Overview
Lindsey Jackson is an associate in the Employment Law practice of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm's Los Angeles office. She represents employers in all aspects of employment law, in both single-plaintiff and class-action matters, including discrimination, retaliation, harassment and wage-and-hour in both federal and state courts, as well as in confidential workplace investigations.
Lindsey’s practice also involves advising on and litigating employee mobility and trade secret matters, including trade secret misappropriation, theft of confidential information, breach of contract and disputes over restrictive covenants in employment-related agreements. Lindsey also drafts employee and executive contracts, focusing on executive compensation, the protection of trade secrets and the prevention of improper customer and employee solicitations.
Prior to joining Paul Hastings, Lindsey was a litigation paralegal at a multinational law firm and a Teach for America corps member at Harlem Children's Zone.
Lindsey received her law degree from Stanford University Law School in 2016, where she competed on the Mock Trial Team and served as a student attorney in the Immigrants' Rights Clinic through which she successfully advocated for her clients' asylum and made various appearances in San Francisco Immigration Court. She earned her Master's in Teaching from Relay Graduate School of Education in 2013. She received her Bachelor of Arts from Yale University in 2010. Lindsey is admitted to practice law in California.
Representations
- Won a full defense verdict for a major clothing retailer after a five-day jury trial in the Northern District of California. The case involved allegations of gender and pregnancy discrimination, as well as constructive discharge. The jury returned a unanimous verdict for the defense after 15 minutes of deliberation.
- Won summary judgment for a Fortune 500 technology company in a single claimant arbitration alleging race discrimination.
- Defeated certification of a putative class exceeding 5,000 members alleging gender pay and promotion discrimination in violation of Title VII, the Equal Pay Act and the Oregon Equality Act.
- Represented AeroVironment, Inc. in an executive mobility and intellectual property case that culminated in a seven-week trial in Ventura County Superior Court, resulting in a verdict in favor of the company.
Engagement & Publications
- Contributor, ABA Recent Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation: Employee Mobility, Restrictive Covenants and Trade Secrets