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Samantha is an effective advocate for employers and management in administrative, arbitration, and trial proceedings. She leverages her analytical and strategic skills to deliver superior results in litigation of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage and hour, breach of contract, fraud, defamation, trade secret, and unfair competition cases, among others. She advises clients on litigation avoidance strategies and local, state, and federal compliance matters. She also conducts workplace investigations and management and workforce training.

Credentials

  • University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law, 1998, J.D.
  • University of Toronto, 1994, B.A., with honors

  • California

  • U.S. District Court - Central District of California
  • U.S. District Court - Northern District of California
  • U.S. District Court - Eastern District of California
  • U.S. Court of Appeals - Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals - Third Circuit

  • Chair, UCLA School of Law, Law Firm Challenge
  • Governor, Board of Governors, USC Gould Continuing Legal Education’s Institute for Corporate Counsel
  • Board Member, Alumni Board of Directors, UCLA School of Law
  • Board Member, Women LEAD Board, UCLA School of Law
  • Vice Chair, Advisory Board, Minority Corporate Counsel Association
  • Delegate, House of Delegates, American Bar Association
  • Officer, Governing Council, Section of Labor and Employment Law, American Bar Association
  • Fellow, College of Labor and Employment Lawyers
  • Life Fellow, American Bar Foundation
  • Member, American Employment Law Council
  • Member, National Employment Law Council
  • Member, United States District Court Central District of California’s Merit Selection Panel, 2016-2022
  • Executive Committee, Section of Labor and Employment Law, American Bar Association, 2017-2022
  • Chair, Section of Labor and Employment Law, American Bar Association, 2020-2021
  • Elections Committee, National Bar Association, 2017-2019
  • Co-Chair, Employment Rights and Responsibilities Committee, American Bar Association, 2016-2018
  • Commissioner, Commission on Women in the Profession, American Bar Association, 2015-2018
  • Board Member, Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association, 2015-2018
  • Executive Committee, Litigation Section, Los Angeles County Bar Association, 2012-2018
  • President, Black Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles, 2011-2012

Awards & Recognition

  • Women of Influence: Attorneys, Los Angeles Business Journal, 2025
  • Thought Leader – Global Elite, Labour & Employment, Lexology Index (formerly Who’s Who Legal), 2018-2019, 2022-2025
  • Most Influential Minority Lawyers, Los Angeles Business Journal, 2016, 2024-2025
  • Leading U.S. Corporate Employment Lawyers, Lawdragon, 2020-2025
  • Top 100 Lawyers, Los Angeles Business Journal, 2024
  • Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers, 2024
  • Labor and Employment Star – California, Benchmark Litigation, 2020-2023
  • Employment Law Trailblazer, National Law Journal, 2021
  • Top 100 Lawyers in California, Daily Journal, 2020
  • Top Women Attorneys in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Business Journal, 2020
  • Pro Bono Award, UCLA School of Law, 2019
  • Thought Leader – Global Elite, Labour & Employment, Who’s Who Legal, 2018-2019, 2022, 2025
  • Who’s Who Legal: Labour & Employment, Who’s Who Legal, 2013-2018
  • Labor and Employment, The Legal 500, 2018
  • Diversity Leader Award, Profiles in Diversity Journal, 2016