Michael’s litigation wins include:

• Jury trial of a wage and hour class action involving meal period, rest break, and final pay claims.

• Bench trial of a PAGA representative action involving meal period and rest break claims.

• Defense verdicts/arbitration awards in cases alleging wrongful termination, harassment, discrimination, defamation, and misclassification as an independent contractor.

• Plaintiff verdict/arbitration award in breach of contract case involving bonuses in a partnership agreement.

• Obtained a class-wide summary judgment for the client in a wage and hour class action on certified claims involving bag checks.

• Successfully consolidated more than 15 trade secrets cases before the United States Judicial Panel on Multi-District Litigation

• Successfully defeated class certification in a putative class action alleging managers were misclassified as overtime exempt.

• Successfully defeated class certification in a putative class action seeking compensation for time spent going through bag checks.

• Successfully defeated class certification in a putative class action alleging meal period and rest break claims.

• Obtained summary judgment on behalf of clients in cases involving disability discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination, and wage/hour claims.