Lafayette & Kumagai LLP Wins Dismissal in Class Action!

February 11, 2020
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Congratulations to Barbara Lyons! Barbara successfully obtained a dismissal of a class action in United States District Court, Northern District of California, brought against a public entity client. Plaintiffs filed suit in the wake of Janus v. American Federation of State, County, & Municipal Employees, Counsel 31, 138 S. Ct. 2448 (2018), in which the

Ingrid Ahuja Joins Lafayette & Kumagai LLP

January 14, 2020
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Lafayette & Kumagai is pleased to welcome Ingrid M. Ahuja to the firm. Ms. Ahuja handles all aspects of employment litigation, including discrimination, harassment, retaliation, restrictive covenants, classification issues and wage and hour class action litigation. In addition, she has significant experience in commercial and general business litigation matters, including breach of contract, privacy, slander,

Saisruthi Paspulati Joins Lafayette & Kumagai LLP!

November 19, 2019
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Lafayette & Kumagai is pleased to announce that Saisruthi Paspulati has joined the firm. Ms. Paspulati has experience handling employment matters in state court, as well as before administrative agencies. She has successfully defended employers in a variety of industries, including staffing agencies, automotive manufacturers, retail stores, restaurants, and large HR outsourcing companies. Prior to

Lafayette & Kumagai Wins Appeal: Court holds Dynamex “ABC” Test Does Not Apply in Joint Employer Cases!

October 14, 2019
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Kudos to Gary Lafayette and Barbara Lyons of Lafayette & Kumagai LLP on their appellate victory. The decision from the California Court of Appeal upheld a Contra Costa County Superior Court decision to grant summary judgment in what started as a putative class action alleging joint employment of station managers. There is a clear holding

Gary Lafayette to Moderate General Counsel Panel at NELC Regional Conference at Facebook on October 4th!

October 2, 2019
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Gary Lafayette will moderate the General Counsel panel at the upcoming NELC Bay Area Regional Conference, presented by Facebook & Google, The Practice of Labor & Employment Law: Tools for Success in a New Millennium. Panelists Graham Allan (Chief of Legal Dept. Operations at CISCO), Paul Grewal (VP & Deputy General Counsel at Facebook) and

Lafayette & Kumagai Attends the 2019 NAMWOLF Annual Meeting!

October 1, 2019
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Lafayette & Kumagai LLP had such an incredible time at the NAMWOLF 2019 Annual Meeting and Law Firm Expo! We appreciate everyone who stopped by to visit us at the Law Firm Expo and take home a magic robot. Thank you to the NAMWOLF team for a fantastic 2019 Annual Meeting in LA. It was

Lafayette & Kumagai LLP is proud to sponsor the 2019 NAMWOLF Annual Meeting!

September 18, 2019
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We are proud to sponsor the 2019 National Association of Minority & Women Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF) Annual Meeting & Law Firm Expo, September 22 – 25 in Los Angeles! We hope to see you there! NAMWOLF’s mission is to promote diversity in the legal profession by fostering successful relationships among preeminent minority and women

Lafayette & Kumagai Wins Summary Judgment for Fortune 50 Company!

July 10, 2019
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Congratulations to Susan Kumagai! Susan successfully obtained summary judgment on behalf of a Fortune 50 company in an employment matter in which Plaintiff alleged disability discrimination, failure to accommodate, wrongful termination and retaliation. Lafayette & Kumagai argued that Plaintiff did not meet the definition of a person with a disability. Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment

Lafayette & Kumagai LLP Named to the Honor Roll in BTI Litigation Outlook 2019 for Complex Employment Litigation and Complex Commercial Litigation.

June 19, 2019
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Lafayette & Kumagai LLP was named by clients as an Honor Roll firm in 4 separate areas of litigation, including Complex Employment and Complex Commercial litigation, in BTI Consulting’s BTI Litigation Outlook 2019: Changes, Trends and Opportunities for Law Firms. The survey, which is based on interviews with more than 350 general counsel and other

Lafayette & Kumagai LLP Attorneys Named to 2019 Northern California Super Lawyers List!

June 11, 2019
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We are pleased to announce that Gary Lafayette, Susan Kumagai and Diane Kong have been selected to the 2019 Super Lawyers list for Northern California. This is an exclusive list, recognizing no more than five percent of attorneys in the state. Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters, is a research-driven, peer influenced rating service of

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