Matthew D. Gurnick

Matthew represents employers in single-plaintiff and collective-action employment matters, discrimination, wage and hour, sexual harassment, and wrongful termination cases, before state and federal courts, administration agencies, and in arbitration and mediation.

Prior to joining Constangy, Matthew was an associate at a national litigation defense firm, and an employment law clerk with the in-house legal team at a large entertainment media company. Matthew has also volunteered with the public interest firm, Bet Tzedek Legal Services, working on Housing Rights and Elder Abuse matters.

While at the University of Oregon, School of Law, Matthew was a judicial extern for the Honorable Chief District Judge Ann Aiken of the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon and also served as Executive Editor of the Oregon Law Review. 

• Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America^® "Ones to Watch" for Litigation - Labor and Employment (2021-2024)

• California State Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section
• Los Angeles County Bar Association, Section on Labor and Employment Law

• Chambers USA Regional Employment 2019 Second Edition Guide, contributing author, October 2019
• "How a narrow joint-employment standard benefits hotels," Hotel Management, August 2018
• “Roundtable: Mentoring New Lawyers – Learning From the Past,” Valley Lawyer Magazine, February 2018
• “The Old and The New: Practice Areas for New Lawyers,” Valley Lawyer Magazine, December 2016