Defending employers in the public and private sectors in labor and employment disputes

Sandy McDonough is an experienced litigator who also advises employers in all aspects of employment law and disputes. Representing both private and public sector clients — including the regents of the University of California, National University, the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority and the Board of Trustees of the California State University — Sandy focuses on:

• Employment litigation, arbitration and mediation
• Employment counseling

As a friendly competitor says, Sandy is an authority in employment law and keys in quickly to the true issues in a motion or matter, with an eye toward the end result. She takes a pointed, efficient and strategic deposition.

Sandy expertly identifies issues and potential defenses in cases and never takes her eyes off the ball during a case. She is at least one step ahead of her adversaries and effectively winnows down cases, including prevailing in pre-trial motion work.

Bar Admissions

• California

Education

• University of California, San Diego (B.A., 1994)

• USC Gould School of Law (J.D., 1997)

• "Addressing Accommodations"
• "Avoiding Legal Pitfalls in Academic Administration"
• "Avoiding Legal Pitfalls in Academic Administration"
• "Conducting Workplace Investigations"
• "Defending Against PERB Unfair Practice Charges"
• "Disability Accommodation and Leave Management"
• "Disability Dilemma: Handling Difficult Workplace Accommodation Issues"
• "Disability Dilemma: Handling Difficult Workplace Accommodation Issues"
• "Disability Dilemma: Handling Difficult Workplace Accommodation Issues"
• "Legal Pitfalls"
• "Legal Pitfalls"
• "Private Attorney General Act"
• "Report Writing Workshop"
• "Retirement and Job Performance"
• "Sex, Lies and Videotape: How Private is Your Life"
• "Special Issues in Public Sector Investigations"
• "Superintendent’s Executive Board Training"
• "The General Counsel’s Employment Law Tool Kit"
• "The General Counsel’s Employment Law Tool Kit"
• "Understanding The Gig Economy"
• "University of California Liability Programs & Defense Counsel Conference"
• "What You Need to Know about PAGA Claims"
• "When Customer Information Winds Up in the Wrong Hands"
• "Working Together Toward Compliance"
• PAGA Litigation – Issues to Watch in 2024

Seminar

• Labor & Employment Law Advanced Practices Conference