Michael Young, partner in the firm’s Los Angeles office, has been a civil trial attorney for nearly 25 years with particular expertise trying and resolving employment, trade secret, and intellectual property disputes. Mr. Young’s employment litigation experience covers the panoply of employment conflicts, including claims of wrongful termination, sexual harassment, discrimination (including sex, race, disability, reverse discrimination and age), wage and hour (including class action defense), public policy violations and "whistleblower" matters. Mr. Young also supervises workplace investigations and counsels clients on numerous state and federal laws and regulations governing employment.

Mr. Young’s intellectual property practice includes disputes involving copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, non-competes and other restrictive covenants, patents and more.

Mr. Young has been recognized by his peers as a "Super Lawyer" in employment and intellectual property since 2005 and has served on the Executive Committee of the USC IP Institute. Mr. Young writes often on employment and IP issues and is a featured blogger on California employment topics at www.alston.com/laborandemploymentblog, and on IP topics at www.ipadrblog.com.

Mr. Young is also a professional mediator who has written and lectured on mediation and dispute resolution topics. He is a fellow with the International Academy of Mediators and a former adjunct professor of law at the University of Southern California Law School teaching negotiations and mediation. He has resolved countless disputes in his practice areas of intellectual property and employment.