Ryan C. Hess

Ryan Hess is an associate in the Employment Law practice of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm's San Francisco office. Mr. Hess represents employers in all types of employment related disputes, with a focus on wage-and-hour class actions and cases involving discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. He also regularly counsels employers regarding compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws, and he routinely conducts comprehensive employment practices audits.

Mr. Hess’ clients have included Target Corporation, Rite Aid Corporation, Kmart Corporation, Bank of America, N.A., LoJack Corporation, United Parcel Service, Inc., Broadcom Corporation, Applied Material, Inc., and various start-up companies, among others.


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Areas of Practice 1) Litigation, 2) Employment Law, 3) Employment Counseling and Preventive Advice and 4) Employment Litigation
Law School University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 2008
Admitted Year 2009
Education Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, B.A., 2005
Bar Member / Association California State Bar Association
Most recent firm Paul Hastings LLP
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