Philip Bonoli is a litigator in a wide array of employment matters, including wrongful discharge, discrimination and harassment, tort claims, and contractual matters. He also regularly represents employers before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, and the California Department of Industrial Relations Division of Labor Standards Enforcement.
His practice primarily works with employers to provide strategic and tactical counsel on all types of employment matters, including severance and employment agreements, government investigations and employment policies. In addition, Philip has significant experience with complex litigation and commercial disputes, and has represented businesses in corporate ownership disputes, accounting-related litigation and financial institutions litigation. He is also adept in handling real property disputes, products liability, mass tort and toxic tort claims, as well as general liability. Additionally, he has defended or is defending multiple class action lawsuits over alleged wage-and-hour violations, breach of express/implied warranties as well as unsolicited fax advertising. Philip also has first-chair jury trial experience throughout California.
Further, Philip has extensive appellate experience, having authored successful appellate briefs and writs in addition to arguing before the California Court of Appeal and the United States Court of Appeal for the Ninth Circuit.