Intro
Katie represents employers in a wide range of workplace disputes, including discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, wage and hour violations, trade secret misappropriation, and unfair competition. She has extensive experience defending employers in wage and hour class actions, Private Attorney General Act (PAGA) claims, and single-plaintiff lawsuits in both state and federal courts. Additionally, Katie routinely drafts workplace procedures, policies, employee handbooks, severance agreements, and arbitration agreements. She also advises employers on the ever evolving employment law landscape in California including leave of absences, reasonable accommodation and interactive process requirements, performance management, and wage and hour compliance.
Dedicated to pro bono service, Katie focuses on immigration and civil rights matters, reflecting her commitment to advocacy beyond her employment practice.
Areas of Focus
Education
Academic Distinction
Environmental Law Review, Submissions Editor and Associate Editor
Admissions and Courts
San Francisco Bar Association
Honorable Michael H. Simon, United States District Court in Portland, OR (2020)
"California’s S.B. 826: Will the Supreme Court Get on Board?," 42 WOMEN’S RTS. L. REP. 172 (2021)
"California Federal Court Dismisses Data Privacy Litigation, Finding Website Operator Has Immunity Under Communications Decency Act," National Law Review (March 2021)
"Federal Court Finds Article III Standing in Data Event Litigation But Dismisses Majority of Plaintiff’s Claims Under Rule 12(b)(6)," Consumer Privacy Blog (August 2021)
"Federal Court Dismisses Ca. Privacy Claims Against Wellness Company," Consumer Privacy Blog (May 2021)