People: Darren G. Gardner, Partner

Darren G. Gardner

Partner

San Francisco
Direct: (415) 544-1018
Fax: (415) 397-8549
Los Angeles - Century City
Direct: (310) 201-1529
Fax: (310) 201-5219
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Biography

Darren is the Chair of the firm's international employment practice. Darren is recognized globally as a pioneer in the practice area and he is the trusted advisor to many of the world's largest companies in respect of matters ranging from day-to-day complex cross border employment matters on a single country basis, to large and complex multi-jurisdictional employment law projects. Darren has undertaken more than 100 multi-jurisdictional strategic, compliance and transactional employment related projects, covering more than 140 different countries, including projects covering more than 120 countries at one time. 

Darren assists multinational corporate clients with the full range of employment law matters including:

  • Multi-jurisdictional employment law compliance issues
  • Employment and labor issues arising from mergers and acquisitions
  • Terminations - individual and large scale reductions in force
  • Employment and contingent workforce arrangements and documentation
  • Employment-related privacy and data protection
  • Protection of employers' proprietary and confidential information
  • Structuring and implementing employment related strategic initiatives on a multi-jurisdictional basis
  • Outsourcing arrangements
  • Workplace harassment, anti-discrimination and equal opportunity law matters
  • Workplace policies and handbooks
  • International workplace investigations

Darren is the Chair of the firm's international employment practice. Darren is recognized globally as a pioneer in the practice area and he is the trusted advisor to many of the world's largest companies in respect of matters ranging from day-to-day complex cross border employment matters on a single country basis, to large and complex multi-jurisdictional employment law projects. Darren has undertaken more than 100 multi-jurisdictional strategic, compliance and transactional employment related projects, covering more than 140 different countries, including projects covering more than 120 countries at one time. 

Darren assists multinational corporate clients with the full range of employment law matters including:

  • Multi-jurisdictional employment law compliance issues
  • Employment and labor issues arising from mergers and acquisitions
  • Terminations - individual and large scale reductions in force
  • Employment and contingent workforce arrangements and documentation
  • Employment-related privacy and data protection
  • Protection of employers' proprietary and confidential information
  • Structuring and implementing employment related strategic initiatives on a multi-jurisdictional basis
  • Outsourcing arrangements
  • Workplace harassment, anti-discrimination and equal opportunity law matters
  • Workplace policies and handbooks
  • International workplace investigations

Education

  • Bachelor of Laws, University of New South Wales (1995)

  • Bachelor of Science (Psychology), University of New South Wales (1991)
    with honors

Admissions

  • California

Affiliations

  • California Bar Association
  • International Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • New South Wales Law Society
  • XBHR


*Not admitted to practice in the California State Bar