Ramit Mizrahi

Mediator Ramit Mizrahi is recognized as one of the Top 100 Super Lawyers (2023-2025) and Top 50 Women Super Lawyers (2022-2025) in Southern California, as a Pasadena Magazine Top Attorney (2015-2024), and by U.S News & World Report in Best Lawyers in America (2019-2024).

Ramit graduated from Yale Law School, has a Master’s degree with Merits in Gender & Social Policy from the London School of Economics, and a Bachelor’s degree with Highest Honors from UC-Berkeley’s Haas School of Business. She has trained at the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University. She is on the Central District of California mediation panel and previously volunteered with Resolve Law LA, where she received a certificate of appreciation from the Los Angeles Superior Court for her contributions.

Ramit is Chair of the Pasadena Bar Association Labor & Employment Law Section, Past Chair of the California Lawyers Association Labor and Employment Law Section, and former Editor-in-Chief of the California Labor and Employment Law Review. She regularly speaks on panels relating to employment law. Her work has been published in the Yale Law Journal, the California Labor & Employment Law Review, and Advocate magazine.

In her spare time, she is a magic aficionado/associate member of the Academy of Magical Arts (Magic Castle) and a sourdough bread baker.

Speaking Engagements

• California Lawyers Association, 2024 Employment Law Legislative Update, Virtual, October 9, 2024.
• Beverly Hills Bar Association, Labor & Employment Mediation Training: Damages Calculations and Fee-Shifting Statutes in Employment Mediation, Virtual, September 2024.
• Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles, Winning and Defeating Motions for Summary Judgment/Adjudication in Employment Matters, Virtual, June 17, 2024.
• California Lawyers Association, New Employment Law Practitioner 2024 Conference, Employment Law 101, Virtual, January 18, 2024.
• California Lawyers Association, 2023 Employment Law Legislative Update, Virtual, October 24, 2023.
• Los Angeles County Bar Association, What’s New in Work: Perspective on New 2023 California Employment Laws, Virtual, February 27, 2023.
• California Lawyers Association, New Employment Law Practitioner 2023 Conference, Employment Law 101, Virtual, January 19, 2023.
• California Lawyers Association, Advanced Mediation Conference, Competition and Cooperation; Preparing for Mediation; Doing the Dance and Cutting to the Chase, Virtual, December 1-2, 2022.
• California Lawyers Association, 2022 Employment Law Legislative Update, Virtual, November 12, 2022.
• California Employment Lawyers Association 35th Annual Conference, The Year In Review (Top Employment Cases), Coronado, CA, October 15, 2022.
• Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, Annual Convention, Whistleblower Deep Dive, Las Vegas, NV, September 1, 2022.
• Beverly Hills Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section, Pregnancy Discrimination in 2022: A Continuing Trend, the Psychological Impacts and Potential Corrective Measures, Virtual, March 29, 2022.
• Los Angeles County Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section, Annual Symposium, Top 10 Ways The Interactive Process Breaks Down: Navigating a Perilous Path to Successful Accommodations, Virtual, March 15, 2022.
• Lupus LA, Autoimmune Disease and Employment Rights: An Update, Virtual, February 4, 2022.
• California Lawyers Association, New Employment Law Practitioner 2022 Conference, Employment Law 101, Virtual, January 20, 2022.
• California Lawyers Association, 2021 Employment Law Legislative Update, Virtual, November 17, 2021.
• KALW, New Labor and Employment Laws Passed in 2021, Radio Show, November 10, 2021.
• Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles, Using the Law to Fight Antisemitism, moderator, Virtual, April 8, 2021.
• California Lawyers Association, New Employment Law Practitioner 2021 Conference, Employment Law 101, Virtual, January 20, 2021.
• Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, 2020 Is Done: What’s New In 2021?, Virtual, January 14, 2021.
• California Lawyers Association Annual Meeting, California Employment Law Legislative Update, Virtual, September 25, 2020.
• Pasadena Bar Association, Supreme Court Roundup: What Companies Need to Know, Virtual, August 13, 2020.
• Uptown Gay & Lesbian Alliance, Sexual Harassment, Abuse of Power and Accountability in the LGBTQ Community and the #MeToo Era, Virtual, August 9, 2020.
• Lupus LA, Disability Rights and Leave Protections As We Navigate a Safe Return to Work, Virtual, May 29, 2020.
• East Area Progressive Democrats, Combating Workplace Sexual Harassment, Los Angeles, CA, May 26, 2020.
• California Lawyers Association Employment Law 101–Fundamentals for New Employment Law Practitioners, Leaves of Absence, Los Angeles, CA, February 6, 2020.
• California Employment Lawyers Association 32nd Annual Conference, The Year In Review (Top Employment Cases), San Jose, CA, October 19, 2019.
• California Lawyers Association Annual Meeting, California Employment Law Legislative Update, Monterey, CA, October 12, 2019.
• AirTalk on KPCC, Discussing pregnancy discrimination and retaliation, August 7, 2019.
• California Lawyers Association 36th Labor & Employment Law Section Annual Meeting, The Secret of My Success: Insights from Top Trial Lawyers, moderator, Los Angeles, CA, July 19, 2019.
• AirTalk on KPCC, Discussing Senate Bill 188, the CROWN Act, March 26, 2019.
• California Lawyers Association Employment Law 101 Conference, Leave of Absence Compliance, Los Angeles, CA, February 7, 2019.
• Employment Roundtable of Southern California, 2018 Annual ERTSC Conference, Legal Update, Los Angeles, CA, Nov. 8, 2018.
• California Employment Lawyers Association 31st Annual Conference, The Year In Review (Top Employment Cases), Coronado, CA, October 13, 2018.
• California Lawyers Association Annual Meeting, Sexual Harassment Law After #MeToo, San Diego, CA, September 15, 2018.
• California Lawyers Association Labor and Employment Law Section Annual Conference, Naughty Clients, Ethical Lawyers (What To Do When Your Client Does Something Bad), San Francisco, CA, April 12, 2018.
• California Lawyers Association Employment Law 101 Conference, Harassment, Discrimination & Retaliation and Leave Compliance panels, Los Angeles, CA, March 1, 2018.
• AirTalk on KPCC, Discussing targeted job ads on Facebook, December 22, 2017.
• State Bar of California Labor and Employment Law Section, Understanding the New Parent Leave Act, Webinar, December 13, 2017.
• California Employment Lawyers Association 30th Annual Conference, The Year In Review (Top Employment Cases), Oakland, CA, October 21, 2017.
• Southern California Mediation Association, 2017 Employment Institute–“Mediating Employment Discrimination Cases in Changing Times”, Los Angeles, CA, June 20, 2017.
• Los Angeles County Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section, 37th Annual Labor and Employment Law Symposium, The 50 Cases You Need to Know to Obtain and Oppose Summary Judgment, Los Angeles, CA, March 8, 2017.
• Employment Roundtable of Southern California, “I’m finally Ready!” When Employees Return to Work After Long Medical Leaves, Los Angeles, CA, March 1, 2017.
• State Bar of California Advanced Mediation Conference, Competition and Cooperation; Doing the Dance and Cutting to the Chase, Los Angeles, CA, December 2, 2016.
• California Employment Lawyers Association 29th Annual Conference, The Year In Review (Top Employment Cases), Costa Mesa, CA, September 24, 2016.
• Los Angeles County Bar Association, Labor & Employment Annual Retreat & Section Meeting, Here we go again! Common discovery issues with no easy answers, Rancho Mirage, CA, May 7, 2016.
• State Bar of California Annual Conference, Bulletproof Deposition Preparation Techniques for the Plaintiff Employee, Anaheim, CA, October 11, 2015.
• State Bar of California Annual Conference, The Year In Review (Top Employment Cases), Anaheim, CA, October 10, 2015.
• California Employment Lawyers Association 28th Annual Conference, The Year In Review (Top Employment Cases), Oakland, CA, September 26, 2015.
• UN Women-L.A. Chapter, HeForShe Event, Equality in Work, Los Angeles, CA, August 23, 2015.
• State Bar of CA Labor & Employment Law Annual Conference, Traps for the Unwary: Top 10 Trickiest Issues in Litigating Disability Cases, Los Angeles, CA, July 10, 2015.
• Los Angeles County Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section, 35th Annual Labor and Employment Law Symposium, 2014: In Review and In Perspective, Los Angeles, CA, February 12, 2015.
• State Bar of California Labor and Employment Law Section, Nuts and Bolts of an Employment Practice, Los Angeles, CA, January 30, 2015.
• Bridgeport Continuing Education, Mastering the Deposition Workshop, Conducting Depositions of Plaintiffs and Defendants, Los Angeles, CA, November 21, 2014.
• California Employment Lawyers Association, 27th Annual Conference, The Year In Review (Top Employment Cases), San Diego, CA, October 11, 2014.
• Bridgeport Continuing Education, Litigating Discrimination & Harassment Claims Program, Pre-litigation Investigation and Preparing the Complaint, Los Angeles, CA, August 22, 2014.
• Orange County Bar Association Labor and Employment Section, July Meeting, Pregnancy and Beyond: Understanding Workplace Accommodation, Leave, and Lactation Rights, Newport Beach, CA, July 14, 2014.
• California Employment Lawyers Association, Third Annual Diversity Leadership Summit, How to Do the Things You Love and Become a Leader in Law, Los Angeles, CA, May 20, 2014.
• State Bar of California, Labor and Employment Law Section 31st Annual Meeting, Practical Litigation Strategies and Ethical Concerns Post-Harris, Berkeley, CA, April 26, 2014.
• Los Angeles County Bar Association, Southern California Labor and Employment Law Symposium, Taking Your Career to the Next Level: 20 Tips from the Next Generation of Labor & Employment Lawyers, Los Angeles, CA, March 27, 2013.
• Employment Roundtable of Southern California, 2012 Annual ERTSC Conference, When Worlds Collide: Cyberspace and the Workplace, Los Angeles, CA, Nov. 7, 2012. (Associated paper: When Worlds Collide: Cyberspace and the Workplace.)
• American Bar Association, National Conference on Equal Employment Opportunity Law, Advanced Topics in Leave of Absence Issues, San Francisco, CA, March 23, 2012. (Associated paper:Leave as a Reasonable Accommodation under the ADA).
• Los Angeles County Bar Association, Nuts and Bolts: Disability Discrimination, Los Angeles, CA, Nov. 19, 2011.
• American Bar Association, Fifth Annual Section of Labor and Employment Law Conference, Family and Medical Leave Act, Seattle, WA, Nov. 3, 2011.
• California Employment Lawyers Association, Annual Meeting, Will The Real Employer Please Stand Up? Suing Multiple Employers, Monterey, CA, Oct. 28, 2011.  
• Los Angeles County Bar Association, Whom Do You Sue? Exploring Joint Employers, Integrated Enterprises, and Other Multi-Employer Relationships, Los Angeles, CA, Feb. 22, 2011.