Monica M. Quinn

Monica M. Quinn has experience in both litigation and counseling matters and handles a wide spectrum of employment disputes at all levels of state and federal court. She has frequently defended employers in litigation involving:

• Wrongful termination
• Harassment in the workplace
• Discrimination on the basis of race, national origin, religion, sex, age, or disability
• Retaliation
• Breach of contract and state tort claims such as assault, defamation, fraud, misrepresentation, tortious interference and intentional infliction of emotional distress

Monica represents management at mediations and arbitrations, as well as before various state and federal agencies, such as the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the California Civil Rights Department. She provides practical advice to in-house counsel, human resources professionals, and business owners of a variety of companies, from multinational corporations to startups. A significant portion of Monica’s practice is focused on advising employers on day-to-day employment issues including:

• Hiring, performance management, and termination
• Employment contracts and severance agreements
• Reductions-in-force
• Workplace investigations
• Disability accommodation and leave of absence issues
• Preventing discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims

Examples of Monica’s recent successful representations on behalf of clients include the following:

• Obtained summary judgment in a case alleging constructive discharge, breach of contract, and intentional infliction of emotional distress
• Obtained a directed verdict in a case alleging wrongful termination, harassment, and national origin discrimination on behalf of an employer in the telecommunications industry
• Obtained summary judgment in a case alleging fraud, promissory estoppel, breach of contract and wrongful termination on behalf of an employer in the financial services industry
• Obtained summary judgment in a case alleging national origin discrimination, retaliation and wrongful termination
• Successfully defended an employer in the food services industry in arbitration against claims of retaliation, wrongful termination and sexual harassment

Monica serves as a liaison for the firm’s Women’s Leadership Initiative and Associate Committee.