Aleksandr Markelov

Associate

Aleksandr Markelov counsels and defends employers in labor and employment matters, including in federal and state courts and in arbitrations on class, collective, representative, and single-plaintiff employment litigation. Aleksandr’s work involves federal and state antidiscrimination and antiretaliation, wage and hour, contract, employment-related tort, and trade secrets law. A significant part of Aleksandr’s practice involves matters related to background checks, drug testing, medical examinations, employee privacy, and workplace violence prevention.

Extended Profile

While in law school, Aleksandr served as associate editor of the Berkeley Journal of Employment & Labor Law, director of the Bales Mock Trial Competition, and competed in multiple mock trial tournaments. He also worked as a law clerk at the Civil Division of the United States Attorney’s Office.

Education

University of California, Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall), 2017, J.D.
University of California, Santa Barbara, 2013, B.A., Psychology, Highest Honors

Admissions

California
US District Court for the Northern District of California
US District Court for the Central District of California
US District Court for the Southern District of California
US District Court for the Eastern District of California

Awards and Affiliations

Member, Practice Group of the Year, Labor & Employment, Law360 (2017)