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Sam is a member of the Labor & Employment practice in Greenberg Traurig's Sacramento office. Sam is particularly experienced in defending single-plaintiff, class, and PAGA actions across a full range of topics, including misclassification, wage and hour, discrimination, retaliation, harassment, leaves of absence, and employee accommodations. Sam’s clients include retailers, airlines, hospitality companies, private equity firms, and tech companies. Some representative examples of Sam’s experience include:

  • Ongoing defense of e-commerce company in numerous wage and hour class and PAGA actions alleging claims for unpaid overtime, meal and rest break violations, wage statement violations, and similar claims;
  • Ongoing defense of manufacturing company in multiple wage and hour class and PAGA actions alleging unpaid overtime and related claims;
  • Obtained complete summary judgment win for e-commerce company in action by former employee alleging pregnancy discrimination;
  • In a trade secret case alleging theft of confidential business information, obtained dismissal of all claims on behalf of technology company and its executives. Successfully defended dismissal on appeal before settling;
  • Obtained ruling from California Labor Commissioner dismissing misclassification and wage and hour claims against technology company;
  • After prevailing on a motion to compel arbitration and obtaining complete dismissal of all class claims, obtained settlement of wage and hour claims on behalf of global hospitality company.

Prior to joining the firm, Samuel served as a law clerk for the Honorable Dale A. Drozd for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, where he worked on a variety of civil cases including trade secret matters, employment disputes, property disputes, breaches of contract, civil rights, and habeas.

Sam has also acted as Special Counsel to the General Counsel for the National Security Agency (NSA). He provided legal and policy advice in direct support to NSA’s General Counsel.

主要执业方向

主要执业经验

  • Special Counsel to the General Counsel, National Security Agency, 2014-2015
  • Hillary for America, 2015-2016
    • Deputy Director of Vetting, 2016
    • Field Organizer, 2015-2016
  • Legal Intern, Office of Senator Harry Reid, 2013
  • Legal Intern, Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, National Criminal Enforcement Section, 2013
  • Summer Law Clerk, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of California, Criminal Division, 2012
  • U.S. Department of State, 2009, 2010
    • Program Assistant, 2010
    • Student Intern, 2009

荣誉和领导力

  • Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, "Ones to Watch," Litigation - Labor and Employment, 2026
  • Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Northern California Super Lawyers, "Rising Stars," 2024-2025

资历

教育
  • J.D., New York University School of Law
    • Articles Editor, Journal of Legislation and Public Policy
  • B.A., with distinction, University of California at Berkeley
Judicial Clerkships
  • 加利福尼亚东区美国联邦地区法院, 2017-2019
获准执业地区
  • 加利福尼亚州
  • 纽约

Related Capabilities

Labor & Employment Litigation