Greg Labate
Sheppard Mullin

Greg Labate is a seasoned employment attorney with 30 years of legal experience. He is a partner in Sheppard Mullin's Orange County office, and is the Chair of the firm's Labor and Employment Practice Group. Greg provides general labor advice to employers, and regularly drafts employee handbooks, employment agreements, severance agreements, and arbitration agreements for his clients. He has extensive experience in defending employers against claims of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, breach of contract, defamation, workplace violence, wage claims, trade secrets, employee raiding, and other related matters. Greg also specializes in defending employers in wage and hour class action lawsuits, with an emphasis on class actions in the restaurant, mortgage/banking, aerospace, and manufacturing industries. He is a trial attorney who has had great success defending his clients in court. Greg is a frequent speaker and has presented to many employer’s organizations on labor and employment developments. He has also appeared on television and radio regarding employment issues.