Labor & Employment: The Elite

About

Provided by Baker McKenzie

Baker McKenzie is the only law firm in California to provide "one stop" domestic and international employment law counseling, litigation and transactions representation. Our Labor and Employment (L&E) practice is notably capable of handling all of the employment, compensation and mobility issues involved in multijurisdictional business change. Clients come to us for our support when expanding into new jurisdictions; managing cross-border workplace compliance (e.g., handbooks/policies, Global Codes of Conduct, whistle-blower hotlines, supply chains, internal investigations, pay equity compliance, etc.); structuring employee mobility programs; strategizing and implementing rationalizations, restructurings and reductions in force; implementing data privacy and HR data protection programs; advising on cross-border transactions and to lead on impactful disputes and investigations, as outlined further below.

Our experienced L&E trial lawyers based in California have the unique capability to handle complex, litigation and frequently represent clients in individual and collective actions, arbitrations, mediations, at trial, and through other alternative dispute resolution proceedings. Importantly, beyond litigating matters, we try and win cases -- in the last 12-24 months have tried cases to defense verdicts in federal and state courts and before arbitration tribunals (FINRA, AAA, JAMS, etc.).