David Van Etten

Mr. Van Etten has more than 20 years of experience representing and counseling employers in an array of industries, including financial services, automotive manufacturing, oil and gas, healthcare, and food and drug industries. He serves as counsel for employers in labor and employment investigations and in litigation and arbitration matters before state and federal courts and agencies. His practice areas include wage and hour class actions and single-plaintiff claims involving alleged wrongful termination, sexual harassment, employment discrimination, discrimination charges coming before the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), unfair labor practice claims coming before the National Labor Relations Board, and wage claims before the California Labor Commissioner.

Georgetown University Law Center

J.D

1981

Washington, D.C., cum laude

Loyola University Chicago

B.A

1977

Chicago, Illinois, summa cum laude

Partner

Van Etten Sipprelle LLP

2015 - Current

Partner

Van Etten Suzumoto & Sipprelle LLP

2009 - 2015

Partner

McGuire Woods

2006 - 2009

Partner

Van Etten Suzumoto & Becket LLP

1996 - 2006

Partner

Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro, LLP

1991 - 1996

Current

Activities: American Bar Association

Current

Activities: Illinois State Bar Association

Current

Activities: Los Angeles County Bar Association

Current

Activities: Los Angeles Business Trial Lawyers Association

American Bar Association

Member

Current

California

Since 1985

Illinois

Since 1981

• Banking Litigation
• Class Action Litigation
• Complex Commercial Litigation
• General Civil
• Labor & Employment