practice areas
practice accolades
The American Lawyer Magazine's Litigation Department of the Year – Labor and Employment Law Finalist 2004, Winner 2006, Finalist 2008, Finalist 2010, and Finalist 2012
Listed in the highest tier for National Labor and Employment Practice in Chambers USA 2011
Ranked in the top tier by The Legal 500 for Labor and Employment Litigation, ERISA Litigation, Labor-Management Relations, and Workplace and Employment Counseling (2011)
Ranked, National Tier 1: Employment Law – Management, U.S. News and Best Lawyers (2010)
Named one of Law360's Employment Groups of the Year (2010)
Ranked #1 for "Most Prestigious" Labor and Employment Practice, Vault 2012 Associate Survey
honors + affiliations
Listed, Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business (2005–2011)
Listed, The Best Lawyers in America (2003–2012)
Recipient, award for "Best Lawyer," Corporate Counsel Magazine
Listed, Top 50 Female Lawyers in Northern California
Listed, Top Employment Litigation Lawyers in Northern California
Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association, Employment Panel
Valedictorian, USF Law School, 1980
Member, Legal Advisory Board, The Employers Group
Listed, Northern California Super Lawyer (2004–2008, 2011)
Listed as Highly Recommended, Labor and Employee Benefits, PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook 2008
bar admissions
- California
- San Francisco
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One Market, Spear Street Tower
San Francisco, CA 94105-1596
Phone: 415.442.1328
Fax: 415.442.1001
Rebecca "Becky" Eisen is a partner in Morgan Lewis's Labor and Employment Practice and leader of the practice in the San Francisco office. She represents and counsels employers in all facets of employment law and the employment relationship.
Ms. Eisen is chair of the West Coast Wage and Hour Practice and regularly defends employers in a number of wage and hour class actions, multiple-plaintiff, and collective actions brought under California law and the Fair Labor Standards Act. Her practice focuses principally on the financial services, insurance, and retail industries. She litigates actions before administrative agencies and in state, federal, and appellate courts, including the California Supreme Court and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Ms. Eisen also counsels management regarding wage and hour practices, classification of employees, employment policies, and enforcement of confidentiality and trade secret agreements. Ms. Eisen has conducted nationwide training programs for managers on topics such as the intersection of laws and employment practices, sexual harassment, management of diversity, and conducting effective investigations.
From 2005 through 2011, Ms. Eisen was named one of the leading U.S. lawyers for employment law by Chambers USA, based on the views of clients, peers, and other industry professionals. Chambers noted that Ms. Eisen's clients praise her as a "great thinker, great leader, and great collaborator" with "outstanding knowledge" in the area of employment law.
A regular speaker on employment law matters and a member of the Legal Board of California's largest employer's association, The Employers Group, Ms. Eisen has presented before such organizations as the Northern District Judicial Conference, the Practicing Law Institute, the Northern California Human Resources Association, and The Recorder Roundtable.
Ms. Eisen is admitted to practice in California.
education
- University of San Francisco School of Law, 1980, J.D.
- San Francisco State University, 1973, M.A.
- University of California, Berkeley, 1971, B.A.