Paul Grossman

Paul Grossman

Los Angeles, CA recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 1983
Paul Hastings LLP

106 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Employment Law - Management Litigation - Labor and Employment

Biography

Paul Grossman is a partner in the Employment Law practice of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s Los Angeles office. Mr. Grossman represents major private employers in all aspects of employment law, including class action, wage and hour, wrongful discharge, discrimination, sexual harassment, and whistleblower cases. He is the general counsel of the California Employment Law Council (CELC), an organization of approximately 70 of California’s largest employers. Its mission is the development of moderate employment law through amicus briefs, education, and legislative activities. Mr. Grossman began mediating employment class actions in 2017, and has had about 55 such mediations. All or substantially all settled, normally during one mediation session.

Paul Hastings LLP

106 Best Lawyers awards

Paul Hastings LLP logo

Overview

  • Yale University, J.D., graduated 1965
  • Yale University, J.D., graduated 1965

Client Testimonials

I would trust Paul with the handling of our most sensitive and highest exposure matters. His expertise and reputation, combined with his ability to generate options outside the box, deliver results.

Paul Grossman is a seasoned employment lawyer who you want to have on your side when facing difficult, enterprise-threatening litigation. He is responsive and has the ability (not always found with top-notch litigators) to simplify complicated facts and legal issues, provide advice that is easy to understand, and communicate to clients. He is cool under fire; he is fair and respected by his adversaries, as well as his clients, and has the highest level of integrity.

Paul has an encyclopedic knowledge of employment law, and listening to him discuss the latest developments in employment discrimination law, which is his specialty, is always worth the price of admission. He is creative in his approach, and you can feel confident that if there is an argument to be made, Paul will come up with it. As expert as he is, Paul has no airs about him. He is approachable and a pleasure to work with.

Ted Borromeo (Sun Microsystems, Inc.)

Menlo Park, CA

I have found Paul Grossman to be the most capable labor attorney I have ever worked with. He has a depth of knowledge that is unsurpassed and he is held in awe by the legal community (including the plaintiffs bar) and by employers alike. As general counsel for California Employment Law Council, Paul is viewed as a patriarch who has nourished the organization to become one the most influential employers groups in California. His even-tempered professional approach to dealing with people has made him an absolute pleasure to work with. Paul's leadership style has very positively influenced a host of professionals who have come in contact with him. If you are going to battle, you will want Paul at your side.

James Philipp (California Employment Law Council)

Costa Mesa, CA

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2014 - Employment Law - Management
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Employment Law - Management, Los Angeles (2014)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
Special Focus:
  • Management

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