Rachel is a Partner and head of the California Labor & Employment group. She is recognized by Best Lawyers in America as a Labor & Employment litigator.
A go-to resource in California employment matters, Rachel leverages her two decades of litigation experience and detailed subject matter expertise to counsel clients. Rachel’s practice spans multiple sectors, including healthcare, hospitality and restaurant management, construction, trucking, and technology.
Rachel has extensive experience defending claims for wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, whistleblowing, and wage and hour matters.
She handles matters at all stages, including counseling clients to mitigate risk, responding to state and federal agency claims (such as the EEOC, DIR and CRD), mediation, arbitration, and trial. Rachel has successfully achieved multiple summary judgment rulings in both court and arbitration and has successfully tried cases and achieved defense verdicts on her clients’ behalf.
Rachel’s thorough, strategic approach allows her to adapt litigation styles to meet the needs of each individual client and case.
