Bethany Vasquez has over 15 years of experience in employment law and litigation. She is currently a partner at her own firm, Pacific Employment Law LLP in San Francisco. Prior to that, she was a shareholder at Miller LawGroup, PC and an associate at several large law firms. She has extensive experience representing both employers and employees in all aspects of employment litigation and counseling.

1. BETHANY A. VASQUEZ
354 Molimo Drive, San Francisco, CA 94127  415.596.6945  bethany.glover@gmail.com
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EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Pacific Employment Law LLP, San Francisco, CA
Partner/Owner 2/2015 - 4/2016
Miller LawGroup, PC, San Francisco, CA
Shareholder (asof 1/2014) 10/2009 - 2/2015
Littler Mendelson, P.C., San Francisco,CA
Associate 12/2008 - 10/2009
Kauff McClain & McGuire LLP, San Francisco,CA
Associate (Moved to Littler Mendelson PC, with partner from Kauff McClain & McGuire LLP) 6/2008 - 12/2008
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP,San Francisco, CA
Labor & Employment Associate 4/2007 - 5/2008
Heller Ehrman LLP, San Francisco, CA
Litigation Associate 10/2000 - 3/2007
Summer Associate Summer 1999
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
EMPLOYMENT LITIGATION
• Manage single, multiple plaintiff and class action employment litigation matters including wrongful termination,
discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage and hour, breach of contract,trade secret disputes,and otheremployment
claims in both state and federal court.
• Conduct and manage all phases oflitigation including: drafting of pleadings and written discovery; case analysis and
preparation of litigation strategy; taking and defending fact and expert depositions,including taking of plaintiff depositions
and defending individual defendant depositions; drafting and arguing discovery motions, motions to compel arbitration,
and motions for summary judgment; negotiating and preparing settlement agreements; and conducting mediations and
settlement conferences.
• Represent employers before administrative agencies including the California Department of Fair Employment and
Housing, the California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission;
investigate and respond to charges or complaints, and participate in mediation, arbitration and settlement of such matters.
• Train, supervise and mentor associates; manage large discovery teams; coordinate numerous expert witness opinions;
coordinate trial preparation; draft pretrial pleadings.
Representative Engagements
• Successfully obtained summary judgment in several single plaintiff lawsuits on behalf of Kaiser Foundation Hospitals
(and other Kaiser-related entities).
• Successfully moved to compel the enforcement of First Republic Bank’s employee arbitration agreement, which was
upheld on appeal and has served to clarify conflicting lower court holdings.
• Successfully defended Lowe’s Home Improvement Inc. in several single-plaintiff harassment and discrimination
lawsuits.
• Defended Chili’s Restaurant in wage and hour misclassification class action; interviewed and prepared declarations of
putative class members to defeat class certification.
• Assisted in successfulrepresentation of Nektar Therapeutics in Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower suit.
EMPLOYMENT COUNSELING
• Advise clients on all aspects ofemployment law, including: compliance with state and federal anti-discrimination and
harassment laws; disability accommodation and family/medical leaves; WARN compliance; wage and hour laws
(including overtime requirements, exemptions, and other wage and hour compliance requirements); disciplining and

2. terminating employees and other adverse employment decisions; administering leaves of absence; non-competition and
non-solicitation agreements; and the treatment of trade secrets and other confidential and proprietary information under
state and federal law.
• Draft and review employee handbooks,personnelpolicies, confidentiality and other employment related agreements.
OTHER LITIGATION EXPERIENCE
• Represented plaintiffs and defendants in a variety of substantive areas including commercial claims, contract actions,
intellectual property disputes,patent actions,securities actions,internal investigations,and complex commercial litigation ,
including matters involving foreign parties.
• Performed all aspects of discovery and motion practice including: taking and defending both fact and expert witness
depositions; drafting and arguing motions in court; conducting legal research and drafting briefs; managing junior
associates and contract attorneys; participating in mediations and negotiations; and working closely with exp ert witnesses.
Representative Engagements
• Assisted in the successfulrepresentation ofFujitsu Ltd. in a large multi-party contract dispute concerning defective
semiconductor chips sold to Fujitsu.
• Assisted in the successfulrepresentation ofBehr Process Corporation (and its corporate parent, Masco Corporation) as
National Coordinating Defense Counsel in multiple state and national class action lawsuits filed in Alabama, Alaska,
California, Illinois, New York, New Jersey, Oregon and Washington which alleged that exterior wood coatings failed
to retard mildew growth and ultraviolet light degradation.
OTHER EXPERIENCE
• Managed,trained, hired and supervised junior attorneys,staff, and outside vendors.
• Member of various firm committees, including Hiring Committee, Associate Development Committee, Associate Liaison
Committee, Associate Happiness Committee
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EDUCATION
Harvard Law School – Cambridge, MA
Juris Doctor, cum laude, 2000
Section Representative, Harvard Women’s Law Association
Editor/Research Assistant, Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace, Professor Lawrence Lessig
University ofOregon – Eugene, OR
Bachelor of Arts – Psychology, summa cumlaude, 1997
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa; Dean’s List (all quarters); Golden Key National Honor Society
Activities: President, Pre-Law Society; Treasurer, Mortar Board Honor Society; Coordinator, Psychology
Department Peer Advising Program
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ADMISSIONS
California Supreme Court
California District Courts – Northern, Eastern, Southern and Central Districts
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OTHER
California Super Lawyers - Northern California Rising Star 2010
Published Cases - Peng v. First Republic Bank, 219 Cal.App.4th 1462 (2013)