Kimberley Johnson

Associate

San Francisco

kjohnson@crowell.com
Phone: +1 415.365.7497
3 Embarcadero Center
26th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111

Kimberley Johnson represents corporate clients and public entities in a variety of complex commercial and employment litigation matters, including discrimination and retaliation, interference with contract, and breach of contract claims. She has counseled and defended clients in matters arising under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Equal Pay Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and various other federal and state laws.

During law school, Kimberley externed with the UCLA Title IX Office and the Oakland City Attorney's Office Labor & Employment group. She won Best Negotiation at two consecutive UCLA Transactional Law Meet competitions and won Best Negotiation and Best Draft at the National Transactional Law Meet regionals in 2017.

Affiliations

Admitted to practice: California and Oregon

Speeches & Presentations

"Labor & Employment in the US: New Administration, New Priorities," Crowell & Moring Webinar (April 22, 2021). Presenters: Glenn D. Grant, Christine B. Hawes, Suzanne E. Rode, and Kimberley Johnson.
"Third Thursday--C&M’s November Labor & Employment Update: All Pay Equity, All the Time – OFCCP Settlements, State Law Developments, Transparency, and Best Practices," Crowell & Moring Webinar (November 21, 2019). Presenters: Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade, Rebecca L. Springer, and Kimberley Johnson.

Publications

"Ninth Circuit Reminds Plaintiffs That Trade Secret Misappropriation Damages Without Adequate Proof of Causation Are Not Enough," Crowell & Moring’s Trade Secrets Trends (November 9, 2021). Authors: Thomas P. Gies, Kimberley Johnson and Christine B. Hawes.
"Ninth Circuit Opens the Door to Modifying a Trade Secret Identification After Discovery," Crowell & Moring’s Trade Secrets Trends (November 2, 2020). Authors: Kimberley Johnson, Raija Horstman and Valerie M. Goo.
"First Circuit Reverses Misappropriation Verdict, Citing Lack of Specificity," Crowell & Moring’s Trade Secrets Trends (August 17, 2020). Authors: Kimberley Johnson and Christine B. Hawes.
"Eleventh Circuit Solidifies Protection of Trade Secrets Threatened By “High-Tech Corporate Espionage” Under Florida’s Trade Secret Law," Crowell & Moring’s Trade Secrets Trends (May 29, 2020). Authors: Kimberley Johnson and Molly A. Jones.
"Billion Dollar Trade Secret Misappropriation Lawsuit Against Uber to Move Forward," Crowell & Moring's Trade Secrets Trends (March 13, 2020). Authors: Christine B. Hawes and Kimberley Johnson.
"S.D.N.Y. Holds the 2016 DNC WikiLeaks Dump Did Not Violate The Defend Trade Secrets Act," Crowell & Moring's Trade Secrets Trends (August 22, 2019). Authors: Kimberley Johnson and Astor Heaven.
"Restrictive Covenants in the Fifth Circuit," Crowell & Moring's Trade Secrets Trends (May 31, 2019). Authors: Kimberley Johnson and Raija Horstman.
"FLSA ‘Regular Rate’ – DOL Provides Retailers with First Proposed Rules in Over 50 Years," Crowell & Moring's Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer (April 8, 2019). Authors: Thomas P. Gies and Kimberley Johnson.
"California’s Restrictive Covenant Statute an Outlier in the Ninth Circuit?" Crowell & Moring's Trade Secrets Trends (March 15, 2019). Authors: Kimberley Johnson and Julia Milewski.

Client Alerts & Newsletters

"California Implements Greater Restrictions on Employee Settlement, Separation and Other Employment Agreements," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (October 21, 2021). Contacts: Ira M. Saxe, Trina Fairley Barlow, Rebecca L. Springer, Eric Su, Suzanne E. Rode, Kimberley Johnson
"President Biden Announces Six-Pronged Plan to Combat COVID-19, With Implications for Both the Private and Public Sector," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (September 10, 2021). Contacts: Peter Eyre, Thomas P. Gies, Eric Su, Daniel W. Wolff, Michelle D. Coleman, Katie Erno, Christine B. Hawes, Kimberley Johnson
"New California Law Requires Re-Hiring of Laid-off Hospitality and Business Services Workers for Open Positions Through 2024," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (April 28, 2021). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade, Ira M. Saxe, Eric Su, Suzanne E. Rode, Kimberley Johnson
"California Enacts Supplemental COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave, Which Includes Vaccination-Related Absences," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (March 23, 2021). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Ira M. Saxe, Suzanne E. Rode, Kimberley Johnson
"The U.S. Department of Labor's Independent Contractor Rule Postponed as the New Administration Reconsiders," Administrative Law Alert (March 9, 2021). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Eric Su, Ira M. Saxe, Andrew W. Bagley, Kimberley Johnson
"Are Essential Employees Required to Wear Masks/Face Coverings in the Workplace?," (April 7, 2020). Contacts: Ellen Moran Dwyer, Kris D. Meade, Ira M. Saxe, Eric Su, Kimberley Johnson
"Uber and Postmates Fail to Stop Enforcement of AB 5, New California Contractor Law," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (February 11, 2020). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Andrew W. Bagley, Suzanne E. Rode, Kimberley Johnson
"The Month in Wage & Hour – December 2019," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (December 19, 2019). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Ira M. Saxe, Andrew W. Bagley, Kimberley Johnson, Jillian Ambrose
"The Month in Wage & Hour – November 2019," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (November 22, 2019). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Eric Su, Ira M. Saxe, Andrew W. Bagley, Jillian Ambrose, Kimberley Johnson
"Connecticut Enacts a Paid Family Leave Law With the Highest Wage-Replacement Rate in the Nation," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (July 9, 2019). Contacts: Eric Su, Ira M. Saxe, Trina Fairley Barlow, Paul Mourning, Kimberley Johnson
"DOL Proposes Rules to Clarify FLSA 'Regular Rate'," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (April 4, 2019). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Kimberley Johnson
"Running with Scissors – and Association Health Plans," Health Care Alert (July 13, 2018). Contacts: David McFarlane, Samuel W. Krause, Kimberley Johnson, Alice Hall-Partyka

Firm News & Announcements

Jun.16.2021	Civil Rights Groups Achieve Voting Rights Victory in Louisiana
Jul.16.2020	Crowell & Moring Represents University of California in Suit against Department of Homeland Security over International Student Directive

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