Alexandra Shulman
Practice Expertise
- Litigation
Areas of Practice
- Litigation
Profile
Alexandra (Alex) Shulman is a Partner and a member of Buchalter's Labor and Employment and Litigation Practice Groups. Alex focuses her practice on representing businesses in complex and high-exposure employment disputes and providing strategic advice to keep her clients out of the litigation crosshairs. With a strong foundation in commercial litigation, Alex brings a business-oriented and tactical approach to sophisticated employment matters.
Alex has extensive experience defending employers in wage and hour class actions and collective actions involving claims of meal and rest period violations, off-the-clock work, pay transparency violations, and employee misclassification. Her class action practice is complemented by her work on single-plaintiff matters involving wrongful termination, discrimination, retaliation, and sexual harassment claims. Her ability to navigate multifaceted legal and factual scenarios is informed by her experience litigating complex business, commercial, and consumer fraud matters.
Alex's litigation practice also includes handling temporary restraining orders (TROs) and preliminary injunction proceedings, particularly in matters involving misappropriation of trade secrets and breaches of noncompetition, nonsolicitation, and confidentiality agreements. She is well-versed in obtaining and opposing emergency injunctive relief in fast-moving, high-risk disputes that can significantly impact a business's operations.
Beyond litigation, Alex serves as a trusted advisor to employers of all sizes on day-to-day employment law compliance. She counsels on hiring and termination practices, employee discipline, wage and hour issues, disability accommodations, protected leaves, privacy concerns, policy and handbook development, and workforce restructurings. Her guidance is tailored to mitigate legal risk while aligning with each client's business objectives.
Alex has extensive experience defending employers in wage and hour class actions and collective actions involving claims of meal and rest period violations, off-the-clock work, pay transparency violations, and employee misclassification. Her class action practice is complemented by her work on single-plaintiff matters involving wrongful termination, discrimination, retaliation, and sexual harassment claims. Her ability to navigate multifaceted legal and factual scenarios is informed by her experience litigating complex business, commercial, and consumer fraud matters.
Alex's litigation practice also includes handling temporary restraining orders (TROs) and preliminary injunction proceedings, particularly in matters involving misappropriation of trade secrets and breaches of noncompetition, nonsolicitation, and confidentiality agreements. She is well-versed in obtaining and opposing emergency injunctive relief in fast-moving, high-risk disputes that can significantly impact a business's operations.
Beyond litigation, Alex serves as a trusted advisor to employers of all sizes on day-to-day employment law compliance. She counsels on hiring and termination practices, employee discipline, wage and hour issues, disability accommodations, protected leaves, privacy concerns, policy and handbook development, and workforce restructurings. Her guidance is tailored to mitigate legal risk while aligning with each client's business objectives.
Bar Admissions
Washington
Oregon
Alabama
Texas
United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
U.S. District Court for the Oregon
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
Education
University of Virginia School of Law, J.D. - Production Editor for the Virginia Tax Review Dillard Fellow, assisting first-year students with legal research and writing
Johns Hopkins University, B.A., Classics and English, with honors
Areas of Practice
- Litigation
Professional Career
Significant Accomplishments
Highlights of Ms. Shulman's work include:
Professional Activities and Experience
Highlights of Ms. Shulman's work include:
- Defeated a motion for temporary restraining order brought by former employer to enforce a non-compete and alleging trade secrets violations.
- Prevailed on appeal in the Oregon Court of Appeals in a consumer protection class action lawsuit.
- Prevailed on appeal in the Oregon Court of Appeals in a consumer protection lawsuit filed by the State of Oregon.
- Obtained complete summary judgment and case dismissal for defendant in breach of contract and trespass dispute.
- Obtained a defense verdict in a two-week jury trial on an $11 million dollar whistleblower retaliation claim.
- Obtained dismissal of complaint before the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries alleging disability, sex, and sexual orientation discrimination.
- Obtained dismissal with prejudice of all claims asserted against two attorney defendants.
- Obtained summary judgment in favor of defendant in a case involving allegations of disability discrimination and sexual harassment.
- Obtained summary judgment in favor of law firm defendant in legal malpractice matter.
Professional Activities and Experience
- Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America - 2025
- Oregon Rising Star by Oregon Super Lawyers - Employment & Labor from 2017 to 2021
Articles
Buchalter COVID-19 Client Alert: Mitigating Exposure to Employee COVID-19 Illness Claims
Buchalter COVID-19 Client Alert: Court Decision Expands Families First Coronavirus Response Act Coverage
Pacific Northwest Labor & Employment Law Update: New Laws Effective in 2021
New Oregon Legislation Further Restricts the Use of Noncompetition Agreements
Washington State's "Silenced No More Act" Curtails the Use of Nondisclosure and Nondisparagement Provisions in Employment Agreements
Oregon State Bar Legal Publications, Advising Oregon Businesses, Vol. 3, Chapter 49: Company Policies (2018 ed.)
