Garry G. Mathiason
Senior Counsel
Offices
San Francisco
101 Second StreetSuite 1000San Francisco, CA 94105
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Professional & Community Affiliations
Former Chair
Labor Law Division Forum Committee on the Construction Industry
American Bar Association
Member
State Bar of California
Member
Labor and Employment Law Section
American Bar Association
Member
International Law Committee
American Bar Association
Member
American Bar Foundation
Member
Bar Association of San Francisco
Member
Santa Clara County Bar Association
Member
Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit
Member, Board of Directors
National Association for Urban Debate Leagues
Board Member
WorkforceLogIQ
Recognition
Awarded, AV® Peer Review Rating
Martindale-Hubbell
Fellow
College of Labor and Employment Lawyers
Named, The Best Lawyers in America®
2006-2025
Named, 500 Leading Corporate Employment Lawyers
Lawdragon
2020-2025
Named, Lawyer of the Year
Employment Law - Management
The Best Lawyers in America®
2021
Ranked, Labor & Employment
Chambers USA
2003-2024
Named, Top 10 Most Influential Labor & Employment Lawyers in California
Business Today
2023
Named, Top Artificial Intelligence Lawyers
Daily Journal
June 26, 2019
Ranked, Labor & Employment
Chambers Global
2014-2018
Named, International Who's Who of Management Labour and Employment Lawyers
Who's Who Legal
2012-2016
Named, 10 Most Innovative Individuals
North American Innovative Lawyers Report, Financial Times
2015
Named
Fastcase 50
2015
Recipient, Innovator Award
The Recorder
2014
Named, Who's Who in American Law
2014
Named, Nation’s Most Powerful Employment Attorney - Hall of Fame
Human Resources Executive
2013
Named, 100 Most Influential Attorneys in the Nation
National Law Journal
Recipient, Merit Award
Northwestern Alumni Association
2013
Named, Hall of Fame Inductee
Lawdragon
2013
Named, Nation's Most Powerful Employment Attorneys
Human Resource Executive Magazine
2008-2011
Named, Management Labour and Employment
Who’s Who Legal
2010 and 2011, 2024
Named, 500 Leading Lawyers in America
Lawdragon
2011, 2020
Named, Top Labor and Employment Attorney
Los Angeles Daily Journal
2011
Named, Top Labor and Employment Attorney
San Francisco Daily Journal
2011
Named, 25 Most Powerful People in Staffing
Staffing Industry Review
2010
News, Analysis & Press
Littler Ranked in 2024 Chambers USA Guide
June 6, 2024
Littler Recognized in 2023 Chambers USA Guide
June 6, 2023
Littler Ranked in Chambers USA Guide 2022
June 1, 2022
Littler Ranked in Chambers USA Guide 2021
May 27, 2021
Inaugural Report of Littler’s Global Workplace Transformation Initiative
Littler Report
March 30, 2021
Littler Attorneys Recognized by BTI Consulting and Lawdragon
December 15, 2020
Five Essentials for Successful Adoption and Organizational Deployment of AI-Powered HR Systems
Podcast
December 4, 2019
Implementing Illinois’ AI Video Interview Act: Five Steps Employers Can Take to Address Hidden Questions and Integrate Policies with Existing Employment Laws
Insight
September 17, 2019
Best Lawyers in America© 2020 Edition Honors More Than 200 Littler Lawyers; 14 Named Lawyer of the Year
August 15, 2019
Digitization of the Workplace: The Impact of AI and Automation on the American Workforce
Podcast
June 18, 2019
Littler Ranked in 2019 Chambers USA Guide
April 25, 2019
Stay Competitive While Adopting Transformative Technologies
Today's General Counsel
December 27, 2018
Littler Hosts 2018 Future Workforce Roundtable
December 14, 2018
Littler Hosts Roundtable of Industry Leaders to Discuss Impact of Automation Technologies
December 4, 2018
Workplace Policy Institute Looks at Tech-Induced Displacement of Employees, Co-Founds Emma Coalition
Robotics Business Review
August 13, 2018
Littler and Prime Policy Group Release Joint Report on the Impact of AI and Automation on the American Workforce
June 18, 2018
Littler Ranked in 2018 Chambers USA Guide
May 15, 2018
