Baker McKenzie’s team offers both domestic and international advice on a wide range of employment matters and is particularly adept at handling employment, compensation and mobility issues for multinational companies. Susan Eandi leads the team and is based in Palo Alto; Eandi specializes in cross-border matters and advises on all aspects of global workforce management. In Los Angeles, Robin Samuel is a skilled litigator and counselor, advising clients on issues from wage and hour laws to discrimination claims and restrictive covenants. Located in New York, Kimberly Franko Lower handles labor, employment and immigration issues arising from M&A and other national and international transactions. Benjamin Ho has a particular focus on cross-border matters and Amanda Cohen works with companies on a variety of employment matters, helping them achieve their compliance obligations; both are located in San Francisco. Paul Evans, Krissy Katzenstein, Blair Robinson and Jeff Sturgeon departed in October 2024.
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Kernmandanten

  • Western Digital
  • Veritas Technologies LLC
  • Haier Smart Home
  • Accel-KKR
  • LatAm Logistic Properties
  • LiveRamp Holdings

Highlight-Mandate

  • Advising on all people-related matters in connection with the global spinoff of Western Digital's flash division from the hard drive division, in a role which spans 36 countries, encompassing global employment and compensation considerations for the newly planned flash company.
  • Advising Veritas Technologies LLC on global employment and compensation issues across 28 countries in connection with Cohesity’s agreement to acquire a majority stake in Veritas’ data protection business, and the carve out of Veritas’ remaining business.
  • Advised Haier Smart Home in negotiating the global employment aspects of the purchase agreement and related transaction documents in a competitive auction process and which spanned across 10 major countries and regions worldwide.

Anwält*innen

Führende Partner*innen

Die stärksten Partner*innen ihres Praxisbereichs, die eine führende Rolle in signifikanten Mandaten einnehmen und weitreichende Anerkennung unter Wettbewerbern und Mandanten genießen.

Praxisleitung

Susan Eandi

Weitere Kernanwält*innen

Robin Samuel; Kimberly Franko Lower; Benjamin Ho; Amanda Cohen