Gary M. McLaughlin

Gary M. McLaughlin focuses on the representation and counseling of employers in a wide variety of labor and employment matters, including wage and hour issues, discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination, public policy violations and employment contracts.
Practice & Background

Mr. McLaughlin’s practice includes extensive experience with wage and hour class action litigation, especially with respect to the retail, restaurant, insurance, financial services and entertainment industries.

Mr. McLaughlin received his B.A. with distinction in 1996 and his J.D. in 2001 from the University of Virginia, where he served as an editorial board member of the Virginia Law Review and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa.

Good to know

Areas of Practice 1) California Labor and Employment Litigation, 2) Class Actions, 3) Employment/Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Advocacy, 4) Labor and Employment, 5) Wage and Hour/Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Litigation and Counseling and 6) Pro Bono
Law School University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 2001
Admitted Year 1998
Education University of Virginia, B.A., 1996
Bar Member / Association California State Bar Association
Most recent firm Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP
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