Tracking Your Facial Expressions, Reading Between the Lines: AI in the Workplace
AirTalk
April 25, 2018
What's on Your Mind? Bosses Are Using Artificial Intelligence to Find Out
The Wall Street Journal
March 28, 2018
AI’s Transformational Role in Making HR More Objective While Overcoming the Challenge of Illegal Algorithm Biases
RAIL: The Journal of Robotics, Artificial Intelligence & Law
March 1, 2018
Littler’s Robotics, AI, and Automation Group Helps Employers Prepare for the Continuing Technological Revolution
Podcast
October 13, 2017
Littler Attorneys Named in 2017 Who’s Who Legal Guide
September 28, 2017
How to Manage Staffing & Morale During Robotics Adoption
Robotics Business Review
September 21, 2017
The Best Lawyers in America© Honors More Than 180 Littler Lawyers in Its 2017 Edition
August 16, 2016
The Transformation of the Workplace Through Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, and Automation
Littler Report
August 4, 2016
Littler Shareholders Scott Forman and Garry Mathiason Recognized as “Fastcase 50” Legal Innovators
July 16, 2015
Chambers USA Recognizes Littler and Its Attorneys
May 20, 2015
In an improving economy, is age discrimination getting better or worse?
The Washington Post
July 25, 2014
10 Areas of Employment and Labor Law Most Impacted by Robotics, Human Enhancement Technologies & the Growth of AI
Robotics Business Review
November 13, 2013
Littler Forms Robotics Practice Group to Help Employers Prepare for the Workplace of the Future
October 23, 2013
Littler Attorneys Named in Best Lawyers in America® 2014 Edition
August 15, 2013
Robots, the Workplace and the Law
Robotics Business Review
May 3, 2013
ERE Conference’s Final Day: Yes, the Robots Are Coming to a Workplace Near You
ERE
April 18, 2013
The 2012 Global Employer: Highlights of Littler's Fifth Annual Global Employer Institute
Littler Report
February 21, 2013
Supreme Court to Hear Title VII, Class-Action Cases in 2012-13 Term
Workforce Management
October 18, 2012
Best Lawyers in America® Names 164 Littler Attorneys to 2013 Edition
September 7, 2012
The 2011 Global Employer: Highlights of Littler's Fourth Annual Global Employer Institute
Littler Report
February 15, 2012
Littler Unveils Eight Challenges for Global Employers: Dangerous Workplaces and Social Media Among Greatest Threats
January 4, 2012
Labor lawyers brace for sweep of changes coming in new year
San Francisco Business Times
December 16, 2011
Best Lawyers in America® Names 108 Littler Lawyers to 2012 Edition
September 12, 2011
Littler's Garry Mathiason and Robert Millman Named Among Top Labor Lawyers In California
July 15, 2011
Littler Recognized as Highly Regarded Labor & Employment Firm by Who's Who Legal and Dominates its Top Attorneys List
July 11, 2011
The Coming Regulatory Avalanche: Engineering Practical Employment and Labor Law Compliance Solutions
Littler Report
April 6, 2011
Surfing the Contingent Workforce Wave
Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journal
February 24, 2011
Employment and Labour Law Trends in the U.S. and the Impact of a Global Economy
The International Comparative Legal Guide to Employment and Labour Law 2011
Global Leader Group
February 2011
The Littler Ten: Employment, Labor and Benefit Law Trends for Navigating the New Decade
Littler Report
September 30, 2010
Kevin Lilly, Garry Mathiason, and Robert Millman Recognized as Top Labor and Employment Attorneys by Daily Journal
Daily Journal
August 5, 2010
U.S. Supreme Court Rules that Contract Formation Issues Are for Court Determination and Provides Guidance for Litigation Against International Union
Insight
July 2, 2010
U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Littler Clients
June 29, 2010
Avoiding Class-Actions and Winning in Court
Human Resource Executive Online
June 16, 2010
61 Littler Attorneys Named to The Best Lawyers in America® 2010
August 14, 2009
Future Work Force
Los Angeles & San Francisco Daily Journal: Labor & Employment Supplement
