Pauline Duong
Associate
Services & Specializations
Admissions
California;
District of Columbia;
USDC, Southern District of California
Address
12544 High Bluff Drive, Suite 400, San Diego, CA 92130
Office Tel.
858.480.8265
Overview
Pauline defends public and private employers in employment litigation involving discrimination, retaliation, harassment, wrongful termination, wage and hour issues, and PAGA claims. She handles single-plaintiff, class and representative actions and represents employers throughout the litigation process, from pre-litigation investigations and pleadings through discovery, depositions, motion practice, mediation, settlement negotiations, and appeals.
Pauline also counsels employers on workplace issues, including hiring and employment practices. Before focusing her practice on employment litigation, she held in-house corporate roles advising technology and financial services companies on employment, commercial contracting, data privacy, and regulatory matters.
Her experience includes managing litigation strategy, defending depositions, arguing motions, advising clients and insurers on liability exposure, and representing clients in mediation.
- Defended employers in single-plaintiff, class and representative actions involving discrimination, retaliation, harassment, wrongful termination, wage and hour, and PAGA claims.
- Managed employment matters through all stages of litigation, including pre-litigation investigations, discovery, depositions, motion practice, mediation, settlement negotiations, and appeals.
- Took and defended depositions and successfully argued dispositive and discovery motions in employment litigation.
- Advised clients and insurance carriers on liability exposure, litigation strategy, and settlement.
- Counseled employers on hiring, employment practices and data privacy matters.
- Drafted and negotiated employment, service, pricing and other commercial agreements for an international financial services company.
- Advised technology companies on product and data privacy matters.
- JD, University of California, Irvine School of Law, Irvine, California, 2021
- BS (Applied Economics and Management), Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 2017
- State Bar of California
- District of Columbia Bar