Julie A. Totten. Some of Julie s more notable engagements include the following:

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1 Partner, Employment Law Sacramento (916) Julie Totten is the partner in charge of Orrick s Sacramento Office. She is also the partner in charge of the Sacramento Employment Law and Litigation group, which was recently named Labor & Employment Department of the Year in California by The Recorder, the premier source for legal news, in recognition of their significant wins on behalf of leading multinational companies on today s most complex and challenging employment law matters. Related Practice Areas Employment Law & Litigation Education J.D., magna cum laude, University of San Diego School of Law, 1993 B.A., summa cum laude, The College of Idaho, 1989 Honors Who's Who Legal: Management Labour & Employment ( ) Northern California Super Lawyers ( ) The Recorder California Labor & Employment Department of the Year ( ) The Recorder California Litigation Department of the Year ( ) Fellow, College of Labor and Employment Lawdragon Top 40 Up and Coming Employment Lawyers University of San Diego Law Review, Member and Comments Editor Gipson Scholar Julie, who has more than 20 years experience representing companies in high stakes litigation, is honored to be a Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment and she also serves as a Council Member of the American Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section. Julie has achieved significant results for her clients and in 2014 she was recognized by Legal 500 as someone who "truly understands corporate politics and works with in-house counsel to understand the intersections of legal advice and business objectives." Julie represents employers in complex cases, including wage-and-hour class and collective actions, EEO claims and claims involving breach of contract and wrongful termination. She has also successfully represented clients involved in investigations and audits by the Department of Labor and the California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, and she assists clients in developing compensation policies and compliance measures designed to reduce potential exposure. Julie also counsels and trains clients on a wide variety of employment law matters, including social media and employee privacy. Some of Julie s more notable engagements include the following: Privately Held Technology Company. Julie was retained following several years of litigation and after a class had been certified. Julie thereafter obtained decertification of the class and successfully defended that order on appeal. Fortune 100 Telecommunications Company. Julie defeated class certification in a wage-and-hour class action alleging offthe-clock work at the client s California call centers. Page 1

2 Global Fortune 200 Pharmaceutical Company. Julie obtained summary judgment for a pharmaceutical company in a wage-and-hour class action challenging the exempt status of pharmaceutical representatives. Global Eyewear Company. Julie represents a global eyewear retailer in several proposed California and nationwide wageand-hour class and collective actions. Professional Services Firm. Julie represents a professional services firm in several class and collective actions challenging the exempt status of accountants and other entry-level professionals. Fortune 100 Financial Services Company. Julie successfully represented a financial services client in a wage-and-hour class action seeking reimbursement of alleged expenses incurred by loan officers. Pharmaceutical Company. Julie successfully represented a pharmaceutical client in a wage-and-hour class action challenging the validity of the defendant s alternative workweek schedules and alleging failure to pay for all work performed. Admitted in California Memberships ABA Labor and Employment Law Section, Council Member (2014-present) American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section, Technology in the Practice and Workplace Committee and Employee Rights and Responsibilities Committee Chair Emeritus, ABA Labor and Employment Law Section 8th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference Chair, ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law 7th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference Vice Chair, ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law 6th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference Past Management Co-Chair, Technology in the Practice and Workplace Committee Fellow, College of Labor and Employment Lawyers Page 2

3 Publications Legislative Updates Employers Should Know About to Avoid Wringing in the New Year, Orrick's Employment Law & Litigation Blog, January 4, Class and Collective Actions, ADR in Employment Law, American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section, July 2015 It Pays to Play: Judge Finds Costs Still Recoverable By Prevailing Employers in FEHA Cases Post-Williams, Orrick's Employment Law & Litigation Blog, June 25, "Are You Breaking The Rules? NLRB General Counsel Issues Extensive Report On Employer Rules and Handbooks" Orrick's Employment Law & Litigation Blog, March 26, Discovery and the Evidentiary Foundations of Implicit Bias, Employee Relations Law Journal, Vol. 40, No. 3, Winter 2014 "Between the Possible and the Plausible: Employment Litigation in the Wake of Twombly and Iqbal," American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section, Employment Rights and Responsibilities Midwinter Meeting, April 2015 Personal Electronic Devices in the Workplace: Balancing Interests in a BYOD World, ABA Journal of Labor & Employment Law, Volume 30, Number 1, Fall 2014 "Secretly Working Off-the-Clock - You Don't Get Paid for That!" Orrick's Employment Law & Litigation Blog, June 17, "Try, Try Again: The California Supreme Court Sends 'Fundamentally Flawed' Duran Case Back to the Trial Court," Orrick's Employment Law & Litigation Blog, May 29, Balancing Interests In a BYOD World, American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section, Employment Rights and Responsibilities Committee Midwinter Meeting, March 2014 "San Francisco Employers Beware: New Extensive Restrictions on Use of Criminal Background Information," Orrick's Employment Law & Litigation Blog, March 12, "California Employers: Test Yourself - Are You Ready for 2014?" Orrick's Employment Law & Litigation Blog, December 4, "Do as I Say, Not as I Do: Difference in Duties Means No Commonality, No Class Certification for Unpaid Interns," Orrick's Page 3

4 Employment Law & Litigation Blog, May 23, "Implicit Bias and Employment Law: A Voyage into the Unknown," Bloomberg BNA Daily Labor Report, March 1, 2013 "Seventh Circuit Holds that FLSA and Rule 23 Certification Standards are the Same and Affirms Denial of Certification Based on Lack of Trial Plan," Orrick's Employment Law & Litigation Blog, February 13, "California Court of Appeal Denies Wage-and-Hour Class Claims and Enforces Arbitration Agreement under Concepcion," Orrick's Employment Law & Litigation Blog, January 30, "Eighth Circuit Rules Employers Can Change Workweek Regardless of Effects on Overtime Pay," Orrick's Employment Law & Litigation Blog, November 1, "A Penny for Your Thoughts: Employee Privacy, Employee Monitoring and Employer Perils," ABA 6th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference, October/November 2012 "Wage-And-Hour Litigation After Wal-Mart v. Dukes," American Employment Law Council, October 2012 "Menes v. Roche," Orrick's Employment Law & Litigation Blog, August 6, "SCOTUS Will Decide Whether Rule 68 Offers Moot FLSA Collective Actions," Orrick's Employment Law & Litigation Blog, July 23, "Christopher v. SmithKline Beecham - Supreme Court Holds Pharma Reps Exempt Outside Salespersons," Orrick's Employment Law & Litigation Blog, June 18, "D.C. Circuit Enjoins NLRB Posting Requirement," Orrick's Employment Law & Litigation Blog, April 23, "Brinker's Effect on California Meal and Rest Periods," Orrick's Employment Law & Litigation Blog, April 17, The Good - Kilgore v. KeyBank Nat'l Assoc.," Orrick's Employment Law & Litigation Blog, April 12, The Bad - Balasanyan, et al. v. Nordstrom, Inc.," Orrick's Employment Law & Litigation Blog, April 12, The Ugly - Jock v. Sterling Jewelers, Inc.," Orrick's Employment Law Page 4

5 & Litigation Blog, April 12, "How Social Networking is Changing the Face of Labor and Employment Law," American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section, National Symposium on Technology in Labor and Employment Law, April, 2012 "When Government Comes Calling: Welcoming the DLSE and DOL into the Workplace," 14th ACI National Forum on Wage & Hour Claims and Class Actions, January 2012 "Oral Complaints May Be Considered Protected Activity Under FLSA Anti-retaliation Provision," Bender's California Labor & Employment Bulletin, May 2011 "Federal Law Preempts Prohibition of Class Action Waivers," ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law Newsletter, Spring 2011 "Current Issues with Independent Contractors and Joint Employment," March 2011 "Ensuring Wage-and-Hour Settlements Close the Door," Employment Law360, December 2010 "Is Big Brother Watching: Monitoring Employee Communications and Employee Privacy," ABA 4th Annual Section of Labor and Employment Law Conference, November 2010, Chicago, Illinois "Getting Your Wage-and-Hour Class Action Settlement Agreement Approved: Lessons Learned From Munoz v. BCI Coca- Cola Bottling Company and Nordstrom Commission Cases," Bender s California Labor & Employment Bulletin, October 2010 The Risks and Benefits of Social Networking for Lawyers, Ethics & Professional Responsibilities Committee, ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law, Midwinter Meeting, March 2010 Speeches & Programs Ms. Totten is a frequent lecturer on issues relevant to employers, speaking regularly regarding wage-and-hour compliance, wrongful termination and discrimination law and issues related to the electronic workplace. Page 5