Overview
Marjorie C. Soto Garcia provides strategic advice to employers of all sizes – from Fortune 100 companies to startups – on the full spectrum of labor union and organizing matters, class action employment litigation, and workplace compliance issues. She advises organizations across many industries, including healthcare, private equity, technology, energy, food service, logistics, retail, media, entertainment, and hospitality.
Clients turn to Marjorie for counsel on traditional labor matters, including collective bargaining, unfair labor practice charges, and union election proceedings. She regularly conducts trainings on compliance with the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) for in-house counsel and human resources teams.
Marjorie also defends employers in state and federal class actions alleging discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, wage and hour violations, Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) violations, and Private Attorney General Act (PAGA) actions. Her impressive track record includes obtaining dismissal of several multimillion-dollar lawsuits filed against employers in multiple industries.
As the co-lead of the Employment Group’s technology and artificial intelligence (AI) practice, Marjorie is at the forefront of issues arising at the intersection of employment law and AI, helping clients mitigate legal risks associated with the use of generative AI technologies in the workplace. She counsels employers on the legal implications of using AI tools in workforce decisions, including hiring, payroll, timekeeping, and reductions in force.
Fluent in English and Spanish, Marjorie is acutely familiar with advising clients on Spanish-language workplace policies and interfacing with witnesses and parties in both languages throughout all stages of litigation.
Marjorie frequently presents on labor and employment labor law issues at US conferences, with a focus on the evolving intersection of technology, AI, and workplace law.
Results
- Secured multiple collective bargaining agreements for a tech and media company
- Secured dismissals and withdrawals of multiple unfair labor practice charges, including novel challenges to operational decisions, for a tech and media company
- Secured complete dismissals of unfair labor practice charges before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) for an international client
- Obtained the dismissal of NLRB unfair labor practice charges challenging return to office plans on behalf of a media company
- Successfully appealed and reversed an order denying request for arbitration at the Second District Court of Appeal of the California Courts of Appeal on behalf of a food services client
- Defeated class certification of a FCRA class action on behalf of a national client
- Secured federal and state dismissals of multimillion-dollar FCRA class actions on behalf of an international client
- Obtained the dismissal of a national class action alleging bias claims in connection with wage and hour policies on behalf of a large American multi-brand restaurant operator
Recognitions
- Top Lawyers Under 40 Award, Hispanic National Bar Association, 2022
Community
- UCLA Law Women LEAD, Board of Directors
- Stanford Professional Women of Los Angeles, Board of Directors
- Law360 Employment Authority Labor Editorial Advisory Board, 2024
- Mexican American Bar Foundation, Board of Trustees
- Neighbors Acting Together Helping All, board member
- California Minority Counsel Program, member, former ambassador
- Hispanic National Bar Association, member
- Mexican American Bar Association, member
- National Employment Lawyers Association, member
- Latina Lawyers Bar Association, member
Credentials
Education
University of California – Los Angeles School of Law, JD, 2016
Stanford University, BA, 2009
Admissions
California
Courts / Agencies
US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
US District Court for the Northern District of California
US District Court for the Southern District of California
US District Court for the Central District of California
US District Court for the Eastern District of California
Languages
English
German (conversational)
Spanish (native fluency)
