Obtained summary judgment and award of prevailing defendant's attorneys fees on behalf of large grocery store chain against plaintiff alleging age discrimination and related wrongful termination theories.

Forced individual settlement of putative class action after trial court granted anti-SLAPP motion on behalf of employer, striking class representative's attempt to collaterally attack individual settlement agreements obtained by employer from 90% of individual putative class members.

Defeated class certification motion in putative class action lawsuit alleging company wide misclassification of retail employees as exempt management employees.

Persuaded Arbitrator to issue arbitration award in favor of employer following three day arbitration hearing of claims alleging retaliation following report of workplace injury and resulting disability, after obtaining Court of Appeal reversal of trial court’s erroneous decision refusing to compel arbitration. Reynolds v. Cornerstone Staffing Solutions, Inc., No. A110952, 2006 WL 2536712 (Cal. App. 1 Dist. Sept. 5, 2006).

Successfully litigated bargaining unit issues, obtained dismissal of ULP charges and ultimately forced Teamsters to withdraw petition on eve of NLRB supervised election at manufacturing and warehousing operation.

Recently obtained Court of Appeal decision enforcing class action waiver provision within employer’s arbitration policy, compelling putative class action plaintiff to arbitrate on an individual basis, thereby effectively defeating attempted class action lawsuit alleging wage and hour violations and PAGA claims under California Labor Code. Maiorano v. Professional Community Management, Inc., No. B220127, 2010 WL 3786721 (Cal. Ct. App. 2d Dist. Sept. 30, 2010).