Rosa Chong helps employers and businesses navigate workplace disputes, employment litigation, and compliance-related challenges. She represents clients in California state and federal courts and before administrative agencies in matters involving class action and PAGA litigation, wage-and-hour claims, and other workplace disputes.
Rosa advises clients through all stages of litigation and dispute resolution, from early case assessment and discovery through motion practice, mediation, arbitration, and trial preparation. Her experience includes managing high-volume employment litigation matters for clients in the healthcare, entertainment, and real estate development industries, where she works with employers to develop practical strategies for resolving disputes and managing workplace risk.
Rosa additionally brings broader commercial and regulatory litigation experience involving privacy, securities, patent, and government enforcement matters. Before joining DWT, Rosa practiced at national law firms representing corporate clients in complex litigation and regulatory matters. She also has experience working with Korean companies and brings a practical understanding of the cultural and business considerations that can arise when Korean businesses navigate U.S. courtrooms.
Admitted to Practice
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California, 2023
Education
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J.D., University of Chicago Law School, 2022
- Student Body President
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B.A., Political Science, University of California, Berkeley, 2018, magna cum laude
- Dean's Scholar
Languages
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Korean, Mandarin
Memberships & Affiliations
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- Korean American Bar Association (KABA)
Background
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- Associate, Nixon Peabody, Los Angeles, 2024-2026
- Associate, 2022-2023; Summer Associate, 2021 – Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Palo Alto, Calif.
- Legal Intern, Microsoft, Redmond, Wash., 2020
- Research Fellow, National Academy of Engineering of Korea, Seoul, South Korea, 2019-2020
- Foreign Correspondence Contractor, Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS), Seoul, South Korea, 2018-2019
- New Business and Conflicts Analyst, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Palo Alto, Calif., 2018
- Legislative Intern, California State Assembly, Office of Assemblymember Evan Low, Cupertino, Calif., 2016