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Kathy H. Gao

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kathy.gao@morganlewis.com

Los Angeles 電話 +1.213.612.7411 Fax +1.213.612.2501

300 South Grand Ave., 22nd Floor//Los Angeles, CA 90071-3132//United States

Kathy H. Gao represents corporate clients in complex wage and hour class, collective, and representative actions, as well as in sexual harassment, workplace discrimination, and wrongful termination matters. Kathy has appeared in both state and US federal court, and has experience at the appellate level. She provides corporate clients with effective, innovative, and strategic guidance in high-stakes, high-profile complex litigation, and advises on ways to minimize risk from potential employment issues, compliance with the latest laws and regulations, and implementation of policies and practices that avoid litigation whenever possible. Kathy is a co-leader of the firm’s Asian American/Asian Lawyer Network.

Additionally, Kathy has experience litigating single plaintiff and class action accessibility matters related to compliance with ADA Titles I, II, and III, and comparable state and local accessibility laws. Kathy works with management and has represented and counseled clients in a broad range of industries including automotive, banking and financial services, fashion and luxury goods, hospitality, life sciences and biotechnology, logistics, manufacturing and industrial, medical and healthcare, pharmaceutical, real estate, restaurant, retail, sports and entertainment, technology, and transportation.

受賞・所属

Recognized, Employment Law - Management, Los Angeles, The Best Lawyers in America (2023)

Top 40 under 40 (California), Daily Journal (2022)

Member, Practice Group of the Year, Employment, Law360 (2017, 2019)

Finalist, The Recorder’s Litigation Department of the Year – Labor and Employment (2013)

弁護士登録

  • California
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. District Courts for the Central, Eastern, Northern, and Southern Districts of California

学歴

  • 2008年 Loyola Law School, Los Angeles (J.D.)
  • 2004年 University of California, Berkeley (B.A.)

セクター

  • 小売、及びEコマース
  • Electric Vehicles

取扱分野

  • 労務・雇用及び福利厚生
  • ADA Public Accommodation And Accessibility Litigation & Counseling

地域

  • 北米

イベント

8/24/2021 - California Meal and Rest Periods Recent Rulings and Best Practices
12/11/2019 - California Employment Law Year in Review–Significant Cases

ニュース

8/3/2022 - Morgan Lewis Partner Kathy Gao Honored Among Daily Journal's Top Forty Under 40
5/27/2021 - Morgan Lewis Honors Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage
6/12/2019 - Morgan Lewis Elects 30 Partners

著書・論文

8/18/2022 - California Appellate Court Holds Web Access Claims Against Web-Only Businesses Fail Under ADA and Unruh Act
10/9/2020 - California Requires Employers to Submit Pay Data Report
3/9/2018 - California Supreme Court Rules on Overtime Rate Calculation for ‘Flat Sum’ Bonus
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