Sandra Benjamin

Sandra Benjamin advises a wide range of corporate clients on their most complex labor and employment issues.

Sandra takes a commercially focused and pragmatic approach to helping clients achieve their business objectives while avoiding employment-related risks relating to:

• M&A and other transactions
• Employee and other worker agreements
• Internal investigations and reviews
• Employee disputes
• Reductions in force and severance arrangements
• Policies and practices
• Compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws

She maintains an active pro bono practice, including advising nonprofits on employment-related matters.

A recognized thought leader in employment law, Sandra regularly presents on anti-discrimination and civil rights topics, including for the Real Estate Executive Council, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, the ILPA Diversity in Action initiative, and private companies.

Prior to joining Latham, Sandra worked in-house at a global financial services firm, where she advised on a wide range of employment-related matters, developed and implemented anti-discrimination policies and practices, including with regard to federal contractor obligations. Before that, she practiced in another leading law firm’s New York and Los Angeles offices.