John P. LeCrone

John LeCrone focuses his practice on employment law and related litigation. He represents employers and management exclusively in wrongful discharge, harassment, and discrimination litigation; in matters including wage and hour class actions, trade secrets/unfair competition and ERISA; and in proceedings before federal and state administrative agencies. He trains supervisors and employees in best practices for dealing with workplace harassment and discrimination, and provides counsel and advice on a range of personnel issues, including privacy matters, employment agreements, and workplace technology. John also assists clients in investigations of employment-related complaints and corporate malfeasance.

John serves as Vice-chair of the firmwide employment law practice and is a member of the firm's executive committee.

Practice Highlights

• Lead defense counsel in numerous wage and hour class actions in state and federal court.
• Lead defense counsel in multi-plaintiff and class action cases alleging discrimination under the California Unruh Civil Rights Act and Gender Tax Repeal Act.
• Trial and arbitration counsel in numerous single-plaintiff lawsuits alleging employment discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and failure to accommodate.
• Lead trial counsel (both plaintiff and defense) in cases alleging theft of trade secrets, employee raiding, and unfair competition.
• Lead defense counsel in cases brought under ERISA alleging discrimination, denial of benefits, and COBRA violations.
• Counsel to employers and executives in negotiating employment-related agreements, including change-in-control agreements, severance agreements and separation agreements.