Michael Wertheim

• Represented several media companies in a high-stakes single plaintiff discrimination and retaliation action, managing all aspects of pre-trial litigation and obtained a settlement at the eve of trial based on powerful evidence gained from depositions and other third-party discovery.
• Represented a health care provider in several wage and hour class actions alleging violations related to misclassification, unpaid overtime, meal and rest break violation and other derivative claims.
• Represented a payment processing company in a multi-million dollar dispute over breach of contract and other executive compensation issues.
• Represented a laboratory testing company in a class-action and PAGA case alleging wage and hour violations related to off-the-clock work, overtime and derivative Labor Code claims.
• Represented a health sciences company to negotiate claims brought by a highly-paid executive.
• Represented a solar power company in a trade secrets dispute with a former employee.
• Disqualified high-profile opposing counsel in a hotly contested whistleblower case for a media company and defeated plaintiff’s subsequent anti-SLAPP motion.°
• Obtained summary judgment in a breach of contract case alleging over $700,000 in damages.°
• Second chaired defense of a sexual harassment lawsuit that settled at the eve of trial due to motions in limine to exclude inflammatory evidence proposed by plaintiff.°
• Secured complete dismissal of a lawsuit against a health care client after drafting a motion for sanctions on the basis that plaintiff’s claims were frivolous as a matter of law.°
• Opposed a union certification petition before the Public Employment Relations Board seeking to certify a single bargaining unit across a network of eleven charter schools.°
• Second chaired several unfair labor practice cases at the Public Employment Relations Board.°
• Argued and obtained a writ of mandate in superior court to compel a non-profit’s board of directors to hold an election and an annual meeting.°

°The above representations were handled by Mr. Wertheim prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.

• Pro Bono Attorney, Inner City Law Center, 2016