Bergstrom, Rick

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Rick Bergstrom's practice focuses on complex litigation matters in federal and state courts, including wage and hour class actions, trade secret litigation, and various employment matters. He also advises retailers and other businesses on public accommodation access laws, including Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act and California's Unruh Act.

Rick counsels companies on various topics including wage and hour issues, unfair competition, trade secrets, privacy, outsourcing, terminations, employment agreements, accommodating disabilities, leaves of absence, and employment policies and procedures. He has successfully represented clients in individual and class action suits involving claims for unfair competition, misappropriation of trade secrets, violation of the Consumer Legal Remedies Act, unpaid wages, overtime, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, fraud, and defamation.

Rick recently testified before Congress concerning the impact of the United States Supreme Court's decision in Garcetti v. Ceballos. He frequently lectures to management groups and conducts in-house workshops regarding compliance with California and federal laws. He also develops, reviews, and implements personnel policies for local, national, and international companies.

Rick regularly contributes articles regarding recent developments in employment law to local and national publications covering such topics as California minimum wage and employment legislation and California disclosure requirements for background checks.

Rick is a member of the Pepperdine University Alumni Association and the Labor and Employment Law Section of the San Diego County Bar Association.

Areas of Practice

• Labor & Employment
• Noncompetition, Confidentiality, Trade Secret & Employee Raiding
• Class Action Employment Litigation
• Employment Aspects of Corporate Transactions
• Life Sciences
• Pharmaceuticals

Representative Cases

• Abbott agrees to acquire Facet Biotech for $722 million , (2010)
• Bell Microproducts to be acquired by Avnet for $594 million
• Celgene to buy Gloucester Pharmaceuticals for $640 million to bolster its anticancer drug pipeline

West Practice Categories

Collective Bargaining, Labor Arbitration, Labor Disputes, Labor Law, Labor Legislation, Labor Relations Boards & Proceedings, Unfair Labor Practices, Unions, Wage & Hour Laws, Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act

Bar Admissions

• California

Education

• Cal State Polytechnic - Pomona
• Pepperdine University

Published Works

• ALERT: The Scope of California Kin Care Leave Rights Narrowed - At Least in Some Instances, 2010
• ALERT: California Supreme Court Rules that Attorneys’ Fees May Be Denied in Low-Recovery FEHA Cases, 2010
• Attorney-Client Privilege Rescued, Daily Journal, 2009
• California Supreme Court Rolls Out the "Red Carpet" for Employees to Pursue PAGA Representative Actions, 2009
• Rise of the Cyber-Slackers: How Web 2.0 and Generation “C” Could Transform the Workplace, coauthor, Cyberspace Lawyer, 2008
• The Kyoto Prize and San Diego, San Diego Daily Transcript, 2008
• Are Class Action Waiver Provisions in Pre-Employment Arbitration Agreements Enforceable in California After Gentry?, 2007
• Are Employee "No-Hire" and Non-Solicitation Provisions Enforceable Under California Law? Trade Secret Report, 2007
• The Cost of Doing Business in California (Minimum Wage) Increases: That and Other New California Employment Legislation Effective January 1, 2007, 2006

Address

12265 El Camino Real Suite 200
San Diego, CA 92130-4096

Phones

1.858.314.1118 (Business Phone)

Faxes

1.858.314.1150 (Business Fax)

Emails

Contact Us (Business Email)

Websites

http://www.jonesday.com