Sean Tamura-Sato

Lawyer representing clients in complex business disputes, with an emphasis on employment law, business torts, and class actions. Successfully tried cases as first chair in federal court and before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.Advises entrepreneurs, executives, and startup founders in matters involving employment contracts, executive compensation, shareholder & partnership disputes, trade secrets, media & technology, severance agreements, and strategic business decisions. Employment clients include restaurants, technology startups, non-profit organizations, medical groups, retailers, and a wide range of businesses in the personal services industry.Sought-after advisor to numerous national and Bay Area non-profit organizations. Representative clients include the Asian American Journalists Association, Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum, AAPI Women Lead, Center for Asian American Media, Donaldina Cameron House, and Urgent Action Fund.Substantial experience representing low-wage and immigrant workers in individual and collective actions to combat worker exploitation and wage theft.Litigates antitrust and consumer class actions on behalf of clients in high-stakes matters across the country.Coronavirus (COVID-19) Task Force Lead (Workplace safety, employee rights & benefits, small business counseling, anti-Asian hate crimes, consumer refunds, price gouging, business interruption insurance claims, commercial contracts)Licensed in California and Hawai'i (inactive).