Regina Silva

Regina Silva defends employers in all areas of employment claims and litigation matters such as sexual harassment, discrimination, retaliation, wrongful termination, and wage and hour claims, including DLSE claims, class actions and PAGA representative actions. She represents clients before state and federal courts and agencies and defends matters in arbitration.

Ms. Silva also provides clients with employment advice and counsel, litigation prevention techniques, mandatory sexual harassment prevention training, and assistance with policies and handbooks. She also represents employers in traditional labor law matters such as collective bargaining negotiations, grievances, and unfair labor practices.

Ms. Silva regularly provides employment-related presentations for clients, HR managers, and general counsel, as well as risk management professionals.

Ms. Silva began her career as a prosecutor in Northern California, where she tried multiple jury and bench trials. She later moved to Southern California and started working in private practice as an employment and labor attorney, wherein she has represented employers of all sizes in various types of industries.

Ms. Silva worked previously as the Director of Employment Practices at a national defense-side civil litigation firm, wherein she also proudly served as the Chair of the Firm’s D&I Committee.

• Prevailed on appeal before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals of District Court’s denial of Motion to Compel Arbitration in Martinez-Gonzalez v. Elkhorn Packing Co., LLC (2022) 25 F.4th 613
• Successfully defended (as first chair) a large corporation in a harassment/discrimination lawsuit brought by two former employees before a Los Angeles County jury. In addition, she prevailed on a motion for attorney’s fees/costs against the plaintiffs.
• Prevailed on a motion for summary judgment before a state court in an age discrimination case, which was appealed. On appeal, the Appellate Court sustained dismissal of the case by the state court.
• Negotiated favorable settlements in multiple wage and hour multi-million-dollar class actions filed in both state and federal courts.
• Prevailed on multiple demurrers in sexual harassment and discrimination cases in state court.
• Reached favorable resolutions, after protracted litigation, in large exposure matters against Los Angeles’ most prolific Plaintiff’s attorneys.
• Obtained early dismissal of a high-profile employment litigation case filed in Los Angeles Federal Court by a former actress.
• Successfully forced wage/hour actions into arbitration, and enforced class action waivers, resulting in nuisance value settlement on individual wage claims.
• Obtained favorable Court of Appeal and California Supreme Court decisions on Plaintiff’s appeals of trial court rulings enforcing arbitration agreements.

Practice Areas

Community & Professional

• California Minority Counsel Program, Member
• National Employment Law Council, Member
• Claims and Litigation Management Alliance, Member