Susan Eandi is the lead of Baker & McKenzie’s Global Employment and Labor Law sub-practice group for North America, and co-chair of the San Francisco/Palo Alto Compensation and Employment Law Practice Group. She speaks regularly for organizations including SHRM, ASINTA, ITAA, TEI, NFTC, Argyle and in partnership with the US Department of Commerce. Ms. Eandi has been published extensively in various external legal publications in addition to handbooks/magazines published by the Firm. Ms. Eandi is recognized as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers of Northern California and a recommended lawyer for US Workplace and Employment Counseling by Legal 500. She was also selected as a leading employment lawyer in California and one of the top 20 lawyers under the age of 40 in California by The San Francisco and Los Angeles Daily Journal. Ms. Eandi also serves on the advisory board of Practical Law Company (PLC).

Practice Focus

Ms. Eandi focuses her practice on cross-border employment matters arising throughout the employment relationship. She serves as trusted counsel to companies on various employment law matters, helping them enter — and succeed — in new jurisdictions, manage global workforces and terminate employment relationships. Ms. Eandi likewise advises on employment law matters arising from mergers, acquisition and divestitures, tax and supply chain restructuring, post-acquisition integration, outsourcing and online marketplace models.

Representative Legal Matters

• Advised on employment matters in numerous US and cross-border transactions and post-acquisition integrations covering up to 60 jurisdictions and ranging in value from USD2 million to USD7 billion.
• Advised both publicly traded and private US multinational corporations across various industries —technology/software, fashion/retail, as well as banking and finance — on global cost-cutting strategies including salary reductions, temporary shutdowns and reductions in force across more than 40 jurisdictions; also advised on employment law comparative analyses involving more than 50 jurisdictions.
• Advised US multinationals on employment considerations in entering new jurisdictions and various potential business models including direct hire by foreign employers, third party agencies and contractor models across up to 30 jurisdictions.

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association - Employment Section
• Bar Association of San Francisco - Labor and Employment Section
• Santa Clara County Bar Associations
• International Bar Association - Employment Section
• San Mateo County Bar Association

Admission

California~United States (1997)

Education

University of California, Hastings College of the Law  (J.D.) (1997)
University of California at Davis  (B.A.) (1993)