Kimberly C. Carter

Managing partner of the firm’s Los Angeles office, Kimberly Carter intuitively understands the challenges and pressures associated with overseeing a diverse and talented workforce.

This perspective informs Kim’s robust defense and practical counsel on the full spectrum of employment law matters when combined with her aggressive and creative advocacy, extensive trial experience, and understanding of both the law and personal dynamics involved in employment relationships. 

Alongside her active commercial litigation practice, Kim’s employment work focuses on identifying and remediating vulnerabilities in her clients’ employment policies and procedures and obtaining efficient and favorable resolutions of employment disputes, claims, and litigation.

A seasoned trial lawyer, Kim has ample experience defending employers in high-stakes single-plaintiff litigation, wage and hour class actions, discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims, wrongful termination, and other employment-related torts and liabilities under FLSA, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the ADA, the FMLA, and other state and federal employment laws.

Kim recognizes the financial and reputational costs and disruption involved in employment disputes. She develops solutions that keep those burdens to a minimum while safeguarding her clients’ immediate and long-term interests. This includes creative approaches designed to defuse potential claims before they devolve into litigation or government investigations and enforcement actions.

When formal disputes do arise, Kim tailors her strategy to align with her client’s legal and operational goals and the facts and circumstances of each case, whether that means an expeditious negotiated resolution or a focused, strategic, zealous approach in the courtroom.