employment practices and development of human resources systems designed to minimize legal risk.

Distinguished litigation and expert witness experience includes more than 15 years of consultations, deposition testimony, and courtroom testimony involving wage-hour class actions, employment discrimination cases, trade secret claims, wrongful termination disputes, executive compensation matters, and employment practices litigation involving statistical analysis and workforce data evaluation. The expert has spent more than 400 days in trial and served as lead trial counsel in pioneering wage-hour class actions in California as well as major disability litigation matters in the United States. Additional expert witness work has included testimony on behalf of a corporate board of directors in shareholder derivative litigation involving executive severance compensation issues. The expert has also represented management nationwide in complex employment disputes involving workplace compliance, discrimination claims, labor matters, and employment-related litigation strategy.

Leadership responsibilities throughout the expert’s legal career include serving as President and founder of an employment and labor law practice representing companies nationwide, as well as Chair of Employment and Labor Groups at multiple national law firms. Previous federal regulatory leadership experience includes service as Executive Assistant to the Director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) within the United States Department of Labor, where the expert was responsible for enforcement and policy matters involving employment discrimination regulations, affirmative action compliance, and agency coordination with Congress, federal agencies, and the White House. Professional credentials include admission to practice law in California, the District of Columbia, and numerous federal district and appellate courts nationwide. Educational background includes a Juris Doctor degree and a Bachelor of Arts degree earned Phi Beta Kappa and cum laude. Professional and industry involvement includes service as past Chair of the Santa Clara County Bar Association Employment Law Committee, Advisory Board member for the National Employment Law Institute, and board member for multiple nonprofit organizations. Additional professional contributions include publications and lectures addressing OFCCP enforcement, wage-hour law, employment discrimination, privacy and e-discovery in the workplace, trade secret protection, equal pay issues, mergers and acquisitions employment obligations, sexual harassment prevention training, and wrongful termination law.