Jean Kuei, Pillsbury’s Labor & Employment Practice Group leader, is an experienced employment attorney representing corporate employers in the firm’s Washington, DC, and San Francisco offices. Jean is known not only for her employment litigation skills but also for her ability to resolve complex, high-stakes workplace disputes effectively and creatively. Jean also serves as a leading member of the firm’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) Litigation and Investigations practice, responding to activist shareholder proposals, conducting race and pay equity audits and advising on issues of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).

Jean’s litigation experience covers a diverse range of employment charges and cases, from single or multi-plaintiff retaliation, discrimination, harassment and whistleblower matters to large wage and hour class, collective and PAGA representative actions. She has obtained defense verdicts at trials and at arbitration hearings and resolved several matters on dispositive motions in both court and arbitration. Jean has also served as a hearing officer to the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, which is the central support entity for the federal judicial branch.