Practice Expertise
Areas of Practice
- Class Actions
- Labor & Employment
- Litigation
- Start-Ups & Early Stage Companies
- Trade Secrets, Employee Mobility & ... View More
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Profile
Tracy Warren is member of the Labor & Employment Practice Group in the Firm's San Diego office. Ms. Warren represents both national and international clients in employment matters involving single plaintiff and class action defense. She advises, counsels, trains and litigates in areas including wage and hour compliance, pay equity, sexual harassment, retaliation, terminations, hiring, leave of absence, reductions in force, employee discipline, workplace accommodations, religious exemption, NCAA bylaw compliance and other matters of legal compliance. Ms. Warren serves as outside counsel to the National Association of Sports Commissions and Women Leaders in College Sports. Ms. Warren represents both individuals and for profit and nonprofit corporations across a wide variety of industries including technology, banking, food & hospitality, pharmaceutical, health care, education, health clubs, insurance, retail as well as nonsecular and religious based clients. She practices in state and federal courts, arbitrates and mediates nationally and practices before state and federal agencies, including the Department of Fair Employment and Housing, the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, the Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA). Ms. Warren has significant experience conducting investigations involving sexual harassment, sexual impropriety, sexual abuse, hostile work environment, bullying, fraud and retaliation in all sectors.
In addition to her employment practice, Ms. Warren also represents clients in matters concerning NCAA bylaw infractions, drug testing, eligibility and compliance-related matters. She conducts investigations into NCAA and university related legal matters involving Title IX, Cleary Act violations, bullying and cyber bullying, workplace violence, hostile work environment, academic fraud, sexual impropriety, broadcast, social media and First Amendment issues, and Americans with Disabilities Act accommodation issues.
In April of 2019, Ms. Warren received a certificate of recognition for "Outstanding Leadership and Service" provided by California Senator Brian W. Jones in San Diego, California.
Bar Admissions
- California
- Maryland
- New Jersey
Education
- University of Notre Dame Law School, J.D., 1999
- Temple University, M.J., cum laude, 1989
- The College of New Jersey, B.A., magna cum laude
Areas of Practice
- Class Actions
- Labor & Employment
- Litigation
- Start-Ups & Early Stage Companies
- Trade Secrets, Employee Mobility & Restrictive Covenants
Professional Career
- Lead trial attorney who successfully defended a national startup company against claims of fraud and false promise in a multi-week jury trial with a unanimous defense verdict.
- Successfully prosecuted a trade secrets matter in California federal court for a national client, obtaining a temporary, preliminary and permanent restraining order for client and settlement;
- Successfully prosecuted trade secret and proprietary information matter for client against departing employee which lead to early settlement.
- Counsel clients on updating policies and procedures to protect trade secrets, proprietary information and confidential information on mobile devices.
- Counsel clients on protecting trade secrets and proprietary information when employing at home workforce.
- Work with computer forensic experts to retrieve, gather, recover, recreate and produce trade secret and proprietary information electronic data.
Articles
California Labor & Employment Law Update - New Laws to Take Effect in 2021
By Tracy A. Warren, Matthew T. Drenan |January 2021
- Buchalter Client Alert COVID-19: Opposite Sides of the Table: Restaurants Seek Recovery From Insurers for Business Interruption in the Wake of COVID-19
- California Labor & Employment Law Update - New Laws to Take Effect in 2021
- PAGA Developments of 2022
- Congress Passes the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act
- President Biden Signed into Law the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act
- SCOTUS on Viking River Cruises: Employees May Be Compelled to Arbitrate "Individual" PAGA Claims
- Tracy A. Warren, Speaker at the National Association of Sports Commissions Women’s Summit
- Buchalter Hosting New Year’s Resolutions for California Employers
- Tracy Warren, Speaker at the 2019 National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Annual Convention
- Tracy Warren, Moderator at the North San Diego Business Chamber
- Tracy Warren, Speaker at the San Diego HR Forum
- Tracy Warren, Speaker at San Diego Women’s Week Conference
- Tracy Warren, Speaker at the SOAR Symposium in Austin, Texas
- Tracy Warren, Speaker at the 2018 Women Leaders National Convention in Atlanta, Georgia
