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Alongside his litigation practice, he advises employers on compliance issues designed to reduce risk and support sound workplace practices.

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<p>Alongside his litigation practice, he advises employers on compliance issues designed to reduce risk and support sound workplace practices.</p>

J.D., University of California, Irvine School of Law, 2019, 

MBA, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, 2016

B.B.A., Business Administration, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, 2015, 

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<li>California: Labor and Employment Law Management (2026 to 2027)</li>
<li>California: Commercial Litigation (2026 to 2027)</li>
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<li>Defeated class certification in wage-and-hour class action involving putative class of more than 1,100 employees on behalf of an aerospace manufacturer.</li>
<li>Obtained full arbitration defense verdict in FLSA action on behalf of national mortgage company.</li>
<li>Obtained summary disposition in arbitration of breach of fiduciary duty claim in shareholder dispute on behalf on national mortgage company.</li>
<li>Obtained motion for judgment on all causes of action following two-day bench trial as second chair in shareholder dispute on behalf of construction company.</li>
<li>Obtained summary disposition in arbitration on seventeen causes of action for various FEHA and contract-based claims on behalf of national investment bank.</li>
<li>Obtained favorable settlement following five-day arbitration on whistleblower claim on behalf of national investment bank.</li>
<li>Drafted successful petition for review in California Supreme Court resulting in order vacating and remanding adverse appellate court decision; drafted subsequent supplemental appellate brief with decision pending.</li>
<li>Drafted successful partial motion to dismiss based on LMRA preemption on behalf of global transportation company; decision subsequently affirmed by the Ninth Circuit.</li>
<li>Obtained voluntary dismissal of PAGA claim on behalf of global hotel chain with more than 600 allegedly aggrieved employees after filing a post-pleading motion to strike the plaintiff’s PAGA claim.</li>
<li>Obtained full defense verdict in arbitration in disability discrimination action on behalf of national manufacturing company.</li>
<li>Obtained favorable verdict in jury trial in state court action alleging claims for retaliation and discrimination on behalf of global hotel company.</li>
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