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
Member, Order of the Coif
Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Legal Writing and Research
bar admissions
- California
- Irvine
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5 Park Plaza, Suite 1750
Irvine, CA 92614-3508
Phone: 949.399.7114
Fax: 949.399.7001
Jennifer E. White is of counsel in Morgan Lewis’s Labor and Employment Practice. Ms. White represents clients in all aspects of labor and employment, with a focus in class action defense. She has managed the defense of wage and hour putative class and representative actions. Her background also includes labor and employment litigation for management (including all forms of discrimination and harassment, wrong discharge, and wage and hour litigation) and employer advice and counseling for private and public entities.
Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, Ms. White was a partner at an established labor and employment boutique law firm in California.
Ms. White received her J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of California, Hastings. While in law school, Ms. White externed for Judge Marvin Baxter of the California Supreme Court. She received her Masters of Urban Planning from California Polytechnic State University, Pomona in 1988 and her B.A. in social ecology from the University of California, Irvine in 1981. Prior to attending law school, Ms. White worked as a city planner for seven years for the City of Irvine, California.
Ms. White is admitted to practice in California.
education
- University of California, Hastings College of the Law, 1993, J.D., Magna Cum Laude
- California Polytechnic State University, Pomona, 1988, M.U.P.
- University of California, Irvine, 1981, B.A.