Best Los Angeles, California Litigation - Labor and Employment Lawyers
Jason leads the firm’s Los Angeles Labor and Employment Practice, where he represents major employers in their high-stakes employment matters. He is a trusted advisor to general counsel, boards of directors, and executive leadership on workforce risk, strategic business decisions, and sensitive governance issues. Jason defends employers in litigation, conducts confidential internal investigations, and counsels on employment compliance and senior executive separations. Learn more about t...
Steve focuses his practice on labor and employment law and related litigation on behalf of management. He represents employers in all facets of labor and employment, particularly in the areas of labor negotiations, arbitrations, wage and hour matters, and before the National Labor Relations Board. Steve also has extensive experience in advising employers on the labor/employment aspects of mergers and acquisitions, particularly in the hospitality industry. He held a number of positions with th...
CHRISTOPHER A. LILLY Litigation T: 310.789.1265 F: 310.789.1465 clilly@troygould.com Related Practice Areas: Consumer Class Actions Employment Litigation Entertainment & IP Litigation Securities , Shareholder, Partnership Litigation Speech & Communications BIOGRAPHY Mr. Lilly has extensive trial, arbitration, and appellate experience in employment, securities, entertainment litigation, consumer class actions, and first amendment litigation. Mr. Lilly is also chair of the firm’s ...
John G. Yslas, Esq. is a Senior Partner and Chair of the Employment Wage & Hour Class Action Department at Wilshire Law Firm PLC in Los Angeles, California. His practice focuses on Litigation – Labor and Employment, including wage and hour class actions and select single-plaintiff employment matters. Mr. Yslas has more than 30 years of legal experience representing clients in complex employment litigation matters throughout California. Before joining Wilshire Law Firm in 2022, Mr. Y...
Mark D. Kemple is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Litigation - Labor and Employment. Mark D. practices law in Los Angeles, California Best Lawyers has recognized Mark D. Kemple since 2016. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Mark D. Kemple is held by other lawyers.
Elena Baca is the Global Chair of the Paul Hastings Employment Law Department and leads a diverse group of more than 80 lawyers in 10 offices around the world. Ms. Baca is a first-chair litigator who regularly navigates high-stakes litigation, conducts sensitive investigations and advises C-suite executives and corporate boards on compliance and regulatory issues involving human capital. In her role as practice Chair, Paul Hastings’ Employment Department has anticipated and led the resp...
Keith Custis is a compassionate and dedicated litigator who founded Custis Law, P.C. to help individuals facing difficult work issues. Keith focuses his practice on the representation of employees in cases involving wrongful termination , workplace discrimination , sexual harassment , retaliation , wage and hour laws and violations of the numerous laws that require job-protected leaves of absence. Keith also represents employees and consumers in wage and hour and consumer class actions . Havi...
As one of the leading trial lawyers in California, Partner Matthew McNicholas represents victims in a range of areas, including catastrophic injury, wrongful death, employment law, maritime law, landlord-tenant habitability, product liability, sexual assault and other consumer-oriented matters, such as civil rights and aviation disasters. As Panel Counsel to the Los Angeles Police Protective League and the United Firefighters of Los Angeles City, Mr. McNicholas also has an emphasis in represe...
Biographical Info For more than thirty years, I have dedicated my legal career to fighting for victims of sexual harassment and discrimination. I founded the Derek Smith Law Group in 1995. Today, with offices in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Miami, and Washington, D.C., we are not just another firm. We are a beacon of hope for people who have faced injustice in the workplace. My passion for this work comes from understanding the profound impact sexual harassm...
