Speaker 06.17.25
06.17
Pillsbury’s Annual West Coast Government Contracts Summit
7:30AM - 3:00PM PDT
Alexandria at Torrey Pines
10996 Torreyana Road
San Diego, CA 92121
Ms. Latham is an advisor to employers and advocates for them in a variety of employment matters. She provides practical advice to businesses seeking to prevent claims, as well as those in the midst of navigating complex workplace disputes.
Clients rely on Laura Latham to deliver efficient strategic support and employment law compliance advice regarding complex internal investigations, M&A transactions, hiring and termination decisions, layoffs, trade secrets and crisis situations.
She assists clients in negotiating, drafting and implementing employment and executive contracts, employee policies and handbooks, and other employment documentation. She also counsels clients on the intricate employment issues arising in mergers and acquisitions.
Professional Highlights
Laura is an experienced and trusted employment advisor, with over 25 years of practice at Pillsbury. She is a frequent lecturer on a wide range of employment law topics, including protection of trade secrets, use and implementation of bring your own device (BYOD) policies, prevention of wage-hour, harassment and discrimination claims, and crisis management.
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- Associations
- American Bar Association
- San Diego County Bar Association
- Louis M. Welsh Chapter of the American Inns of Court
- Speaking Engagements
- “The New Employment Reality Under Trump 2.0,” Pillsbury’s 2025 West Coast Government Contracts Summit, San Diego, 06/17/2025
- “California Employment Law Outlook 2025,” 01/16/2025
- “Avoiding Employment Law Hazards in 2025,” 2025 CLE Marathons, 2025 San Diego CLE Marathon, held January 24, 2025, in our SD office, 2024 San Diego CLE Marathon, held January 23, 2024, in our SD office
- “California Employment Law – Recent Developments and What Every Government Contractor Needs to Know,” Pillsbury’s 2023 West Coast Government Contracts Summit, San Diego, 04/20/2023
- Pillsbury’s Employment Outlook 2021: While You Were Quarantining …, A discussion of employment law updates unrelated to COVID-19 that occurred in 2020, and what to expect in 2021
- “Preventing Unlawful Harassment,” 08/2001
- “California Employment Law Update: Impact of the Dynamex Decision & Other Key California Developments,” 2020 CLE Marathons, 2020 San Diego CLE Marathon, held January 30, 2020, in our SD office; Laura Latham presented 30-minute presentation: Employment Law: Impact of the Dynamex Decision
- “Employment Law Outlook 2020,” 12/11/2019
- “How Big Ticket Employment Issues Can Impact Your California Clients,” 02/14/2019
- “Avoiding California Employment Law Hazards,” 2019 CLE Marathons, 01/10/2019
- “Employment Law Outlook 2019,” 12/2018
- “Employment Law Outlook 2018,” 12/08/2017
- “Employment Law Outlook 2017,” 02/23/2017
Education
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J.D., University of California, Hastings College of the Law
B.A., Lake Forest College
magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Admissions
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California
Courts
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U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court