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Bold advocacy for your rights at work

We help high-achieving professionals enforce their rights, protect their health, and safeguard their careers

4 Embarcadero Center
Suite 1400
San Francisco, CA 94111

(415) 266-5101

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The way you're treated at work affects the rest of your life

Being a woman or person of color, having children, taking time off for health reasons, having a chronic illness or disability, speaking out about corporate misconduct or safety issues—none of these things should hold you back in your career. We’re honored to represent employees and executives in discrimination, retaliation, and whistleblower cases. We also act as trusted advisors to professionals through career transitions like new job offers, founder disputes, requesting reasonable accommodations, and exits.

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We fight for the outcomes you deserve

Who we help

We support California employees and executives in a range of industries, with a focus on those working at Bay Area technology companies, from start-ups to large public companies.

How we help

We advise and represent employees in discrimination, retaliation, and whistleblower cases. We also act as trusted advisors to professionals through career transitions like new job offers, founder disputes, and exits.

We go beyond analyzing the legal issues in your case. We are empathetic listeners and strategic problem-solvers that consider the professional and personal implications of each course of action. We provide thoughtful guidance based on your unique needs, goals, and circumstances. We bring an emotionally intelligent and trauma-informed approach to our work together.

We’re not your average law firm

Areas of expertise

Discrimination & harassment

We frequently represent women, people of color, employees with disabilities and/or health conditions, and older employees in discrimination and harassment cases.

Protected Leaves

We represent employees who face retaliation for taking or requesting protected leaves of absence, such as medical and parental leaves, or whose employers interfere with their ability to take these leaves.

Additional support for:

• Whistleblower retaliation

• Employment offers, including employment contracts, offer letters, and equity awards

• Understanding restrictive covenants like non-disclosure, non-competition and non-solicitation clauses

• Severance, transition, retention, and change in control agreements

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Stephanides Law is an employment law firm that protects and promotes the rights of employees. We support our clients in navigating the contours of high-stakes employment matters from LA to the Bay Area, with a focus on the Bay Area technology space. We have particular expertise in disability discrimination, reasonable accommodations, and protected medical and parental leave cases.

We empower employees through self-advocacy

Julia hosts workshops to help professionals understand their needs, learn their rights, and communicate effectively, so they feel confident advocating for themselves at work and beyond.

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Contact Us

If you are navigating a challenging employment situation or negotiating an employment transition, please reach out via the Contact form, email Julia Stephanides and her team at info@stephanideslaw.com, or call (415) 266-5101.