Jennifer G. Redmond

Jennifer Redmond is partner-in-charge of the Labor and Employment Practice Group in the firm's San Francisco Office and is co-chair of the firm's National Noncompete and Trade Secrets Team.

Areas of Practice

Jennifer Redmond is an experienced trial lawyer and has successfully represented employers in several jury trials.  She defends employers against claims of WARN Act violations, trade secret theft, wage and hour violations, wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and breach of contract, among others.  She has significant experience in with the financial services, technology, entertainment and national multi housing industries.

Ms. Redmond's experience includes counseling employers on enforcement of non-solicitation and non-compete agreements, protection of trade secrets, wage and hour compliance, WARN Act compliance, family and medical leave compliance, disability accommodation, and employee housing, among other topics; assisting in the design and implementation of restructuring and downsizing programs; mediating employment disputes; training management and employees on harassment and discrimination prevention.

Education

• J.D., Vanderbilt University School of Law, 1989, Order of the Coif, Andrew Ewing Scholar, Senior Articles Editor of Vanderbilt Law Review
• B.A., History, University of Virginia, 1984, with honors

Clerkships

• Ms. Redmond clerked for Judge Earl B. Gilliam of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.

Admissions

• California
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
• U.S. District Court, Central District of California
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California

Recent Representative Matters

Defended world's largest global network of integrated services in 15-day arbitration brought by former vice president who sued for gender discrimination, retaliation, defamation, breach of contract, and other claims.  Plaintiff claimed damages in excess of $4 million and was awarded a fraction of the demand.

Defended national insurance and financial service company in 16-day trial brought by a former commissioned surety bond producer who sued for breach of contract, intentional interference with prospective economic advantage, fraud, negligent misrepresentation, defamation, and unfair business practices. Plaintiff's demand was $4.4 million; complete defense verdict obtained

Prosecution and defense of employee mobility cases involving trade secrets and restrictive covenants for talent agency, international insurance broker, biotech companies, national developer of multi-family residential and corporate housing, among others

Defense of wage and hour class actions

Defense of tenant class actions

Defense of multiple plaintiff discrimination claims

Design and implementation of comprehensive disability and leave management programs

High success rate in obtaining dismissal of EEOC and DFEH charges with finding of "no cause"

Provide practical, solution-oriented advice on complex wage and hour issues for sophisticated clients

Honors

• Northern California "Super Lawyer," Law & Politics and San Francisco magazine, 2006, 2007, 2008

Memberships

• Member, American Bar Association
• Chair, Executive Committee of the Litigation Section of the Bar Association of San Francisco
• Provides pro bono advice to nonprofit arts organizations in the Bay Area, including Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

Articles

• Noncompete Clauses in California, The Daily Deal, June 30, 2008
• Historic Victorian Passes From One Lawyer To Another, The Recorder, October 22, 2007

• Apartment Industry Wage and Hour Obligations Under the Fair Labor Standards Act and California Labor Code and Wage Orders, published by the National Multi Housing Council, Spring 2005
• Sailing Through the Employee Housing Bermuda Triangle, presented at National Multi Housing Council Human Resources Forum, April 2004
• How to Engage in the Interactive Process, A Field Guide on Disability Accommodation in the Workplace (national version), published by the Disability Management Employers Coalition
• How to Engage in the Interactive Process, A Field Guide for California Employers, co-authored with Robin Nagel, MS., CRC @ 2001, excerpts published in California Labor and Employment Law Quarterly, January 2002

Speeches

• Sheppard Mullin's Breakfast With Your Labor Lawyer - "Labor and Employment Law Mid-Year Update 2008," San Francisco, California, September 2, 2008 and Palo Alto, California, October 8, 2008
• National Multi Housing Council Human Resources Forum – "Only in California" - Chicago, April 16, 2008
• National Multi Housing Council Human Resources Forum – "FMLA Update" – Chicago, April 16, 2008
• Sheppard Mullin's Breakfast With Your Labor Lawyer - "Employment Law Update 2008," Palo Alto, California, February 25, 2008 and San Francisco, California, February 27, 2008
• The Bar Association of San Francisco - "Disability Discrimination in the Legal Workplace," San Francisco, California, January 14, 2008
• The Bar Association of San Francisco - "Litigating Restrictive Covenants," San Francisco, California, November 29, 2007
• The Bar Association of San Francisco's Bench Bar Conference - "A Dialogue With the Complex Litigation and Law and Motion Judges," San Francisco, California, November 2, 2007
• National Multi Housing Council Legal Issues Colloquium - "Apartment Industry Wage and Hour Issues, Including A Proactive Look at Class Action Risks," Washington D.C., September 24, 2007
• State Bar of California's Annual Meeting - "Recent Developments on Disability Discrimination & Accommodation in the Workplace," Anaheim, California, September 27, 2007
• State Bar of California - "Sexual Harassment: Where Are We Today?," September 2005
• National Multi Housing Council Human Resources Forum - “Apartment Industry Wage and Hour Obligations,” New Orleans, Louisiana, April 19, 2005
• National Disability and Absence Management Conference - "The Interactive Process: An Employer's Approach to Disability Accommodation," San Francisco, California, July 18-21, 2004
• National Multi Housing Council Human Resources Forum - "Sailing Through the Employee Housing 'Bermuda Triangle,' " Chicago, Illinois, April 26-27, 2004
• BIO Human Resources Conference - "Protecting Trade Secrets," Chicago, Illinois, October 28-30, 2003
• Disability Management Employers Coalition - "How to Engage in the Interactive Process," Modesto, California, June 16, 2003
• Bingham McCutchen Breakfast Forum - "Employment Law: From A to Z in 2003," Walnut Creek, California, March 4, 2003, and San Francisco, California, March 5, 2003
• American Corporate Counsel Association - "What’s New in 2002? Employment Law Update," Palo Alto, California, March 13, 2002 and San Francisco, California, March 20, 2002
• Bingham McCutchen Breakfast Forum - "What’s New in 2002?," San Francisco, California, February 25, 2002, and Walnut Creek, California, February 27, 2002
• "Managing A Workforce in 2002," Palo Alto, California, February 5, 2002
• California State Bar Continuing Education - "Employment Law Update," San Diego, California, January 18-20, 2002
• 19th Annual Meeting of Labor and Employment Law Section of California State Bar - "Disability Law Since AB 2222," Carlsbad, California, October 19-20, 2001

Events

• Labor and Employment Law: Mid-Year Update 2008 - Silicon Valley, October 8, 2008, Breakfast With Your Labor Lawyer