Larry A. Walraven
Telephone
(949) 215-1991
Facsimile
(949) 215-1999
E-mail
lwalraven@calemployerlaw.com
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Larry Walraven represents and advises employers in a variety of areas, including labor law compliance, employment litigation, ERISA litigation, internal investigations, crisis management, executive agreements, and NLRB proceedings. He has defended numerous class actions and multi-plaintiff litigation matters including defending a major aerospace contractor in toxic tort litigation filed by former employees, defending employers in wage and hour class actions, defending a national health plan administrator in an employee benefits class action, and defending ERISA fiduciaries in litigation brought by groups of participants. Larry frequently advises employers with respect to employment and employee benefits issues arising out of mergers and acquisitions.
Larry has experience representing employers in the manufacturing, electronics, computer, construction, retail, aerospace, financial services, insurance and entertainment industries.
Before founding Walraven & Lehman LLP, Larry was a Partner at O’Melveny & Myers LLP. Larry joined O’Melveny & Myers in 1989. He became a partner in 1999 and served as chair of O’Melveny’s Orange County Labor Practice from 2003-2006.
Illustrative Professional Experience
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Collectively bargaining a comprehensive collective bargaining agreement covering three states and twenty union locals for an employer with a route sales distribution system |
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Defending a national retailer in two class actions seeking overtime compensation for managers and assistant managers |
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Defending a university in an ERISA breach of fiduciary duty action challenging actions with respect to retirement plan investments involving over 1,200 participants |
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Defending a national health maintenance organization in a class action challenging its practices relating to laser eye surgeries |
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Defending a multi-employer pension plan in a multi-plaintiff action challenging the plan’s allocation of movie and television residuals among participants |
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Defending a major aerospace defense contractor in a toxic tort class action claiming injuries from chemicals used in the manufacturing process |
Education
University of Texas, J.D., 1989: with high honors; Order of the Coif; Associate Editor, Texas Law Review
Texas Tech University, B.A., 1986: magna cum laude
Professional Activities
Admitted to Bar: California and Texas
Member: American Bar Association, Litigation Section, Committee on Employment and Labor Relations Law; Orange County Bar Association, Employers Group Regional Advisory Board
Lecturer: Extensively in the areas of ERISA litigation, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, internal investigation, wage & hour compliance, employment discrimination, technology issues affecting employers, disability leave and accommodation issues and sexual harassment prevention
Editor-in-Chief: ABA Litigation Section – Employment and Labor Relations Labor Law Quarterly (2001-2004)
Publications: California Employment Litigation Practice Guide (Chapter Editor), (The Rutter Group 2001); Sexual Harassment in Employment Law (selected chapters), (Lindemann and Kadue 1990); Just Cause (selected chapters), (BNA 2003). |
