David Raizman

Practice Areas

Employment Law, Higher Education, Disability Access, Technology

Career

David Raizman is nationally known for his disability rights practice, specifically for his work under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act. David works extensively with hotels, sports franchises, stadium and arena owners and operators, amusement parks, theaters, retailers, municipalities, and many other clients with operations open to the public to help secure their compliance with disability access laws and to defend the class action and other litigation that is frequently brought against them. In addition to his disability rights experience, David has a thriving practice focused on defending employers on the full range of employment claims, including discrimination and harassment, wage and hour, family and medical leave laws, and trade secret and non-compete issues.

Outside of his litigation practice, David counsels clients on a daily basis regarding disciplinary decisions, development of best practices, workplace accommodations, leaves of absence, workforce reductions, legal compliance, and employment-related transactions.

A frequent writer and lecturer on labor and employment topics including disability rights, trade secrets and non-compete agreements, David acted as a contributing author to the treatise California Fair Housing and Public Accommodations and as a contributing editor for the California chapters of several BNA publications on trade secrets, noncompetes and the like. He has also written articles for a variety of publications including the Daily Journal, California Real Property Journal, Lodging Hospitality, and SHRM online, and has served as a speaker for the Association of Corporate Counsel.

Professional Memberships

Los Angeles County Bar Association, Section on Labor & Employment