Overview
Laurie A. Baddon focuses her practice on employment litigation and counseling. She provides trusted and strategic advice to clients of all sizes, from family offices and high-net-worth individuals to Fortune 500 companies, on day-to-day employment-related issues to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws. She advises clients on matters ranging from personnel management decisions, leaves of absence, workplace accommodations, workplace investigations, pre-litigation disputes, executive compensation, employment agreements, restrictive covenants, reductions in force, and workplace policies, procedures, and handbooks. She also conducts employment diligence in mergers and acquisitions of all sizes and advises buyers on workforce integration and risk mitigation post-closing.
Laurie defends employers in all stages of employment litigation including in class action and single plaintiff wage and hour lawsuits and in harassment, discrimination, retaliation, wrongful termination, misclassification, and breach of contract claims. She advocates for clients in federal and state courts and administrative agencies, including proceedings before the Department of Fair Employment and Housing, the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Results
- Obtained complete defense ruling in arbitration for a global entertainment company where a former employee sued for fraud and rescission of a severance agreement and national origin discrimination*
*Matter handled prior to joining McDermott.
Recognitions
- Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America, Litigation – Labor and Employment, 2024-2025
- Orange County Business Journal, Leaders of Influence: Women in Law, 2024
Credentials
Education
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, JD, 2014
University of San Diego, Bachelor of Business Administration, magna cum laude, 2010
Courts/Agencies
US District Court for the Central District of California
US District Court for the Northern District of California
US District Court for the Eastern District of California
Admissions
California
