Raef Cogan is an associate in the firm’s Labor, Employment, and Workplace Safety practice. He advises clients on a broad range of labor and employment matters, from day-to-day counseling and pre-litigation dispute resolution to active litigation and traditional labor issues.
Raef counsels clients on wage and hour compliance, EDD audits, worker classification, and the drafting of employment documents, including policies, employment contracts, arbitration agreements, and severance agreements. He also advises clients on how to avoid discrimination, harassment, and retaliation issues.
His litigation experience spans single-plaintiff employment matters, such as FEHA claims, as well as class and representative actions involving wage and hour violations and PAGA claims. He also assists clients with traditional labor matters, including union avoidance, organizing campaigns, collective bargaining, and collective bargaining agreement interpretation, administration, grievances, and arbitration.
Across all matters, Raef focuses on delivering practical, solution-oriented advice aligned with clients’ business objectives.
