Robin J. Samuel

Robin Samuel is a partner in the Employment Practice Group of Baker McKenzie’s Los Angeles office. Robin helps clients manage and resolve local and cross-border employment issues, whether through counseling or litigation.

He advises clients on virtually all aspects of the employment relationship, including hiring and firing, wage and hour, discrimination, harassment, contract disputes, restrictive covenants, employee raiding, and trade secret matters. Clients trust Robin to handle their most sensitive and complex employment issues.

Robin actively litigates class and collective claims, single plaintiff actions, and other employment disputes in state and federal court, arbitration, and before administrative agencies. He also handles sensitive internal investigations for clients around the world.

Robin helps clients achieve their business goals by guiding them towards practical and cost-efficient solutions to employment-related issues. Robin also provides in-house trainings on legal developments and trends.

Education:

• University of California, Hastings College of the Law (JD) (1994)
• University of California at San Diego (BA) (1991)

Admissions:

• California – United States (1994)
• U.S. District Court, Central District of California
• U.S. District Court, Colorado~United States
• U.S. District Court, District of Nevada~United States
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
• U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington

Professional Associations and Memberships:

• State Bar of California, Labor and Employment Law Section – Member

Representative Legal Matters:

• Represented one of the nation’s largest cable companies in wage and hour class action litigation, effectively disabling plaintiff’s counsel from suing again.
• Represented a national mortgage company in a class litigation brought by the EEOC asserting pattern and practice age discrimination.
• Represented a professional sports team in a wage audit by the Department of Labor.
• Defended a private equity firm in arbitration initiated by former employee for unpaid compensation and fund equity.
• Advised clients on employment issues arising out of corporate acquisitions.