Sabrina Beldner > McGuireWoods LLP > Los Angeles, United States > Lawyer Profile
McGuireWoods LLP Offices

CENTURY CITY
1800 CENTURY PARK EAST, 8TH FLOOR
LOS ANGELES, CA 90067-1501
CALIFORNIA
United States
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Sabrina Beldner

Career
As chair of the firm’s labor and employment practice, Sabrina represents employers in all aspects of traditional labor law and employment-related litigation. Her broad practice consists of representing employers in wage and hour class, collective and representative actions and state and federal litigation of wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, FMLA/CFRA, ERISA, Unruh Act and unfair competition/trade secret claims.
In unionized settings, Sabrina has obtained favorable results representing management in collective-bargaining negotiations, labor arbitrations and in unfair labor practice proceedings before the Region and at trial before the National Labor Relations Board. She also works with and advises management on union avoidance, union campaigns and collective-bargaining issues.
Sabrina has extensive experience and has obtained favorable results representing clients in mediations, arbitrations, administrative proceedings, and at trial, and she regularly provides advice and counsel on discipline, discharge, reduction in force, leave and accommodation issues. Sabrina also conducts management training on the prevention of unlawful employment practices and drafts and advises employers on employee handbooks, employment policies, and employment agreements.
Sabrina is an active LCLD mentor, and her past community involvement has included volunteering for numerous LGBTQ+ organizations. Sabrina also serves on McGuireWoods’ Diversity & Inclusion Committee and is the former chair of the firm’s LGBTQ+ Lawyers Network.
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions): defense
McGuireWoods LLP is noted for its ability to act on a range of labor and employment issues for its clients in the health, energy and technology sectors. The practice represents these clients in wage and hour disputes, discrimination matters, and transitional arrangements for senior executives. The practice is led by Los Angeles-based Sabrina Beldner, with experience in discrimination and wage and hour litigation. Also featured in the team are IP-specialist Rodney Satterwhite and Dana Rust in Virginia; the latter has over 30 years of experience in litigation and labor negotiations. Also in Virginia, associate John Thomas focuses on trade secrets and restrictive covenant disputes.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Industry focus > Energy litigation: electric power
- Industry focus > Energy regulation: electric power
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)
- Industry focus > Transport: rail and road - litigation and regulation
Firm Rankings
- Industry focus > Education
- Industry focus > Energy transactions: electric power
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: automotive/transport
- Industry focus > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Industry focus > Energy: renewable/alternative power
- Industry focus > Healthcare: service providers
- Industry focus > Insurance: advice to policyholders
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions): defense
- Tax > Not-for-profit (nonprofit and tax exempt organizations)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Industry focus > Transport: aviation and air travel - finance
- Industry focus > Transport: shipping - litigation and regulation
- Antitrust > Cartel
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Industry focus > Energy litigation: oil and gas
- Industry focus > Environment: litigation
- Industry focus > Environment: regulatory
- Media, technology and telecoms > Fintech
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Project finance