Lara A. Grines
- Los Angeles
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Lara Grines focuses her practice on employment litigation and counseling, representing clients in a wide range of cases involving discrimination, retaliation, harassment, failure to accommodate disability, failure to engage in interactive process, wrongful termination, and wage-and-hour issues.
Lara manages cases of diverse pre-litigation, litigation, and arbitration matters from pleading, discovery, and law and motion through resolution. She counsels employers on various issues, including employee terminations and the drafting of employment and separation agreements, employee handbooks, and general employment policies and procedures.
Lara has also conducted workplace investigations for allegations of discrimination and harassment, particularly those involving C-suite and other high-level employees. Lara also has experience with both buy-side and sell-side mergers and acquisitions, and regularly advises on the employment implications of corporate transactions. Lara builds her client service philosophy on knowledge and communication. She learns everything she can about her clients' business, and puts extra effort into maintaining open communication.
During the current pandemic, Lara has actively advised and counseled clients on issues related to COVID-19 in the workplace. These include such topics as employee leave, workplace safety, return-to-work policies, vaccination policies, and workforce reductions.
Lara also maintains an active pro bono practice and provides regular legal services for the Alliance for Children's Rights.
Areas of focus
Education & Credentials
Education
- Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, J.D., cum laude, Order of the Coif, 2017
- University of California, San Diego, B.A., Sociology, magna cum laude, 2014
Bar and Court Admissions
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California
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
Related Employment
- Baker McKenzie LLP, Los Angeles, CA, Associate, 2019 – 2021
- Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Los Angeles, CA, Associate, 2017 – 2019; Summer Fellow, 2016
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, Los Angeles, CA, Judicial Extern to the Hon. John A. Kronstadt, 2015
Professional Recognition
Named a Southern California “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers, 2025
