Lauren J. Katunich

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Lauren J. Katunich

  • Phone (310) 281-6370
  • Fax (310) 859-2325

Lauren J. Katunich is an associate in ECJ’s Litigation and Employment Law Departments, where her areas of practice include representation of employers in all types of employment matters, including wrongful termination, sexual harassment, discrimination, retaliation, wage and hour claims and advice for compliance with various employment laws.  Ms. Katunich is featured as a monthly resource on various employment law issues for the employment-based publication, HR Fact Finder and a frequent author in Martindale Hubbell’s Counsel to Counsel Labor & Employment Law Alert.  She is also a contributing author for ECJ’s Employment Law Reporter, a monthly publication designed to inform clients and friends about various employment law updates.

Ms. Katunich has been selected for inclusion in Southern California Rising Stars in the area of Employment Litigation: Defense for 2007, 2008, and 2010.

Ms. Katunich graduated, cum laude and Order of the Coif, from Loyola Law School in 2003.  While in law school, Ms. Katunich was Chief Note and Comment Editor of the Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Review and author of “Time to Quit Paying the Payola Piper: Why Music Industry Abuse Demands a Complete System Overhaul,” 22 Loy. L.A. Ent. L. Rev. 643 (2002).  She also received the Ahmanson Foundation Scholarship for academic excellence.

Ms. Katunich is a member of the State Bar of California, as well as the Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations.  She is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Central District of California and the Unites States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Current Employment Position(s)

  • Associate

Areas of Practice

  • Wrongful Termination
  • Sexual Harassment
  • Employment Discrimination
  • Preparation of Employee Handbooks
  • Anti-SLAPP Actions
  • General Business Litigation

Bar Admissions

  • California
  • U.S. District Court Central District of California
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit

Education

  • Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, California, 2003
    J.D.
    Honors: Cum Laude
    Honors: Order of the Coif
    Law Review: Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Review, Chief Note and Comment Editor

Published Works

  • “Time to Quit Paying the Payola Piper: Why Music Industry Abuse Demands a Complete System Overhaul”, 22 Loy. L.A. Ent. L. Rev. 643 (2002)

Honors and Awards

  • Ahmanson Foundation Scholarship for Academic Excellence

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • State Bar of California
    Member
  • Los Angeles County Bar Association
    Member
  • American Bar Association
    Member