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Workplace and employment counseling

Susan Eandi

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Baker McKenzie’s team offers both domestic and international advice on a wide range of employment matters and is particularly adept at handling employment, compensation and mobility issues for multinational companies. Susan Eandi leads the team and is based in Palo Alto; Eandi specializes in cross-border matters and advises on all aspects of global workforce management. In Los Angeles, Robin Samuel is a skilled litigator and counselor, advising clients on issues from wage and hour laws to discrimination claims and restrictive covenants. Located in New York, Kimberly Franko Lower handles labor, employment and immigration issues arising from M&A and other national and international transactions. Benjamin Ho has a particular focus on cross-border matters and Amanda Cohen works with companies on a variety of employment matters, helping them achieve their compliance obligations; both are located in San Francisco. Paul Evans, Krissy Katzenstein, Blair Robinson and Jeff Sturgeon departed in October 2024.
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Work Department

Labor, Employment, and Employee Benefits

Position

Susan Eandi is the Immediate Past Chair of the Firm’s North America Employment & Compensation Practice, leads the Global Employment and Labor Law Practice for North America, and is a member of the Firm's North America Regional Management Committee and the Client Advisory Board.

Susan was recognized on the shortlist of honorees in the prestigious Women in Business Law Americas Awards for 2024 for Labor & Employment Lawyer of the Year.

Susan speaks regularly for organizations including ACC, Tech GC, Silicon Valley AGC and World Business Council for Sustainable Development. Susan publishes extensively in various external legal publications in addition to handbooks/magazines published by the Firm.

Susan is a recognized leader in employment law by International Employment Lawyer, The Daily Journal, Legal 500 PLC and is a Chambers-ranked attorney.

Career

Susan focuses her practice on cross-border employment matters arising throughout the employment relationship. She serves as trusted counsel to companies on various employment matters, helping them in all aspects of global workforce management. In addition to advising on expansion into new jurisdictions, managing global workforces and exiting employment relationships.

Susan also advises on employment law matters arising from mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, spin-offs, tax and supply chain restructuring, post-acquisition integration, outsourcing, online marketplace models and global workforce engagement and expansion models. She also actively advises and hosts roundtable discussions for global companies on employment law issues relating to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, as well as managing workforces in the time of COVID and global remote work models.

Languages

English

Memberships

  • San Mateo County Bar Association
  • International Bar Association - Employment Section
  • Bar Association of San Francisco - Labor and Employment Section
  • American Bar Association - Employment Section
  • Santa Clara County Bar Association

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Key clients

  • Western Digital
  • Veritas Technologies LLC
  • Haier Smart Home
  • Accel-KKR
  • LatAm Logistic Properties
  • LiveRamp Holdings

Work highlights

Advising on all people-related matters in connection with the global spinoff of Western Digital's flash division from the hard drive division, in a role which spans 36 countries, encompassing global employment and compensation considerations for the newly planned flash company.
Advising Veritas Technologies LLC on global employment and compensation issues across 28 countries in connection with Cohesity’s agreement to acquire a majority stake in Veritas’ data protection business, and the carve out of Veritas’ remaining business.
Advised Haier Smart Home in negotiating the global employment aspects of the purchase agreement and related transaction documents in a competitive auction process and which spanned across 10 major countries and regions worldwide.