Timothy M. "Tim" Freudenberger

Timothy M. "Tim" Freudenberger


CDF Labor Law LLP

Recognized since 2016

Irvine, California

Practice Areas

Employment Law - Management

Litigation - Labor and Employment

Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2022 - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2019 - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2017 - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
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Tim Freudenberger is a Founding Partner at CDF Labor Law LLP (CDF), a California focused labor, employment and immigration defense law firm with five offices throughout the state. Freudenberger represents California and national employers in all aspects of labor and employment law and related litigation, with a special emphasis on defending class action wage and hour lawsuits, class action employment discrimination lawsuits, and other complex employment litigation matters. He heads CDF’s class action defense litigation practice group.

He has practiced at the forefront in the defense of wage and hour and other class actions as these high profile cases have threatened employers throughout the state. For nearly two decades, Freudenberger has repeatedly obtained dismissals and defeated class certification, often through strategic deposition techniques and a thorough investigation of putative classes that reveals critical evidence in support of his employer clients.Freudenberger received a very favorable decision from the California Supreme Court in Duran v. U.S. Bank Nat. Assn., 59 Cal. 4th 1 (2014), followed by a further victory before the Court of Appeal after remand, Duran v. U.S. Bank, 19 Cal.App.5th 630 (2018). His defense work on the case, which lasted for more than a decade and resulted in multiple published opinions, helped shape class certification and trial principles in exemption cases. The closely followed trial, and subsequent outcome before the Court of Appeal and California Supreme Court, serves as a testament to the respect Freudenberger's class action practice commands throughout California. He cemented this victory when he again defeated class certification after the case was remanded to the trial court, which was affirmed on appeal in a decision that discussed the weaknesses and unreliability of survey methodology in these types of exemption cases, Duran v. U.S. Bank, 19 Cal.App.5th 630 (2018).

His litigation counsel and representation spans the full scope of employment law and workplace claims, including single plaintiff claims. These range from wrongful termination, employment discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliation and trade secrets misappropriation, to unfair competition, wage and hour, and traditional labor-management relations matters.

Freudenberger’s extensive experience also extends to representing both large and small companies in business disputes and related litigation. His case background encompasses such commercial disputes as intellectual property claims, breach of contract, breach of franchise or license agreement, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of the duty of loyalty, interference with prospective economic advantage, interference with contractual relations, defamation, fraud and negligence.In addition to employee-generated claims, Freudenberger also represents his clients in lawsuits brought by their customers alleging discrimination, invasion of privacy, negligent hiring, supervision or retention, and other claims under various federal and state laws.

In addition to employee-generated claims, Freudenberger also represents his clients in lawsuits brought by their customers alleging discrimination, invasion of privacy, negligent hiring, supervision or retention, and other claims under various federal and state laws.

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Location
  • 18300 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 800
    Irvine, CA 92612
Education
  • San Diego State University, B.A. Political Science, graduated 1985

CDF Labor Law LLP
Headquarters: Irvine, California

13 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

12 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards

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Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Orange County (2022)
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Orange County (2019)
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Orange County (2017)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Special Focus:
  • Class Actions
Awards:
  • Received CLAY Award for being recognized as one of the Attorneys of the Year, Class Actions, California Lawyer, 2015
  • Listed, Top 75 Labor and Employment Law Attorney in California, Daily Journal, 2012, 2013 & 2014
  • Listed, Southern California Super Lawyers, 2015 - 2019
  • Named, Best Lawyers®, Attorney of the Year, Class Action - Defense, Irvine - CA, 2017 & 2019

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Sit or Stand Is the Question for California Employers


Sit or Stand Is the Question for California Employers

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Freudenberger

The Impact of Duran on the Certification Process in Wage and Hour Class Actions


by Tim Freudenberger and Nancy Lubrano

In May 2014, class action defense attorney Tim Freudenberger from Carothers DiSante & Freudenberger LLP, obtained a very favorable decision from the California Supreme Court in Duran v. U.S. Bank Nat. Assn., 59 Cal. 4th 1 (2014).

Wage and Hour Class Actions

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