Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Jason C. Schwartz

Jason C. Schwartz is a litigation partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson Dunn, co-chair of the Labor & Employment Practice Group, General Counsel of the law firm and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. Jason's experience includes "me too" investigations, wage-hour and discrimination class actions, sensitive whistleblower matters, high stakes trade secret and non-compete litigation and executive disputes. He won a case of first impression in Third Circuit establishing joint employment test under FLSA; won a nuclear whistleblower case against Secretary of Labor in Eleventh Circuit; and testified before Congress regarding OSHA enforcement programs.

Katherine V.A. Smith

Katherine Smith is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. She serves as co-chair of the firm’s Labor and Employment Practice Group. Katherine practices with the firm's Labor and Employment and Litigation Departments. Katherine has extensive experience representing employers in individual, representative and class action litigation at both the trial court and appellate level. Her practice focuses on high stakes litigation matters such as large-scale class actions, actions brought under the California PAGA, whistleblower retaliation cases, and executive disputes. She also advises employers on government investigations, enforcement of non-solicitation and non-competition covenants, reductions in force and reorganizations, independent contractor/employee status, C-suite on-boarding and separations, and other employment-related issues. She has also been involved in multiple independent investigations of high profile #metoo complaints alleging systemic sexual harassment and gender discrimination.

Molly T. Senger

Molly T. Senger is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. She practices in the firm’s Litigation Department and is a member of the Labor & Employment Practice Group. Molly has represented clients in a wide range of employment litigation matters, including cases involving allegations of trade secret misappropriation, wage-and-hour violations, whistleblowing, race, age, and disability discrimination, and sexual harassment. Molly has significant experience in defending against employment-related putative class actions and litigating high-stakes executive compensation disputes. She has represented employers in federal district and appellate courts across the country, as well as in arbitration and mediation, and before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and other federal and state agencies.