Education
J.D., UCLA School of Law
B.A., magna cum laude, University of California, Los Angeles
Bar Admissions
California
Memberships
Asian Pacific American Bar Association
California Women Lawyers Association
Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA)
National Association of Women in Construction, Los Angeles Chapter
State Bar of California
Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles (WLALA) Board of Governors, Diversity Co-Chair
Nancy is a litigation partner in the Los Angeles office and a member of the Labor & Employment practice. She focuses on employment litigation, defending Fortune 500 companies and other employers in a wide range of disputes, including class actions. Nancy partners her employment work with a broader litigation practice, advising companies in various commercial, real estate, and construction matters.
She routinely represents employers, management, contractors, hotel owners, commercial landlords, developers, national lenders, and servicers in litigation involving the following issues:
Nancy has chaired multiple trials and arbitrations, and she has argued before both federal and state courts in trial and post-trial phases.
She has written on a variety of employment and commercial litigation matters, including serving as a contributing author to Business Torts: A Fifty-State Guide.
Nancy has served on the firm's Recruiting Committee and Diversity Committee. She is also actively involved in the community and founded Kids Reading to Succeed, a non-profit organization providing one-on-one tutoring to underprivileged youth in the Pasadena area.
She routinely represents employers, management, contractors, hotel owners, commercial landlords, developers, national lenders, and servicers in litigation involving the following issues:
Nancy has chaired multiple trials and arbitrations, and she has argued before both federal and state courts in trial and post-trial phases.
She has written on a variety of employment and commercial litigation matters, including serving as a contributing author to Business Torts: A Fifty-State Guide.
Nancy has served on the firm's Recruiting Committee and Diversity Committee. She is also actively involved in the community and founded Kids Reading to Succeed, a non-profit organization providing one-on-one tutoring to underprivileged youth in the Pasadena area.
Employers – Discipline and Discharge. Defense of wrongful termination claims, including breach of contract, public policy, and tort claims.
Employers – Employment Discrimination. Defended in lawsuits alleging employment discrimination and/or retaliation under California Fair Employment & Housing Act.
Employers – Class Actions/Wage and Hour Violations. Defended businesses in class action lawsuits in California state and federal court alleging a variety of wage and hour violations, such as those involving meal and rest periods, overtime, exempt/nonexempt status, timekeeping and recordkeeping procedures, “off the clock” work, and more.
Property Owner. Action against a general contractor for fraud and other construction defects, which resulted in a $2 million judgment for the owner following a two-week trial.
Developers. Multiple commercial and residential developers in disputes relating to non-circumvention provisions, breach of contract, common area management expenses, lease issues, fraud, and construction defect.
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