LaurenJ.
Blaes

Associate
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Lauren Blaes

Overview

Lauren Blaes is an associate in the Labor and Employment Practice Group in the firm's Orange County office. 

Lauren represents employers in a broad range of employment disputes including wage and hour class actions, Private Attorney General Act (PAGA) actions, and individual discrimination, retaliation, harassment, and wrongful termination disputes. Lauren has experience defending employers in state and federal courts, as well as in arbitrations and administrative hearings.

Lauren also provides advice and counseling on labor and employment practices, including employer policies and procedures, employee classification, including exempt classification and independent contractor classification, and employment law compliance.

Credentials
Clerkships

Judicial Extern for the Honorable James V. Selna in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Education

J.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 2018, Managing Editor, UCLA Law Review

B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara, 2015, with highest honors

Admissions

California

U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Honors

Sheppard Mullin’s Bob Williams Community Betterment Award, 2021

Memberships

Co-Chair of Young Lawyer Division, Orange County Association of Business Trial Lawyers

Member, Orange County Bar Association, Labor and Employment Section