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Paul Grossman

Partner, Employment Law Department

Overview

Paul Grossman is a partner in the Employment Law practice of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s Los Angeles office. Paul represents major private employers in all aspects of employment law, including class action, wage and hour, wrongful discharge, discrimination, sexual harassment and whistleblower cases. He is the general counsel of the California Employment Law Council (CELC), an organization of approximately 70 of California’s largest employers. Its mission is the development of moderate employment law through amicus briefs, education and legislative activities. Paul began mediating employment class actions in 2017, and has had about 55 such mediations. All or substantially all settled, normally during one mediation session.

Paul is the co-author of Lindemann, Grossman & Weirich Employment Discrimination Law, the official book of the American Bar Association in its field — the fifth edition was released in 2013. It has been cited on multiple occasions by the U.S. Supreme Court and the courts of every circuit and is generally regarded as the principal publication in its field.

Accolades

  • Employment and Litigation — Labor and Employment, Best Lawyers
  • “Senior Statesmen” for California labor and employment, Chambers USA
  • Labor and Employment Disputes, Legal 500
  • “Leading lawyer in the world for management labor and employment expertise,” Who’s Who of Business Lawyers

Education

  • Yale Law School, J.D., 1964 (Member, Board of Editors, Yale Law Journal)
  • Amherst College, B.A., 1961

Practice Areas

Litigation

Employment Litigation

Supreme Court and Appellate Litigation

Employment Counseling and Preventive Advice

Employment Law


Languages

English


Admissions

California Bar


Education

Yale Law School, LL.B. 1964

Amherst College, B.A. 1961