Best Lawyers in California, United States for Litigation - Labor and Employment
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Deisy Castro is an associate in the Employment Law Department of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s Los Angeles office. Her practice focuses on complex wage and hour litigation, involving off-the-clock, overtime, minimum wage, exempt or non-exempt misclassification, independent contractor or contingent worker misclassification, and meal and rest break claims. Ms. Castro represents employers in wage and hour collective, class, and multi-plaintiff actions nationwide and defends empl...
Jamie L. Hagerott represents and advises employers in all areas of employment law in both state and federal courts, private arbitration, and before the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Civil Rights Department (CRD). She has handled a wide array of employment cases including discrimination, wrongful termination, accommodation, sexual harassment, wage and hour, whistleblower, and class action and PAGA matters. Jamie has also advised her clients on the ever-changing Califo...
Gabriel Mendoza represents employers in a wide range of disputes and litigation. Clients turn to him for preventive advice and counseling related to workplace law matters. My focus I dedicate my practice to defending employers against wage and hour disputes, including Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) and class action matters, and claims of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, employee misclassifications, independent contractor disputes, meal and rest breaks, off-the-clock work, failur...
A detail-oriented and strategic thinker, Lucy Bertino represents and advises employers on complex labor and employment matters. With prior in-house experience, Lucy advises clients on compliance with applicable collective bargaining agreements, federal and state employment laws, and wage and hour laws. Lucy also advises employers on internal investigations and compliance with company policies to ensure consistent practice. She works with clients to provide advice arising from day-to-day human...
A rising star in the legal community, AJ represents both plaintiffs and defendants in business and employment related disputes and represents high-level executives in individual matters. Fluent in Spanish and former mechanical engineer, AJ uses his intellect, unique perspective, and expertise to create incisive strategies on behalf of his clients - individuals as well as large corporate entities. He is a trusted advocate for business owners, assisting them with critical challenges from contra...
Ashley Lopeztello is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Labor and Employment. Ashley, who practices law in San Diego, California, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Ashley is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
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