Results That Speak for Themselves.
Proven outcomes built on strategy, persistence, and experience. Our track record reflects the focus and dedication we bring to every challenge, and our commitment to protecting our clients’ businesses, reputations, and long-term interests.
Key verdicts and arbitration wins
Trials & Arbitrations
Our team has secured complete defense verdicts, unanimous jury wins, and favorable arbitration awards in complex employment and wage disputes.
- Obtained complete defense verdicts in multiple arbitration hearings involving claims of race and national origin harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, and various wage and hour claims brought against an institutional client.
- Secured unanimous defense verdict in federal jury trial against a San Diego educational institution.
- Successfully arbitrated claim for compensatory and punitive damages by a prominent area physician against a medical group client, resulting in an extremely favorable award.
Class action victories and dismissals
Class & Representative Actions
We consistently defeat class certification, obtain summary adjudication, and secure dismissals of class claims across industries and jurisdictions.
- Defeated class certification in wage and hour putative class action brought against a manufacturing company.
- Obtained summary adjudication of class claims alleging inaccurate pay stubs brought against a health care system.
- Secured dismissal of all class claims in a federal court class action brought against a health care system.
Strong summary judgments across industries
Dispositive Motions
Through targeted dispositive motions, we achieve favorable judgments that resolve high-stakes cases efficiently and protect our clients from costly litigation.
Recent Results Include:
Age and Disability
Obtained summary judgment in a case involving claims of age and disability discrimination, retaliation, and wrongful termination brought against a health care system.
Misclassification Defense
Obtained summary judgment of all claims based on the administrative exemption in a misclassification action brought by a senior IT professional.
$10M Defense Win
Obtained complete judgment for a defense contractor in $10 million employment suit.
Title VII Defense
Obtained summary judgment in federal court in a case alleging violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, including claims of racial harassment, retaliation, and wrongful termination brought against a national commercial services company.
National Origin Claim
Obtained summary judgment of all claims in a case involving allegations of national origin discrimination, wrongful termination, and an allegedly unlawful “English-only” policy brought against a national telecommunications company.
Impactful appeals and strategic outcomes
Appeals & Strategic Litigation
From reversing trial court rulings to pursuing strategic cross-claims, our appellate work shapes outcomes and strengthens client positions long term.
- Aggressively pursued cross-claims for fraud, breach of contract, and other business torts against former associate of a medical group, resulting in the voluntary dismissal of plaintiff’s sexual assault and harassment claims.
- Counsel for employer in Serpa v. California Surety Investigations (215 Cal. App. 4th 695) reversing a trial court’s denial of the employer’s petition to compel arbitration and finding the unilateral right-to-modify clause did not make the arbitration agreement unconscionable.
- Successfully appealed a trial court’s denial of the employer’s petition to compel arbitration of an employee’s individual PAGA claims following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana (596 U.S. 639).