Sue J. Stott joins Perkins Coie Labor and Employment Practice

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA (May 15, 2009) – Perkins Coie is pleased to announce Sue J. Stott has joined the firm’s Labor & Employment practice as a partner.  She will be based in the firm’s San Francisco office.

Stott counsels California employers on litigation avoidance and legal compliance regarding recruiting and hiring; discipline and discharge; leave administration including disability accommodation; discrimination, retaliation, harassment and wrongful discharge claims; wage and hour, independent contractor, classification, and other compensation issues; reductions in force and work force restructurings; investigations; and human resource best practices. Stott also defends employers in single and multi-plaintiff, multidistrict, and class action lawsuits. She has conducted jury and bench trials in state and federal courts and defended charges and claims brought by, and pending before state and federal agencies.

Stott is a certified mediator. She mediates and arbitrates business, personal injury, and employment disputes in state and federal court, and participates on the San Francisco Federal District Court's panel of neutrals.

Perkins Coie's Labor & Employment practice, one of the largest in the West with more than four dozen attorneys, represents employers in all facets and at all stages of labor and employment relations. With sweeping geographic reach and rare substantive depth, our lawyers routinely confront some of the most challenging issues facing employers in the modern workplace.

"We are very pleased to have Sue join our office," said San Francisco Office Managing Partner Ed Wes. "We are dedicated to enhancing our California Labor and Employment practice and we know our clients will benefit from her in depth experience."

Stott earned her law degree from University of California, Hastings College of the Law. She earned her B.A. from Stanford University.