July 15, 2009
The Emerging New Workforce: Employment and Labor Law Solutions for Contract Workers, Temporaries, and Flex-Workers
Littler Report
May 11, 2009
51 Littler Attorneys Named to The Best Lawyers in America
October 31, 2008
Employer Mandated Wellness Initiatives: The Continuum from Voluntary to Mandatory Plans
Littler Report
April 25, 2008
Total Wage and Hour Compliance: An Initiative to End the Wage and Hour Class Action War
Littler Report
April 21, 2008
Emerging Defense Might Help End Wage and Hour
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
April 11, 2008
Garry Mathiason Named Among Top 10 Employment Attorneys
Human Resource Executive Online
March 2, 2008
Take Care of Yourself (or Else)
Executive Counsel
March/April 2008
No Bullying Allowed
The Complete Lawyer
January 2008
Employer Mandated Wellness Initiatives: Respecting Workplace Rights While Controlling Health Care Costs
Littler Report
April 23, 2007
Employers Pursue 'Not-So-Voluntary' Wellness Programs
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
April 17, 2007
New Images Found in Police Scandal: Uproar over 'shameful' videos reverberates from Bayview to San Francisco City Hall
San Francisco Chronicle
December 9, 2005
Toward The End of the French Exception?: Overcoming the Challenges of Establishing a Global "Whistleblower" Hotline
Insight
December 8, 2005
Compliance Matters: What Should You Be Doing To Build Better Compliance Policies?
Corporate Legal Times
September 1, 2005
A Call to Strengthen Proposed NASBA Ethics Requirements--A Three-Step Formula
Compliance & Ethics
August 2005
Embracing Employment Law as Part of the Corporate Compliance Initiative: The Expanding Jurisdiction of the Chief Compliance Officer
Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics
August 1, 2005
How to Fire a CEO
Executive Counsel
Fall 2004
How to Hire a CEO
Executive Counsel
July 2004
The Outbreak of a New Illness, SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome), Has Significant Implications for the Workplace
Insight
April 30, 2003
The Critical Role of Trust Between Employees and Employers in the Development of Workplace Law
Littler Report
April 4, 2003
Balancing Act: California’s Paid Family Leave Law Will Create Compliance Challenges
San Francisco Daily Journal
November 11, 2002
Paid Family Leave: Security For Employees Means Confusion For Employers
San Francisco Daily Journal
November 1, 2002
California's New Legislation Providing for Paid Family and Medical Leave Raises Significant Implementation Questions and Challenges for Employers
Insight
October 31, 2002
Arbitration in Employment Settings: Implications of Circuit City and Waffle House
Bench & Bar of Minnesota, Vol. 59, No. 6
July 2002
Layoff Landmines: Don’t Leave the Company Open to Suits by Ex-Employees
Legal Times
May 28, 2001
Arbitration Affray: Workers Say They Prefer ADR to Pricey Litigation in Court
San Francisco Daily Journal
April 30, 2001
ADR
Los Angeles Daily Journal
April 30, 2001
Weapons in the Workplace
SHRM Report
April 1, 1999
What’s In Your Head Can Hurt You
Fortune Magazine
July 20, 1998
The Emerging Law of Training
The Federal Lawyer, Vol. 45, No. 4
July 20, 1998
Employment Law—Compliance in the Age of Flat Triangle
The Recorder
1997
Employment ADR: A Dispute Resolution Program for Corporate Employers
CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution
1995
The Electronic Workplace: Employment Law Issues Along the Information Superhighway
California Business Law Reporter
January 1995
Arbitration Support Services: A New Role for CPAs In Employer-Employee Dispute Resolution
Education Division - California Society of Certified Public Accountants
1992
Books & Book Chapters
- Five Transformational Impacts of Robotics on Human Resources, the Workplace, and the Law, Recursos Humanos Y Globalizacion: Desafios Para Las Multinacionales En El Proximo Quinquenio, LA Ley Grupo Wolters Kluwer, Chapter co-author Miranda A. Mossavar, 2014
