Buchalter Adds Three Attorneys to Labor and Employment Group
September, 2024 - Los Angeles, California
19 September 2024 – Buchalter is pleased to announce that Amber Healy has joined the firm as a Shareholder alongside attorneys Neil Katsuyama in the Los Angeles office and Hailey Oberst in the Orange County office. All three attorneys join the firm’s Labor and Employment practice group from Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud, & Romo.
"We are thrilled to welcome Amber, Neil, and Hailey to Buchalter,” said Adam Bass, President and Chief Executive Officer of Buchalter. “Amber’s expertise in wage and hour and PAGA litigation, combined with her team’s experience, make them invaluable additions to our group. We look forward to their contributions to our Labor practice and the firm."
An experienced attorney with a prominent practice focusing on the defense of wage and hour class actions and Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) lawsuits, Healy will Co-Chair the Firm’s Wage & Hour practice and Chair the Firm’s PAGA practice. She represents employers in all aspects of labor and employment law. Her extensive experience includes litigating employment matters across California before trial courts, Courts of Appeal and the Ninth Circuit. Her practice focuses on the defense of claims involving wage and hour, equal pay, FEHA, whistleblower, retaliation, wrongful termination, and other employment-related issues. In addition, she has broad labor experience, including representing employers in union grievance proceedings and collective bargaining.
"My team and I are excited to join Buchalter and work alongside such a talented group of lawyers,” said Healy. “The firm’s deep bench in labor and employment law aligns perfectly with my focus on helping employers navigate these challenging areas. Buchalter’s national platform allows us the opportunity to serve our clients in key markets throughout the country. We look forward to contributing to the firm’s continued growth while providing strategic counsel to our clients."
Katsuyama brings a wealth of experience to Buchalter’s Labor and Employment group. His practice is litigation focused with emphasis on defense of class action, PAGA, and FEHA claims, as well as business litigation involving ERISA plans, hotel owners, and commercial real estate disputes. His experience in arbitration, trial, and appellate proceedings further strengthens the firm’s capabilities in these areas.
Oberst represents clients in a wide range of employment matters including wrongful termination, discrimination, breach of contract, wage and hour class actions, PAGA actions, and single-plaintiff disputes in state and federal courts throughout California. She also has extensive experience handling claims before administrative agencies including the EEOC, California Civil Rights Department, Department of Industrial Relations and Department of Labor.
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Buchalter is a full-service business law firm representing local, regional, national, and international clients in a multitude of practice areas and their subspecialties, among them: Bank and Finance, Corporate, Health Care, Litigation, Insolvency and Financial Law, Intellectual Property, Labor and Employment, Real Estate, and Tax and Estate Planning. Buchalter has more than 500 attorneys with offices in California, Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Oregon, Tennessee, Utah, and Washington. For more information about the firm, visit: buchalter.com.
