Debra Fischer: Bingham McCutchen LLP.

Debra Fischer is co-chair of Bingham McCutchen's Labor and Employment Group at the firm's LA office. Fischer is an experienced litigator focusing on employment law and has successfully tried cases in both California state and federal courts. Her appellate work includes briefing and arguing cases in state and federal courts of appeal including briefing in the U.S. Supreme Court.

She has defended clients in a wide variety of employment matters, including sexual harassment and wrongful termination suits, claims of race, sex, disability, pregnancy, age and sexual orientation discrimination, as well as invasion of privacy, defamation, fraud and false imprisonment allegations. Ms. Fischer also advises on trade secret and unfair competition issues that arise when employees change employment. In addition, she defends clients against wage and hour class actions and Section 17200 claims.