- Developing and Implementing Effective Compliance Systems , Corporate Governance and Compliance Client Strategies, Aspatore Books, 2007, 7-26
- Violence in the Workplace, Chapter 26, Employment Law Desk Book for Human Resources Professionals, Thomson West, 2004
- Threat Assessment: A Risk Management Approach, The Haworth Press, Foreward, authors: Turner and Gelles, 2003
- The National Employer, LexisNexis and Littler Mendelson, 1984-2012
- Terror and Violence in the Workplace, 1st - 3rd Eds., 1994-1997
- Legal and Liability Issues, Preventing Violence in the Workplace, author: Labig, Amacom, 1995, 61-81
- The Public School Employer and Collective Bargaining: A Guide to the California Educational Employment Relations Act, The Labor Relations Press, 1977
Speaking Engagements
AI-Powered HR: Legal/Ethical Implications in a World of Algorithmic Bias
IEEE Technology and Engineering Management Society SCV/SF/OEB Joint Chapter, Santa Clara, CA
November 7, 2019
How AI and Technology are Changing the Talent Acquisition World
Tysons Corner, VA
October 16, 2019
AI-Powered HR Systems Arrive: Benchmarking Legal Compliance in Anticipation of Algorithmic Bias & Biometric Class Actions
2019 California Women Lawyers In-House Counsel Puzzle Series, San Francisco, CA
October 10, 2019
How Artificial Intelligence Is Revolutionizing the Workplace
XpertHR Podcast
July 10, 2019
The Time Is Now to Plan for AI and Robotics to Improve Your Company's Hiring, Learning, Security, Productivity and Morale
2019 Executive Employer Conference, Phoenix, AZ
May 9, 2019
Panel: Employer Use of Technology and Tracking Employees in the Workplace
ABA Employer Rights and Responsibilities Midwinter Meeting, Las Vegas, NV
March 22, 2019
AI Panel – Our Future with Artificial Intelligence
Association for Advancing Automation (A3) Business Forum, Orlando, FL
January 16, 2019
The Future of the Workplace Transformed by Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, and Other Disruptive Technologies: Employment and Labor Law Challenges and Compliance Solutions
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS)
August 22, 2018
2018 Executive Employer Conference
Phoenix, AZ
May 2-4, 2018
AI Panel – Will AI Replace the Need for Human Workers? How Employees Can Embrace AI to Augment Their Careers
American Bar Association (ABA) Labor and Employment - 2018 National Symposium on Technology
April 12, 2018
Automating Tomorrow's Workforce Panel
Dolby HQ
November 9th, 2017
Future Workforce Roundtable
Washington, D.C.
2017
AIG Broadcast
AI Presentation for Legal Innovation Hub
June 15, 2017
Robo-Healthcare Summit
June 2017
Federal Medication Conciliation Service (FMCS)
June 2017
Big Data Summit: What's the Deal with Using Data Analytics in Hiring, Workforce Management and Litigation?
The 2017 Executive Employer® Conference
May 10, 2017
Ironshore
April 2017
Private Law and Public Law Answers to AI: A Discussion of Robotics and Regulation
We Robot 2017, Yale University, New Haven, CT
April 1, 2017
We Robot
March 2017
The Future Has Arrived: Integrating Transformative Technologies in the Workplace
Kelly Distinguished Lecture on Robots and Jobs, Georgia Institute of Technology
November 18, 2016
The Future Has Arrived: Integrating Transformative Technologies in the Workplace
The 2016 Executive Employer® Conference
May 4, 2016
Emerging Global Trends and their Impact on Canadian Corporate Counsel
June 19, 2014
The Future of the Workforce: How the Robotics Revolution will Shape the Employment and Labor Law Landscape
Washington, DC
February 12, 2014
The Workplace Revolution: Robotics, Compliance and the Law
October 25, 2013
The Robotics Revolution and Workplace Law Compliance Challenges
July 16, 2013
Advanced Workplace Robots and Implications for Recruitment Strategies
2013 Spring Recruiting Conference & Expo - ERE, San Diego, CA
April 17, 2013
Sustainable Innovations for a Changing Global Workforce
Global Employer Institute
Littler Mendelson, Washington D.C.
