2013-2017 Inclusion in "The Best Lawyers in America"

2014-2016 Selected to the Northern California Super Lawyers List

2008 Bar Association of San Francisco, Award of Merit

2005-2006 The Best Lawyers in the Bay Area, Bay Area Lawyer Magazine

2005-2006, 2008 Bar Association of San Francisco Pro Bono Award, Bar Association of San Francisco Volunteer Legal Services Program

2003, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017 Outstanding Volunteer in Public Service Award, Bar Association of San Francisco Volunteer Legal Services Program

Speaking Engagements

Sep 2017, Association of Corporate Counsel-San Francisco Bar Association: Top Tips to Make Your Company Employment-Litigation Ready

Apr 2017, KAWL Radio Interview: Legal Rights of California LGBT Employees Against Workplace Discrimination

Mar 2015, Northern California HR Association HR West Conference: Medical Record Keeping in California and Beyond

Nov 2014, KQED Radio Interview: The Retail Workers Bill of Rights

Oct 2014, Association of Corporate Counsel-San Francisco Bar Association Startup Essentials Program (StEP): Employment Law Essentials for Startups

Aug 2014, CA HR Conference by PIHRA: Avoiding Payroll Traps: Compliance Do's and Don'ts to Stay Out of Court

Jul 2014, KQED Radio Forum Guest: The Debate Over Part-Time Work

Jun 2014, Professionals in Human Resources Association (PIHRA) Mid-Year Legal Update: The Latest on Background Checks and 'Ban the Box' - What Employers Need to Know

Apr 2014, Northern California HR Association HR West Conference: Are Your Policies Legal? The NLRB May Not Think So!

Apr 2014, CalSHRM State Legislative & HR Conference: The Defense of Marriage Act or DOMA

Jan 2014, Sierra Human Resources Association: 2014 Legal Update for California Business Leaders and Managers

Apr 2013, Northern California HR Association HR West Conference: Hot Topics and Emerging Trends in Employment Law

Feb 2013, Sierra Human Resources Association: The Year in Review and Looking Forward to 2013

Jan 2013, Professionals in Human Resources Association (PIHRA) Annual Legal Update: Commission Agreements in California: A Toolkit for Managing Your Risks and Obligations Within the Law

Jan 2013, Northern California HR Association Legal & Legislative Conference: Wage and Hour: Trends and Tactics for California Employers

Jan 2013, Women for WineSense HR Roundtable: Commission Agreements in California: A Toolkit for Managing Your Risks and Obligations Within the Law

Nov 2012, Association of Corporate Counsel-San Francisco Bar Association Employment Law Legal Audit: Employment Law Toolkit for Managing Within the Law

May 2012, Association of Corporate Counsel-San Francisco Bar Association: Essentials for Startups: A Legal Toolkit for In-House Counsel

Apr 2012, NCHRA HR West Conference: Hot Topics and Emerging Trends in California Employment Law

Mar 2012, Northern California HR Association Presentation: Creating, Retaining and Destroying Corporate Records

Jan 2012, Northern California HR Association Legal & Legislative Conference: Wage and Hour Laws: New Twists on Old Problems

2011, NCHRA Webinar Series: (Restrictive Covenants in California, California Employment Law Update, Complying with California Leave Laws, Navigating California Wage and Hour Laws, Discrimination in California, and Protecting Business Trade Secrets)

Apr 2011, HR West 2011: Hot Topics and Trends in Employment Law

Apr 2011, ExecSense Webinar: Modern Media in the Traditional Workplace: The Game Has Changed...The Rules Have Not

Jan 2011, Northern California HR Association 2011 Legal and Legislative Conference, The California Labor Code: Doing Business in a Fiercely Employee-Friendly Environment

Jan 2011, Association of Corporate Counsel Hard-to-Find CLE Credits Program, Burlingame, CA (Substance Abuse): So, a Stressed-Out Lawyer Walks Into a Bar...Alcohol, Drugs and the Practice of Law

Publications

Jun 2017, Bloomberg BNA: Management Attorneys Examine Potential Return of DOL Opinion Letters, Provide Guidance on Joint Employment Issue and More

Quoted in a Nov 2015 article, The Recorder: After 'No-Poach' Case, It's Open Season on Hiring Pacts

Apr 2015, ACC Docket: Ditch the Boilerplate: Avoid Drafting Mistakes in Employment Agreements

Quoted in a Nov 2014 SHRM article: Meal-Break Class Actions Continue in Post-Brinker Era

Jan 2013, Bender's California Labor & Employment Bulletin: Brinker: The Death Knell for Meal Period and Rest Break Class Actions?

Aug 2012, Bender's California Labor & Employment Bulletin: Supreme Court Doesn't Buy DOL's Narrow View of the Outside Sales Exemption

2011, Aspatore's Thought Leadership series: Employment Law 2011: Top Lawyers on Trends and Key Strategies for the Upcoming Year

Mar 2011, The Recorder: Social Media and Labor Law

Jan 2011, Law360: Employers' Genetic Information Obligations

Board Member Northern California Human Resources Association (NCHRA), 2011-2013

Member, Editorial Board for “Bender’s California Labor & Employment Bulletin”

Bingham McCutchen (Partner)

Morrison & Foerster