USA – CALIFORNIA Law and Practice Contributed by: William C. Martucci, Laura M. Booth, Ashley N. Harrison and Carrie A. McAtee, Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP
Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP has a national employ - ment litigation and policy practice that represents corporate employers in complex class action (em - ployment discrimination and wage & hour) and EEOC litigation. Chambers USA America’s Leading Lawyers for Business describes Shook, Hardy & Bacon (SHB) as: “A Powerhouse. Truly one of the best litigation firms in the nation.” Innovation and collaboration are SHB hallmarks. As for the Shook Hardy national em - ployment litigation and policy practice, Chambers USA writes: “Shook, Hardy & Bacon’s broad litigation
group helps to add value to an already deep employ - ment and labor team. The group handles complex single-plaintiff cases, and also excels in class actions in a variety of contexts. As well as providing top liti - gation services, the firm acts as national counsel to many large clients, dealing with federal compliance, background checks, privacy and Internet issues. A network of national offices supports the employment litigation team, and pleased clients say they have had ‘absolutely excellent experiences.’”
Authors
William C. Martucci holds an LLM in employment law from Georgetown University in Washington, DC, and practises globally in complex class action (employment discrimination and wage & hour, including California)
Laura M. Booth is an accomplished litigator with more than 20 years of experience. Laura represents corporate employers across industries in class action and other complex litigation matters in
and EEOC litigation. Chambers notes “Bill Martucci is worth having on any dream team for employment litigation and policy issues.” His jury work has been featured in The National Law Journal. He is listed in the Euromoney Guide to the World’s Leading Labour and Employment Lawyers and ranked Band 1 for Labor & Employment in Chambers USA. He teaches multinational business policy and the global workplace at Georgetown.
California and nationwide. She has experience defending wage-and-hour class actions and in a wide variety of state and federal employment matters including age, race, disability and sex discrimination, retaliation and harassment. In addition, Laura has experience dealing with the California Employment Development Department (EDD) and California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board (CUIAB) in wrongful termination and misclassification claims, guiding clients through the administrative charge process and successfully defending those clients in administrative proceedings.
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