The breadth of Paul Hastings LLP‘s expertise spans class actions, arbitrations, high profile single-plaintiff matters, trade secrets litigation and human capital compliance. In the area of class actions the group is skilled at handling discrimination, pay equity, PAGA and wage and hour cases. The trio at the head of the practice is formed of Elena Baca, who is trusted advisor to large blue-chip corporates; Jennifer Baldocchi, who focuses her practice on employee trade secret misappropriation claims and Kenneth Gage, whose expertise lies in discrimination, retaliation and state common law claims. Baca and Baldocchi are based in Los Angeles, while Gage sits in New York. Felicia Davis is a key figure in the Los Angeles office for her pay equity litigation expertise. In New York, Patrick Shea specializes in employment discrimination wage and hour claims and wrongful discharge matters, while Sara Tomezsko handles first instance and appellate single-plaintiff and class action claims for her corporate clients. Carson Sullivan is a name to note in Washington DC, which benefits from her significant experience defending pay equity class actions.
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  • ‘Paul Hastings is a world class labor law firm - they excel at all aspects that clients need for their practices.’

  • ‘Carson Sullivan is a seasoned attorney who knows how to handle complex litigation and discrimination claims.’

  • ‘Large firm offering expert advice and council to this small client. Always available.’

Kernmandanten

  • Abbvie Inc.
  • Activision Blizzard, Inc./Activision Publishing & Blizzard Entertainment
  • Alphabet, Inc.
  • AT&T
  • Cognizant Technology Solutions
  • Coincident Capital GP, LLC; Coincident Management, LLC
  • ESPN
  • The Federal Aviation Administration
  • Ferguson Enterprises, LLC
  • Gilead Sciences

Highlight-Mandate

Represented Activision Blizzard and its subsidiaries in overlapping government investigations and litigation regarding gender discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims.
Represents Google in a putative class action alleging race discrimination in hiring, pay and promotions on behalf of thousands of Google employees nationwide.
Represents Nike in a high-profile putative class action filed in the District of Oregon alleging female employees were underpaid compared to male peers, channeled into lower-level positions, and that the company systematically failed to promote women.

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.

Patrick Shea

Partner*innen der nächsten Generation

Juniorpartner*innen, die im Markt von Mandanten und Wettbewerbern anerkannt werden und in einigen Mandaten eine Schlüsselrolle einnehmen.

Sara Tomezsko

Praxisleitung

Elena Baca; Jennifer Baldocchi; Kenneth Gage

Weitere Kernanwält*innen

Felicia Davis; Patrick Shea; Jeffrey Wohl; Sarah Besnoff; Carson Sullivan; Sara Tomezsko