Employer Notice: Pregnant Workers Gain Added Protections Under Federal Law
Class Action Alert: Pay Transparency Class Actions Are Mounting in Washington
New Year, New Employment Laws in the Pacific Northwest
The DOL Issues New Rule on Independent Contractor Classification
Rounding Time Is No Longer a Safe Bet in Oregon and Washington
Washington State Imposes Further Restrictions on the Use of Noncompetition Agreements
The U.S. Supreme Court Rejects "Significant Harm" Standard for Claims of Workplace Discrimination; Adopts More Employee-Friendly "Some Harm" Standard
Class Action Alert-PNW Employers in the Crosshairs for Meal/Rest Period Claims
Strafford Webinar: Employee Benefits: DOL Final Rule for Worker Classification
A New Year Brings New Laws to Pacific Northwest Employers
A Game of Texas Hold'em: How Texas Stopped Wage Increases for Salaried Exempt Employees Nationwide
Washington Employment Laws Are Changing: What Employers Must Do To Prepare
Washington Employers: Prepare Now for Sweeping Changes to State Employment Laws Starting July 2025
Washington Employers: Prepare Now for Sweeping Changes to State Employment Laws Starting July 2025
Washington Employment Laws Are Changing: What Employers Must Do To Prepare
Washington Supreme Court Holds There Is No "Good Faith" Requirement for Job Applicants Who Bring Pay Transparency Claims
Washington Ruling Highlights the Need for Careful Review of Arbitration Agreements and Class Action Waivers in Wage-and-Hour Disputes
Watch Out Oregon Employers-Anything Less Than a Full 30-Minute Lunch Break Could Lead to Significant Exposure
The Federal Independent Contractor Pendulum Is About to Swing Back in Favor of Employers
Washington Bans Noncompetition Agreements
Oregon Court Expands Protection for Employees Who Ask for a Raise
Buchalter COVID-19 Client Alert: Court Decision Expands Families First Coronavirus Response Act Coverage
Pacific Northwest Labor & Employment Law Update: New Laws Effective in 2021
New Oregon Legislation Further Restricts the Use of Noncompetition Agreements
Washington State's "Silenced No More Act" Curtails the Use of Nondisclosure and Nondisparagement Provisions in Employment Agreements
Oregon State Bar Legal Publications, Advising Oregon Businesses, Vol. 3, Chapter 49: Company Policies (2018 ed.)
Employer Notice: Pregnant Workers Gain Added Protections Under Federal Law
Class Action Alert: Pay Transparency Class Actions Are Mounting in Washington
New Year, New Employment Laws in the Pacific Northwest
The DOL Issues New Rule on Independent Contractor Classification
Rounding Time Is No Longer a Safe Bet in Oregon and Washington
Washington State Imposes Further Restrictions on the Use of Noncompetition Agreements
The U.S. Supreme Court Rejects "Significant Harm" Standard for Claims of Workplace Discrimination; Adopts More Employee-Friendly "Some Harm" Standard
Class Action Alert-PNW Employers in the Crosshairs for Meal/Rest Period Claims
Strafford Webinar: Employee Benefits: DOL Final Rule for Worker Classification
A New Year Brings New Laws to Pacific Northwest Employers
A Game of Texas Hold'em: How Texas Stopped Wage Increases for Salaried Exempt Employees Nationwide
Washington Employment Laws Are Changing: What Employers Must Do To Prepare
Washington Employers: Prepare Now for Sweeping Changes to State Employment Laws Starting July 2025
Washington Employers: Prepare Now for Sweeping Changes to State Employment Laws Starting July 2025
Washington Employment Laws Are Changing: What Employers Must Do To Prepare
Washington Supreme Court Holds There Is No "Good Faith" Requirement for Job Applicants Who Bring Pay Transparency Claims
Washington Ruling Highlights the Need for Careful Review of Arbitration Agreements and Class Action Waivers in Wage-and-Hour Disputes
Watch Out Oregon Employers-Anything Less Than a Full 30-Minute Lunch Break Could Lead to Significant Exposure
The Federal Independent Contractor Pendulum Is About to Swing Back in Favor of Employers
Washington Bans Noncompetition Agreements
Oregon Court Expands Protection for Employees Who Ask for a Raise
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