Tracy Warren is member of the Labor & Employment Practice Group in the Firm’s San Diego office. Ms. Warren represents both national and international clients in employment matters involving single plaintiff and class action defense.  She advises, counsels, trains and litigates in areas including wage and hour compliance, pay equity, sexual harassment, retaliation, terminations, hiring, leave of absence, reductions in force, employee discipline, workplace accommodations, religious exemption, NCAA bylaw compliance and other matters of legal compliance. Ms. Warren serves as outside counsel to the National Association of Sports Commissions and Women Leaders in College Sports. Ms. Warren represents both individuals and for profit and nonprofit corporations across a wide variety of industries including technology, banking, food & hospitality, pharmaceutical, health care, education, health clubs, insurance, retail as well as nonsecular and religious based clients. She practices in state and federal courts, arbitrates and mediates nationally and practices before state and federal agencies, including the Department of Fair Employment and Housing, the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, the Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA). Ms. Warren has significant experience conducting investigations involving sexual harassment, sexual impropriety, sexual abuse, hostile work environment, bullying, fraud and retaliation in all sectors.

In addition to her employment practice, Ms. Warren also represents clients in matters concerning NCAA bylaw infractions, drug testing, eligibility and compliance-related matters.  She conducts investigations into NCAA and university related legal matters involving Title IX, Cleary Act violations, bullying and cyber bullying, workplace violence, hostile work environment, academic fraud, sexual impropriety, broadcast, social media and First Amendment issues, and Americans with Disabilities Act accommodation issues.

In April of 2019, Ms. Warren received a certificate of recognition for “Outstanding Leadership and Service” provided by California Senator Brian W. Jones in San Diego, California.

Bar Admissions

• California
• Maryland
• New Jersey

Education

• University of Notre Dame
• Temple University
• The College of New Jersey

Significant Accomplishments

• Lead trial attorney who successfully defended a national startup company against claims of fraud and false promise in a multi-week jury trial with a unanimous defense verdict.
• Successfully prosecuted a trade secrets matter in California federal court for a national client, obtaining a temporary, preliminary and permanent restraining order for client and settlement;
• Successfully prosecuted trade secret and proprietary information matter for client against departing employee which lead to early settlement.
• Counsel clients on updating policies and procedures to protect trade secrets, proprietary information and confidential information on mobile devices.
• Counsel clients on protecting trade secrets and proprietary information when employing at home workforce.
• Work with computer forensic experts to retrieve, gather, recover, recreate and produce trade secret and proprietary information electronic data.

• California Labor & Employment Law Update – New Laws to Take Effect in 2021

  By Tracy A. Warren, Matthew T. Drenan |January 2021

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