Overview
Neda Hefzi focuses her practice on employment litigation. She dedicates her practice to defending employers against claims of discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination, breach of contract, retaliation, whistleblower complaints, unfair business competition, misclassification, wage and hour violations and Private Attorneys General Act claims. She also has experience in litigating trade secret misappropriation and restrictive covenant enforcement claims.
Neda regularly defends claims in state and federal court, as well as before state and federal administrative agencies such as the Department of Fair Employment and Housing, the California Labor Commissioner, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Public Employment Relations Board and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs.
With a keen attention to detail and a deep understanding of legal nuances, Neda develops robust defense strategies that are unique and creative in order to protect her clients’ interests and achieve favorable outcomes. By combining her litigation skills with practical business considerations, she provides tailored and pragmatic counseling to clients with respect to the risks with discipline/termination, disability accommodations, reductions-in-force and wage and hour compliance.
Credentials
Education
University of California, Hastings, JD, 2018
University of California, Los Angeles, BA, 2015
Admissions
California
Courts/Agencies
US District Court for the Northern District of California
Languages
English
Persian
