Ashley N. Batiste is Senior Counsel in the Los Angeles office of GRSM and a member of the Employment Practice Group. Her practice primarily focuses on complex wage and hour disputes, including class actions and PAGA representative actions. Her work also includes litigation of wrongful termination, retaliation, employment discrimination and harassment claims. Ashley has defended California employers in both state and federal venues. She regularly represents employers and organizations in court and administrative hearings. She also provides strategic advice and counseling to employers in various industries such as security, manufacturing, education, and food service. She regularly conducts investigations of claims and allegations related to wage and hour disputes, harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and other workplace misconduct. 

Prior to joining GRSM, Ashley represented employers against wage and hour claims at another highly ranked national law firm.

While in law school Ashley gained experience clerking at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). She also served as President of the Labor and Employment Law Society and was a member of the Bench and Bar Legal Honor Society.

Admissions

• California
• U.S. District Court, Central and Northern Districts of California