Barbara Brown is the office chair and a partner in the Employment Law practice of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. She represents employers in the entire range of employment law matters, particularly employment discrimination class actions challenging pay, promotion, hiring and other personnel decisions. She also is frequently called upon to defend sexual harassment and whistleblower retaliation suits or to perform investigations of such allegations. Ms. Brown has defended individual cases that raise the broad spectrum of discrimination, retaliation, whistleblower, and common law claims. She is knowledgeable about the regulations of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs and represents contractors preparing for executive order audits. She also advises on employment compliance diagnostics and provides strategic advice on diversity programs and best practices for EEO compliance.