November 8, 2012
Keynote - Opening Session
Global Employer Institute
Littler Mendelson, Washington D.C.
November 2008 - November 2012
Business Or Pleasure: The Debate Over “Bring Your Own Device” Policies In The Workplace
2012 Midwest Employer Conference
Littler Mendelson, Minneapolis, MN
October 11, 2012
Keynote - Opening Session
2012 Midwest Employer Conference
Littler Mendelson, Minneapolis, MN
October 2002 - October 2012
Keynote Address
Class Action Summit
Littler Mendelson, CA
September 2008 - October 2012
Keynote - General Session
The 2012 Executive Employer® Conference
Littler Mendelson, AZ
May 1984 - May 2012
2012 Northern California Employment Law Update
February 29, 2012
AT&T v. Concepcion: What the Ruling Means to You
June 21, 2011
Legal Compass--Navigating the Changing Employment Law Landscape
Chief Legal Officer Roundtable - NAW Billion Dollar Company
April 27, 2011
A Guide to Combating Wage and Hour Liability
Littler Mendelson and Reid Bowman, ELT Inc.
March 24, 2011
Legal Update 2011
Northern California Human Resources Association (NCHRA)
January 11 and 20, 2011
Labor and Employment Law Roundtable
California Lawyer
2007 and 2011
The Emerging New Workforce: Employment and Labor Law Solutions for Contract Workers, Temporaries, and Flex Workers
Institute for Human Resources
December 1, 2010
Emerging New Workforce
Labor Day Forum, CW Professionals
September 16, 2010
Arbitration Agreements: Clause and Effect
August 27, 2010
Epidemic in the Courts: Steps to Avoid Wage-and-Hour Class-Action Lawsuits Webinar
Human Resource Executive
August 12, 2010
Garry Mathiason to Speak at the 2010 Staffing Industry Analysts: Contingent Workforce Risk Forum
May 12, 2010
Legal Risks and Your Contingent Workforce
Contingent Workforce Risk Forum
May 11, 2010
Keynote: The Evolving Legal Environment for Contingent Work: What Every Contingent Workforce Program Manager MUST Know
2009 CWS Summit - Staffing Industry Analysts
November 3, 2009
Landmines, Trends and Tools
October 15, 2009
Managing Employment Law Internationally
Kochhar & Co.
October 2009
10 Litigation Landmines Webinar
Workforce Management
August 18, 2009
The Critical New Issues in Litigating, Settling and Preventing Employment Law Class Actions (Conference Co-Chair)
Law Seminars International
July 27-28, 2009
Employment Class Actions: Innovative Strategies to Successfully Litigate Collective and Class Action Under Labor and Employment Laws
July 27, 2009
Littler Report 2009
Siemens
June 16, 2009
Workplace Violence Prevention During Troubled Economic Times
Secure 360
May 12-13, 2009
Emergency Planning & Preparation
SF Ready
April 8, 2009
Legal Ethics Training
Hewlett Packard
January 23, 2009
Legal Update 2009
Northern California Human Resources Association (NCHRA)
January 13, 2009
Global Labor Trends: Facing Recession, The New U.S. Government and the Rise of Unions
BASHAM (Ius Laboris)
December 3, 2008
Global Contingent Workforce Compliance: Making Your Program Work While Avoiding the Legal Pitfalls
Contingent Workforce Strategies Summit - Staffing Industry Analysts
October 29, 2008
Solving Tomorrow's Problems and Wellness Programs--Are they Legal?
Annual Conference - Michigan SHRM
October 16, 2008
Employment Law Update
Berman & Company
October 2, 2008
Impact of Technology on the Development of Labor and Employment Law in Canada
Heenan Blaikie, LLP
September 25, 2008
Bullying in the Workplace
UC Berkeley, School of Law
September 16, 2008
Preventing Violence in the Workplace and Law
Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (ATAP)
August 19-22, 2008
The Latest Trends in EEO Law: What’s Creating Risk in Your Workplace?
