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Patrick Shea

Patrick Shea

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Paul Hastings LLP

Paul Hastings LLP

United States • Labor and employment

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Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)

The breadth of Paul Hastings LLP‘s expertise spans class actions, arbitrations, high profile single-plaintiff matters, trade secrets litigation and human capital compliance. In the area of class actions the group is skilled at handling discrimination, pay equity, PAGA and wage and hour cases. The trio at the head of the practice is formed of Elena Baca, who is trusted advisor to large blue-chip corporates; Jennifer Baldocchi, who focuses her practice on employee trade secret misappropriation claims and Kenneth Gage, whose expertise lies in discrimination, retaliation and state common law claims. Baca and Baldocchi are based in Los Angeles, while Gage sits in New York. Felicia Davis is a key figure in the Los Angeles office for her pay equity litigation expertise. In New York, Patrick Shea specializes in employment discrimination wage and hour claims and wrongful discharge matters, while Sara Tomezsko handles first instance and appellate single-plaintiff and class action claims for her corporate clients. Carson Sullivan is a name to note in Washington DC, which benefits from her significant experience defending pay equity class actions.
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Employment Law
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Patrick Shea is an Employment Law partner based in the firm’s New York office. He represents companies in a wide range of employment-related litigation, including matters involving employee benefits, employment discrimination, wage and hour claims, and wrongful discharge. His clients include major companies in the financial services, information technology, manufacturing, defense and high-tech industries. He has established a track record of successfully representing companies in high stakes jury trials, including securing defense verdicts in multiparty cases and class actions.

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  • ‘Paul Hastings is a world class labor law firm - they excel at all aspects that clients need for their practices.’

    ‘Carson Sullivan is a seasoned attorney who knows how to handle complex litigation and discrimination claims.’

    ‘Large firm offering expert advice and council to this small client. Always available.’

Key clients

  • Abbvie Inc. Activision Blizzard, Inc./Activision Publishing & Blizzard Entertainment Alphabet, Inc. AT&T Cognizant Technology Solutions Coincident Capital GP, LLC; Coincident Management, LLC ESPN The Federal Aviation Administration Ferguson Enterprises, LLC Gilead Sciences Levi Strauss Live Nation Worldwide, Inc. Longwood Management Corp. Meta Platforms Inc. New York City Football Club Nike Pacific Gas & Electric PricewaterhouseCoopers Robert Half Inc. RSM US LLP Shein Securities Investor Protection Corporation Target Corp. Tech Mahindra The Walt Disney Company University of Southern California Unum Group W. R. Berkley Insurance Company Wells Fargo Bank Zscaler, Inc.

Work highlights

Represented Activision Blizzard and its subsidiaries in overlapping government investigations and litigation regarding gender discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims.