Susan Eandi
Baker McKenzie LLPThe Baker McKenzie LLP employment and labor practice has a strong global focus and is a top choice for employers with an international presence, requiring advice across a variety of jurisdictions. For example, the firm recently advised Alphabet on its acquisition of AI start-up, Alter, touching on legal matters across the Czech Republic, Philippines, Poland and Spain. Susan Eandi, based in Palo Alto, is both the chair of the firm’s North America employment and compensation team, and the head of the firm’s global employment and labor law practice for North America. San Francisco-based Benjamin Ho is sought after for cross-border employment matters. Operating from Los Angeles, Robin Samuel excels in litigation and collective claims, among other employment disputes. Kimberly Lower is based in New York, and focuses on labor, employment, and immigration issues surrounding M&A, spin-offs, among other corporate transactions.
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Key clients
- Johnson & Johnson
- Abbott Laboratories
- Airbnb
- Safran
- S&P Global
- ServiceNow
- Alphabet (Google)
- Edelman Financial
- StepStone
Work highlights
- Assisted Johnson & Johnson with the employment aspects of its separation and spin-off of Kenvue, its consumer products (Tylenol, Band-Aid, etc.) from its pharmaceuticals and medical devices business.
- Advised Abbott Laboratories in its recent acquisition of Bigfoot Biomedical, handling a variety of key employment and compensation matters, including retention and incentives, restrictive covenants and employment and benefits transition matters.
- Advised Airbnb on all aspects of implementing remote work arrangements and hybrid remote work schemes, including local expense reimbursement requirements, documentation/policies, notice and consultation requirements for twenty-three jurisdictions.
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Susan Eandi