Sang (James) Park

Representative Matters

• Successfully litigated numerous class actions through class certification and settlement that totaled millions of dollars for thousands of class members
  • $10 million for employees of a nationwide retailer
  • $3.4 million for drivers of a national transportation company
  • $2.2 million for employees of airlines services company
  • $1.6 million for employees of a large telecommunications company
  • $1.5 million for employees of a nationwide wholesaler
  • $1.4 million for employees of an aviation support company
  • $1.2 million for employees of California’s largest single rice mill
  • $900,000 for employees of a large laundry services company
  • $850,000 for employees of a large healthcare organization
  • $800,000 for employees of a large energy infrastructure company
  • Relief for defective headlights through repairs, cash and warranties
• Won Class certification for hundreds of employees in Leonard Ignacio v. Certified Freight Logistics, Inc., Case No. 17CV02371
• Won Class certification for over one thousand employees in Raul Alva et al. v. TMSO, Inc., Case No. CIVDS1509987
• Won Class certification for hundreds of employees in Rusty Nichols et al. v. Pacific Wines Distributors, Inc., Case No. BC525954
• Won an appeal with United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on the district court’s grant of summary judgment on employment claims under the Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”)
• Won an appeal with the California Court of Appeals for the Second Appellate District on the issues of jury waiver and binding arbitration
• Defeated a Motion for Summary Judgment just two days after substituting into a complex employment case
• Defeated an Anti-SLAPP Motion and attendant attorney’s fees on behalf of a high-level executive
• Member of the San Francisco Unified School District Desegregation Consent Decree Monitoring Team. Mr. Park assisted in the independent review of compliance with the terms and conditions of the SFNAACP v. SFUSD Consent Decree. Tasks included school site visits, central office interviews, and the uncovering and documentation of major findings in both the desegregation and academic achievement areas

Background and Education

• J.D., UCLA School of Law
• B.A., History, Indiana University Bloomington
  • Phi Beta Kappa
  • Recipient Indiana University Alumni Association of Washington, DC Academic Scholarship
  • Honors thesis on the role of Korean immigrants in U.S. labor history

Admissions and Affiliations

• California Employment Lawyers Association (CELA)
  • Graduate CELA Trial College
  • Arbitration Committee
  • CELA Leadership Conservatory
• National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA)
• Admitted to practice law in California and before the United States District Court for the Northern, Eastern, Central and Southern Districts, and United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit