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Tiffany Phan

Tiffany
Phan

Partner

CONTACT INFO

tphan@gibsondunn.com

TEL:+1 213.229.7522

FAX:+1 213.229.6522

Los Angeles

333 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90071-3197 USA

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PRACTICE

Labor and Employment Appellate and Constitutional Law Class Actions Crisis Management Fashion, Retail and Consumer Products Law Firm Defense Litigation White Collar Defense and Investigations

BIOGRAPHY

Tiffany Phan is a litigation partner in the Los Angeles office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.  Her practice focuses on labor and employment matters with experience in class action defense and complex employment litigation at both the trial and appellate levels.

Ms. Phan represents and advises employers in all aspects of labor and employment.  She has represented clients in the technology, retail, janitorial, security guard, education, oil and gas, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, and agricultural industries, among others.  She has extensive experience litigating wage and hour class actions involving exemptions, pay equity, harassment, discrimination, meal and rest breaks, and employee reimbursements.  She has also conducted many internal investigations into complaints regarding executive employees.  She has advised on and negotiated executive terminations, including those of General Counsels and CEOs.  She has experience in matters before the NLRB and spends significant time counseling and advising employers on preventive planning.

Recent representative matters include:

  • Arguing a successful motion for summary judgment in a religious discrimination case on behalf of a pharmaceutical company
  • Successfully opposing six motions for summary judgment in a wage and hour class action and securing a favourable settlement
  • Securing a favorable early individual settlement of a putative wage and hour class action following a motion to dismiss
  • Obtaining reversal of a denial for motion for judgment on the pleadings in the Ninth Circuit
  • Advising on labor and employment matters in a $2.0 billion acquisition
  • Securing a two year rest break exemption for a California employer
  • Defeating an attempt to remand a putative wage-and-hour class action to state court after removal under the Class Action Fairness Act

For the past three years, Ms. Phan has been recognized as The Best Lawyers in America® Ones to Watch in Labor and Employment.  Ms. Phan was named a 2022 BTI Client Service All-Star, 2022 Lawdragon Leading Corporate Employment Lawyer, 2022 Expert Guides Rising Star, and a Euromoney 2022 Rising Star in the Americas, EMEA, and Asia-Pacific regions.

Ms. Phan graduated from the University of Chicago Law School in 2013.  She was elected Phi Beta Kappa and graduated magna cum laude from Emory University, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English.  Ms. Phan is a member of the State Bar of California and is admitted to practice law before the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

EDUCATION

University of Chicago - 2013 Juris Doctor

Emory University - 2010 Bachelor of Arts

ADMISSIONS

California Bar

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Client Alert - February 3, 2023 | Delaware Court of Chancery Holds That Corporate Officers Owe a Duty of Oversight
Client Alert - January 17, 2023 | Refresh of California Labor & Employment Laws Effective in 2023
Firm News - October 12, 2022 | Euromoney’s Rising Star Awards 2022 Recognizes 16 Gibson Dunn Partners
Client Alert - October 11, 2022 | California Enacts Pay Transparency and Disclosure Requirements Effective January 1, 2023
Firm News - October 6, 2022 | Expert Guides Rising Stars 2022 Recognizes Twelve Gibson Dunn Lawyers
Firm News - August 15, 2022 | Lawdragon 500 2022 Names 20 Gibson Dunn Partners Top Employment Lawyers
Client Alert - April 12, 2022 | OFCCP Guidance on Privilege Assertions Over Pay Equity Audit Materials
Client Alert - February 11, 2022 | Congress Implements Restrictions on Employment Agreements That Require Arbitration of Sexual Assault or Harassment Claims
Firm News - February 10, 2022 | Nine Partners Named 2022 BTI Client Service All-Stars
Client Alert - January 19, 2022 | California Introduces New Restrictions on Employers’ Separation and Settlement Agreements with Employees
Webcasts - January 11, 2022 | Webcast: Grappling with the New Normal: Addressing Mental Health and Other Struggles when the Workplace is Remote
Press Releases - November 4, 2021 | Gibson Dunn Promotes 27 Lawyers to Partnership
Client Alert - March 1, 2021 | California Supreme Court Issues Important Decision Regarding an Employer’s Obligation to Provide and Record Meal Periods
Client Alert - February 17, 2015 | Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Outlook and Review: 2015
Client Alert - January 15, 2014 | 2013 Year-End Electronic Discovery and Information Law Update
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