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Patricia Riordan

Of Counsel

Patti Riordan is Counsel in the Firm’s Century City Office. She has extensive experience representing clients in complex business and employment litigation matters from pre-litigation assessment through mediation, arbitration and trial.  She has defended employers and government entities in state and federal court in California in a variety of industries, including aerospace, aviation, retail, hospitality, farming, software, oil and gas and construction.  Her practice includes class actions and single-plaintiff cases involving wage and hour, discrimination, retaliation, harassment, wrongful termination fraud, and breach of contract claims. Patti has successfully navigated the California courts and advises employers on the ever-changing landscape of California employment laws and regulations, including drafting employee handbooks, policies and procedures.

Education

  • Pepperdine University, Caruso School of Law, J.D., 1995

  • University of California, Santa Barbara, B.A., 1987

Admissions

  • California

  • United States District Courts: Northern, Southern, Central and Eastern Districts of California

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