Brian L. Johnsrud

Partner

Brian L. Johnsrud is a partner in Morgan Lewis's Labor and Employment Practice. He litigates and arbitrates employment law matters on behalf of technology, financial services and transportation companies. He also develops litigation avoidance and risk management strategies in high-risk employment disputes and counsels employers on their rights and obligations under state and federal law.

Recent Employment Litigation Experience:

• Obtained denial of collective and class certification in wage and hour class action challenging exempt status of employees (Eastern District of California 2008)
   
• Obtained summary judgment in Labor Code Section 970, fraud, and breach of contract case.  (Northern District of California 2006)
   
• Successful prosecution of trade secrets preliminary injunction against former employee and new employer.  (Orange County Superior Court 2006)
   
• Successful defense of trade secrets preliminary injunction sought by clients' former employer.  (San Francisco Superior Court 2006)
   
• Obtained dismissal of defamation, FMLA/CFRA, and breach of contract claims.  (Northern District of California 2006)
  
• Obtained summary judgment in disability discrimination, retaliation and harassment case. (Santa Clara Superior Court, 2005)
   
• Obtained summary judgment for client in securities whistleblower and breach of contract case. (Santa Clara Superior Court, 2005)
   
• Won complete defense award in four-day arbitration involving race and national origin discrimination, harassment, retaliation, defamation, invasion of privacy and breach of contract claims. (American Arbitration Association, 2004)
   
• Obtained summary judgment for client in third-party sexual harassment case. (Santa Clara Superior Court, 2004)
   
• Obtained summary judgment for client in breach of stock option agreement case. (Alameda Superior Court, 2004)
   
• Obtained summary judgment for client in sexual harassment case. (San Mateo Superior Court, 2002)
   
• Won defense verdict for client in five-week jury trial involving claims for pregnancy discrimination, retaliation and breach of contract; second chaired trial and handled percipient and all expert witnesses. (San Mateo Superior Court, 2002)
   
• Won complete defense award in three-day arbitration involving a former executive's "golden parachute" claim. (American Arbitration Association, 2001)
   
• Won complete defense award in three-day arbitration involving age discrimination and breach of contract claims. (American Arbitration Association, 2001)
   
• Won complete defense award (affirmed on appeal to the First Circuit) regarding company's right to repurchase several million dollars of stock options claimed by a founder/executive. (2000)
   
• Obtained summary judgment for client in discrimination, retaliation and sexual harassment case. (San Mateo Superior Court, 2000)
   
• Obtained summary judgment for client in breach of contract and fraud case. (Santa Clara Superior Court, 2000)

Mr. Johnsrud is admitted to practice in California and before the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First and Ninth Circuits.