Nicholas Kawuka
Associate
Services & Specializations
Admissions
California
Languages
Luganda
Address
525 B Street, Suite 2200, San Diego, CA 92101
Office Tel.
619.525.3832
Fax
619.398.0106
Overview
Nicholas represents employers in all types of employment litigation, including wage and hour class and representative actions and individual lawsuits for wrongful termination, harassment, discrimination, and trade secret misappropriation. He also counsels clients on day-to-day employment, privacy and data security matters.
- Represented trade show display company in trade secret and unfair competition litigation against former business partner and shareholder, obtaining favorable settlement for client.
- Represented household telecommunications company in investigation by governmental authorities involving privacy and security of consumer data.
- Best Lawyers® Ones to Watch, Labor and Employment Law: Management, 2023-2024
- Pro Bono Award, Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP, 2014
- LLM, University of San Diego School of Law
- LLB (Hons), Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
- Author. “Are Non-Compete Clauses on the Way Out? The Federal Trade Commission Proposes a Nationwide Ban,” January 10, 2023.
- Co-presenter. “Essential Employment Agreements: Implementing the Right Agreements for the Wrong Time,” Procopio’s Annual Labor & Employment Law seminar, webinar, November 3, 2022.
- Co-author. “U.S. Supreme Court Debilitates PAGA Litigation Using Federal Arbitration Act in Pivotal Ruling,” June 15, 2022.
- Co-presenter. “Back in Business: What You Need to Know About Returning to the Office,” San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce Webinar, June 10, 2021. PowerPoint.
- Co-Author. “COVID Workplace Safety Just Got Stricter: Cal/OSHA’s New Emergency Standard For California Employers,” November 25, 2020.
- Author. “Even More Stringent Consumer Privacy Restrictions May Be Imposed on Businesses Operating in California,” August 12, 2020.
- Author. “California Passes Landmark Consumer Privacy Law: What You Need to Know Now,” June 29, 2018.
- Escondido Charitable Foundation, Founding Member