Rukayat O. Salaam
Rukayat O. Salaam focuses her practice on trade secrets, restrictive covenant, and unfair competition disputes arising when individuals change employment. This includes prosecuting and defending claims for misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of contract, intentional interference, unfair competition, and breach of fiduciary duties.
Rukayat previously served as an associate at an Am Law 100 firm, where she represented businesses in employment law matters including discrimination, wrongful termination, retaliation and harassment disputes, wage and hour class actions, Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) actions, and claims before administrative agencies.
- Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, 2020, J.D.
- University of California, Riverside, 2016, B.A.
- California
- US District Court for the Northern District of California
- US District Court for the Southern District of California
- Judicial Extern to Judge André Birotte Jr. of the US District Court for the Central District of California
Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Ones to Watch, Litigation - Labor and Employment, Los Angeles (2026)
Member, Los Angeles County Bar Association
Member, Langston Bar Association
Member, Black Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles