Claudia is of counsel in Gunderson Dettmer’s Silicon Valley office. She provides strategic advice and counseling to employers on all aspects of employment law. Her practice spans various topics, including workplace policies and procedures, hiring and firing practices, layoffs and RIFs, wage and hour laws, reasonable accommodation, leaves of absence, EEO compliance, employee discipline, performance reviews and documentation, and unfair competition.

Claudia has successfully defended employers against claims of wrongful discharge, harassment, retaliation, and breach of contract in state and federal courts, before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the California Civil Rights Department.

Claudia earned her B.A. at UC Berkeley with Honors, and her law degree from UC Berkeley School of Law.