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Leslie L. AbbottPartner, Employment Law Department

[email protected]

eslie Abbott is a partner and co-vice chair of the Employment Law Department

f Paul Hastings, where she has practiced since 1991. Ms. Abbott representsmployers in all aspects of employment law in industries including retail,

chnology, manufacturing, entertainment, finance, insurance, health care, real

state, hospitality, and many others.

s. Abbott co-chairs the firms nationwide wage and hour practice group. She

cusesher practice on defending complex class and PAGA representative

ctions. She handles investigations and audits by the Department of Labor and

e California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, provides advice andaining on wage and hour best practices, and conducts pay and classification

ompliance audits.

s. Abbott also advises extensively on disability and leave laws. She handles

dividual and systemic discrimination lawsuits and government investigations.

ecent Representations

Defeated class certification on behalf of Southern California Gas Company in a

case alleging that breaks were not duty free and uniform donning and doffing

time was unpaid; denial of certification affirmed on appeal.

Defeated class certification and PAGA representative status on behalf of

Activision Blizzard, Inc. in a case claiming that warehouse workers were not

paid for all time worked and should be provided suitable seats.

Defeated class certification on behalf of AIG Domestic Claims, Inc. in an

exempt misclassification case.

Won summary judgment for Advantage Sales & Marketing LLC in a PAGA

suitable seats case involving thousands of employees who worked in various

retail stores throughout California.

Won summary judgment for Alaska Airlines in a class action challenging the

ndustry-wide practice of not paying wages to flight attendant trainees.

Los Angeles

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Practice Areas

Employment Law

Employment Counseling and

Preventive Advice

Appellate Litigation

Employment Class Actions

Admissions

California Bar

Education

Loyola Law School, J.D., 1991

University of California

Berkeley, B.A., 1983

Atlanta, Beijing, Brussels, Chicago, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Houston, London

Los Angeles, Milan, New York, Orange County, Palo Alto, Paris

San Diego, San Francisco, Seoul, Shanghai, Tokyo, Washington DC


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Persuaded EEOC to dismiss its nationwide investigation of clients disability

accommodation policies and practices.

Achieved walk-away dismissals of class claims for numerous clients, andextensive experience negotiating favorable settlements.

Negotiated settlement with Department of Labor regarding thousands of call

center employees nationwide.

ccolades and Recognitions

Selected by her peers for listing in The Best Lawyers in America

Recognized by corporate counsel in The Legal 500

Fellow-elect of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers (November2013 Induction)

peaking Engagements and Publications

JAMS Los Angeles Resolution Center, Panel Discussion on Private Attorney

General Act (PAGA) Claims (February 2013)

California Employment Law Council,Practical and Legal Issues in Dealing with

the Disabled Worker (November 2012)

Orange County Bar Association,Developing Issues In PAGA (September

2012)

Matthew Benders California Labor and Employment Law Bulletin,A Win for

Employers In Brinker. Meal Periods in California Need Not Be Ensured or

Furnished on a Rolling Five-Hour Basis (April 2012)

Practical Law Company, 2012 Resolutions: Ensure Proper Exempt

Classification of Employees, practicallaw.com (December 2011)

Bridgeport Continuing Legal Education, Eighth Annual Wage and Hour

Litigation Conference, The Emerging Use of PAGA, 17200, and Other IssuesSpecific to Wage and Hour Cases (December 2011)

Bureau of National Affairs (BNA) Webinar Series on Litigation Risk

Management, Employee Classifications: Best Practices for Identifying and

Managing Risks (November 2011)

California State Bar Association, First Annual Wage and Hour

Conference,Damages Analysis and Settlement of Class Actions (August

2011)

California State Bar Association, Annual Meeting, California Wage and Hour

Update (September 2010)

Client Publication, Broken Laws, Unprotected Workers: Wage and Hour

Compliance in the National Spotlight (October 2009)

rofessional and Community Involvement




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Los Angeles County Bar Association, Member of the Executive Committee and

Co-Chair of the Saturday Seminar Committee

Member of the Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles

ducation

Loyola Law School, J.D., 1991 (Order of the Coif)

London School of Economics, Diploma in International and Comparative

Politics, 1985

University of California Berkeley, B.A., 1983

ews

une 05, 2013

aul Hastings Extensive Practice Strength Highlighted in The Legal 500 United

tates 2013

une 01, 2011

aul Hastings Soars in 2011 Edition of Legal 500 US

ugust 16, 2010

est Lawyers Names 91 Lawyers to 2011 Edition of Rankings

une 07, 2010

aul Hastings Excels in 2010 Edition of Legal 500 US

anuary 06, 2010

aul Hastings Selected as The American Lawyers Labor & Employment

tigation Firm of the Year

une 17, 2008

aul Hastings Attorneys Recognizedas Super Lawyers and Rising Starsin

orthern California, Southern California, Georgia, Illinois, New Yorkand

Washington, D.C.

ecember 11, 2007

aul Hastings Advises Con Edison in $1.477 Billion Sale of Generation Projects

North American Energy Alliance






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ay 20, 2007

aul Hastings Attorneys Recognized as Super Lawyers in Southern California,

onnecticut, Georgia, New York, San Diego and Washington, D.C.

ublications

ebruary 27, 2013

upreme Court Limits State-Action Immunity in Hospital Merger

ebruary 25, 2013

ew Tax Rules for Bonds Issued by Italian Non-Listed Corporations - A Foreign

vestor's View

ebruary 21, 2013

he FAA after American Express Co. v. Italian Colors Restaurant

ebruary 11, 2013

dicting a Foreign Company: Satisfying the Technical Requirements of Criminal

ule 4 by Resorting to the Civil Alter Ego Doctrine?

pril 13, 2012

Win for Employers in Brinker: Meal Periods in California Need Not Be

nsured, or Furnished on a Rolling Five-Hour Basis

ecember 13, 2011

012 Resolutions: Ensure Proper Exempt Classification of Employees

ovember 07, 2007

alifornia Meal Period Compliance Update: Three New Cases Offer Guidance

n the Provide Versus Ensure Debate






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ebruary 27, 2006

Wage and Hour Law 2005 - The Year in Review

ovember 15, 2005

nited States Supreme Court Holds that Walking Time Can Be Integral and

dispensible" to a Principal Activity and Compensable Under the FLSA

anuary 01, 2002

mendments to California Law Impose Additional Responsibilities on Employers

ovember 01, 2000

mendments To California Law Recently Signed By Governor Davis Will Expand

mployee Rights

ankings & Awards

ay 24, 2013

Chambers and Partners: Award for Excellence

he Firms Employment practice was honored with an Award for Excellence by

hambers and Partners.

anuary 02, 2013

aw360 Awards

aul Hastings' Employment Law practice was recognized as one of Law360s

Top Practice Groups of The Year."






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ebruary 19, 2009

aul Hastings partner Leslie Abbott named as one of "The Most Powerful and

fluential Women in California for 2009" by California Diversity Magazine

2009).

ay 01, 2008

anked 15 in the American Lawyer 2008 AmLaw 100 Survey

ugust 25, 2008

aul Hastings Recognized by Decideurs Strategie Finance Droit for SuperbWork in Private Equity Representation




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