The practice at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP handles the defense of employment claims, namely those involving wage and hour, wrongful termination, discrimination, PAGA representative actions, and seating and rest breaks. The group acts for clients in the healthcare, retail, and entertainment segments. Los Angeles-based Esra Hudson steers the department and specializes in wage and hour litigation, trade secret and unfair competition claims, and discrimination, harassment, and wrongful discharge matters, as well as arbitration. Additional names to note include San Francisco-based Sharon Bauman, and Andrew Satenberg in Los Angeles, who both frequently handle multi-plaintiff disputes.
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  • Blue Shield of California

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  • Defended Blue Shield of California in several putative class actions and PAGA actions, alleging a host of wage-and-hour claims.
  • Defended Blue Shield of California from a former employee’s claims of race discrimination and retaliation on summary judgment.

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Esra Hudson

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Esra Hudson

Weitere Kernanwält*innen

Sharon Bauman; Andrew Satenberg