- Tracy Warren Presents, Social Media Horror Stories and How to Avoid Them
- Tracy Warren Speaks at the NACWAA Annual Convention
- Tracy Warren, Speaker, Employment Law Updates for California Non-Profits
- Tracy Warren Presents a National Webinar for CoSIDA
- Tracy Warren, Speaker, Employment Issues Facing California Restaurant and Hotel Industries
- Tracy Warren Presents at the College Sports Information Directors Association Convention in Dallas, Texas
- Tracy Warren, Moderator, Notre Dame 2016 Business and Sports Conference
- Tracy Warren, Speaker, NFHCA Annual Conference Naples, Florida
- Webinar hosted by Tracy Warren “Interns, Volunteers, and the Law in the High Tech, Start Up and Media Industries”
- Touchdowns and Fumbles: Todd Davis of the St. Louis Rams and Tracy Warren on Fielding Employment Law Issues in Professional Sports
- Playing Through the Glass Ceiling, Tips and Tools From the NBA's Sacramento Kings coach Nancy Lieberman and Tracy Warren on How to Thrive in a Male Dominated Profession
- Tracy Warren Presents at the 2015 NACWAA National Convention in Tampa, Florida
- Tracy Warren, Speaker, Understanding the Amendments to California's Paid Sick Leave Law
- Tracy Warren Presents “Human Resources and Employment Issues Facing Hotel Owners and Operators”
- Tracy Warren Presents “Employment Law Updates” for the Restaurant and Hospitality Industry
- Tracy Warren, Speaker, 2015 National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics Annual Convention
- Tracy Warren Hosts Webinar: East Meets West
- Tracy Warren Presents on Employment Issues Facing Hotel Owners in 2015
- Getting Your Best Deal: Contract Negotiation Strategies and Protecting Your Coaching Career by Tracy Warren
- Tracy Warren Presents at National Fastpitch Coaches Association National Convention
- Tracy Warren Presents at the National Association of College Women Athletic Administrators National Convention
- Religious Rights, Discrimination and Accommodation Presented by Tracy Warren
- Tracy Warren Speaks at the 2014 College Sports Information Directors Annual Convention
- Tracy Warren Speaks at the 2013 National Association of Collegiate Women Athletic Administrators
- Updates in Employment Law for 2013 and 2014 by Tracy Warren
- Tracy Warren Presents at 8th Annual Sports Leadership Conference at Notre Dame
- Tracy Warren, Speaker at Notre Dame Law School's Sports, Communications, and Entertainment Law Forum (SCELF)
- Tracy Warren, Speaker at the Women Leaders in College Sports Convention
- Tracy Warren, Speaker at the SDHR Forum
- Tracy Warren, Speaker, Women Changing Law for the Better
- Tracy Warren, Speaker at Buchalter’s San Diego Labor & Employment Seminar
- Tracy Warren, Speaker at Buchalter’s Napa Labor & Employment Seminar
- Tracy Warren Keynote Speaker at the Women Elevate SD Event
- Tracy Warren, Host of Q&A Session with Natasha Watley at San Diego Women’s Week 2020.
- Tracy Warren, Panelist San Diego Human Resources Forum
- Tracy Warren, Panelist with Division I Volleyball Coaches
- Tracy Warren, Panelist at Sports ETA Virtual Women’s Summit
- Tracy Warren, Moderator at the San Diego Women's Week Leadership Conference
- Tracy Warren, Guest Lecturer for Notre Dame’s Women & Inclusive Leadership Course
- Tracy Warren, Speaker at the San Diego Lawyer's Club's International Women's Day
- Navigating Forward: Preparing Your Hospitality Business for 2022 and Beyond
- Tracy Warren, Guest Lecturer at the University of San Francisco
- Buchalter Attorneys Speakers at Notre Dame
- Tracy A. Warren, Speaker at the University of Arizona
- Tracy A. Warren, Speaker at the University of San Diego School of Law
- Tracy Warren, Jenni Krengel, Farah Bhatti and Hillary Dorne Speakers at the University of Notre Dame IDEA Center
- Tracy Warren and Kathryn Fox, Panelists at Summer Legal Institute
- Tracy Warren, Speaker at the University of San Diego School of Law
- Buchalter Labor & Employment 2023 Seminar
- Tracy Warren & Kathryn Fox, Speakers at the Buchalter Labor & Employment 2023 Seminar
- Tracy Warren, Moderator at Sports San Diego’s "Invest In Women's Sports" at Mission Bay on November 9, 2023
- Buchalter Labor & Employment 2024 Seminar
- Tracy Warren, Be a Force Speaker Series
- Tracy Warren, Mentor at the 2025 WISE San Diego Speed Mentoring Roundtable
- Tracy Warren, Speaker at the University of Notre Dame SOAR Symposium
- Webinar: Meaningfully Responding to Sexual Harassment Accusations in the Wake of the Weinstein Scandal
- Webinar: Equal Pay for Equal Work: How to Ensure Your Company is in Compliance
- Webinar: Equal Pay for Equal Work: How to Ensure Your Company is in Compliance
- Buchalter Webinar: Non-Compete Laws In the Workplace: Major Changes For California and the U.S. in 2024
- Buchalter Webcast: Managing Insurance Claims, Policies, and Litigation during COVID 19
- Tracy Warren to Moderate WISE San Diego Women's Coaches Panel
- Buchalter’s Labor & Employment 2023 Webinar
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