Lauren M. Kulpa
- Dallas
- Los Angeles
Lauren advises clients from small employers and startups to Fortune 500 companies on employment policies, practices, and litigation.
Skilled in advising on sensitive internal employment issues, Lauren Kulpa helps clients mitigate risk through solutions tailored to their specific business needs. She has extensive experience with complex litigation and workplace investigations, particularly those involving C-suite and other high-level employees.
Lauren regularly litigates claims of harassment, discrimination, and wage-and-hour violations, and she brings claims on behalf of her clients for violations of noncompete and confidentiality agreements and trade secret misappropriation. She defends employers against single-plaintiff, class-action, and collective-action matters in federal and California and Texas state courts. She is well-versed in protecting her clients’ interests before the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and state workforce agencies. Additionally, she counsels clients regarding cannabis use and the workplace.
Active in her community, Lauren was selected for the Dallas Bar Association’s WE LEAD: Women Empowered to Lead in the Legal Profession 2021 class. She is a member of the Meals on Wheels of Tarrant County board of directors, and she regularly advises nonprofits on various employment issues on a pro bono basis.
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Education & Credentials
Education
- Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, J.D., summa cum laude, Order of the Coif, Production Editor, Loyola Law Review, 2011
- Texas A&M University, B.A., Chemistry, cum laude, 2008
Bar and Court Admissions
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Texas
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California
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Related Employment
- Sidley Austin LLP, Los Angeles, Labor & Employment Associate
Clerkships
- Lauren M. Kulpa > Clerkships, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
Professional Recognition
Recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Labor and Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment Law, 2021-2024
Ranked by Chambers USA as "America's Leading Lawyers" for Labor & Employment Law, 2023-2024
Listed in Chambers USA as an "Up and Coming" Labor & Employment Lawyer, 2021-2022
Recognized by Texas Super Lawyers as “Rising Star,” 2019-2024
Recognized by Texas Lawyer, Lawyers On the Rise, 2020
Impact
Professional Leadership
- Dallas Bar Association, Employment Law Section, Member
- Texas Bar Association, Labor & Employment Law Section, Member
Community Involvement
- Meals on Wheels of Tarrant County, Board of Directors, 2018-present
- Dallas CASA, Volunteer, 2016-present
- Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Program, 2015-present