ELT, Inc. / Littler Mendelson
June 2008
Ending the Wage and Hour Class Wars: The Total Wage and Hour Compliance Initiative
Bay Area Human Resource Executives Council (BAHREC)
May 21, 2008
Wellness Programs
National Employment Law Institute (NELI)
May 8, 2008
Avoiding the Costly Wage-and-Hour Legal Nightmare Webinar
Human Resource Executive
April 22, 2008
Simple Steps to Business Continuity and Compliance Webinar
Simply Continuous
March 12, 2008
Immigration Issues in Acquisition Transactions
Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions Conference, ALI-ABA
February 28-29, 2008
Family Responsibilities Discrimination
Bar Association of San Francisco
February 22-24, 2008
Conducting Effective Internal Investigations and Managing the Whistleblower Threat in Your Firm
Bureau of National Affairs (BNA)
February 6, 2008
Wellness in Employment Law
5th Annual Client Conference - Workforce Logic
November 6-8, 2007
Private Sector Preparedness
Business Recovery Managers Association
August 30, 2007
Keynote—General Session
59th Annual Convention - Southern Association of Workers’ Compensation Administrators
July 17, 2007
Preventing Workplace Violence in 2007: Critical Lessons for Threat Assessment & Reduction
May 31, 2007
Retaliation—What the Supreme Court’s 2006 Decision Means to HR
Employee Relations Conference - Newspaper Association of America
April 18, 2007
Conducting an Investigation—What to do when the boss on the Board is implicated?
Leadership Council Summit - Open Compliance and Ethics Group
March 7-8, 2007
The New Legal Duty of Preparing for Disaster in the Workplace—from 9/11 to the Pandemic
First HR / Legal Pandemic Influenza Symposium - BARC
February 23, 2007
Garry Mathiason Presents Keynote Address at HR Week West
February 21, 2007
Employment Law Developments and Trends
Northern California Human Resources Association
January 9, 2007
National Leaves of Absence and Leaves Under CA Law
Institute for Corporate Counsel
December 5, 2006
Law, Ethics and Governance: Issues of Integrity and Liability
Co-presenter: Marcia Narine, Corporate Security, Business Continuity and Crisis Management Conference
October 30—November 1, 2006
Employment Compliance 360 Degrees
Open Compliance and Ethics Group
September 29-30, 2006
Legal and Regulatory Standards For Business Continuity Plans
Business Recovery Managers Association
September 28, 2006
Achieving Employment Compliance: Essential Metrics for a New Age of Legal Compliance and Ethics Management
May 11, 2006
Corporate Crime and Corruption: Influencing Integrity Compliance
November 17, 2005
The New Language of HR Compliance—The Integration of Labor and Employment Compliance with Corporate Compliance
Society of Human Resources Management
November 8, 2005
Workplace Violence Prevention
U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigations and Dallas Police Department
Summer 2005
Contingent Workforce Risk Management Strategies
Executive Briefing - ABE Services, LLC.
November 13, 2003
204 Class Actions: Thirty Developments in 90 Minutes
National Meeting - American Corporate Counsel Association
October 8, 2003
Class Action Employment Law Litigation
Fulcrum Class Action Litigation Summits
1999-2002
Decoding the Eleven Employment Law Trends of the First Decade
Annual Meeting - Society of Human Resources Management
June 26, 2001
Workforce Transition: Ten Legal Landmines Surrounding Layoffs
Deloitte & Touche
May 24, 2001
The Impact of Circuit City on Arbitration Agreements
National Academy of Arbitrators
May 17, 2001
Rethinking your Business: Law Practice Redefined
Glasser Legal Works
April 30, 2001
Education
- J.D., Stanford University, 1971Law Review Board of Editors
- B.S., Northwestern University, School of Communication, 1968Clarion DeWitt Hardy Scholar
Courts
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit
- U.S. District Court, District of California
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of California