Laurie DeYoung, Esq.

Laurie DeYoung is a seasoned employment and commercial neutral with more than 35 years of litigation experience handling high-stakes disputes throughout California. Over the course of her career, she has helped resolve hundreds of employment, commercial, and workplace-related disputes involving discrimination, harassment, retaliation, whistleblower claims, wage and hour issues, executive contracts, and emotionally charged workplace conflicts.

A longtime labor and employment defense attorney, Laurie is known for her ability to accurately assess case value early, identify practical paths to resolution, and facilitate candid negotiations that move difficult cases toward settlement. Clients and opposing counsel alike value her direct communication style, credibility, and pragmatic approach to resolving disputes efficiently and realistically. Throughout her career, she has saved clients millions of dollars in litigation costs and exposure by developing streamlined litigation and resolution strategies designed to preserve flexibility while positioning matters for early settlement whenever possible.

Laurie most recently served as Of Counsel at Jackson Lewis P.C., where she managed more than 60 active employment matters spanning litigation, arbitration, administrative proceedings, and pre-litigation disputes. Her former litigation practice gives her insight into how judges, arbitrators, plaintiffs, employers, insurers, and counsel evaluate risk in today’s employment litigation environment.