Christine H. Long
Partner
Business Litigation; Employment Law; Employment Litigation; Hospitality Law; Hospitality Litigation
christine.long@berliner.com
408-286-5800
Ms. Long maintains a diverse litigation practice in employment, hospitality, business litigation and real estate.
Ms. Long’s employment and hospitality litigation practice includes handling wage and hour claims, claims of employment discrimination, ADA compliance, wrongful termination, and breach of employment contract cases. She has experience with class action litigation, FLSA and EEOC investigations and ADA Compliance. In addition to her litigation practice, Ms. Long counsels clients on all aspects of employment, including complaints made to and investigations initiated by the Department of Fair Employment and Housing, Labor Commissioner, and the EEOC on matters relating to employment including compensation issues, mandatory leaves of absence, reasonable accommodations, and reductions-in-force for individuals, companies and local government. Ms. Long regularly speaks on employment and hospitality issues of interest.
In the real estate and business litigation areas, Ms. Long has represented parties in a variety of matters, including commercial and residential sales disputes, partnership disagreements and dissolutions, partition actions, commercial landlord/tenant suits, easement and boundary claims, and CC&R.
Education/Honors
- McGeorge School of Law, J.D., Mock Trial Competition Team; Order of the Barristers; Outstanding Student Service Award; National Association of Women Lawyer's Outstanding Law Graduate Award, 1998
- University of the Pacific, B.A., Political Economy, 1994
Professional Admissions
- State Bar of California, 1998 - present
- United States District Court, Northern, Central, and Eastern Districts of California, Colorado
Presentations
- "Rules and Regulations Governing Employee Restructuring," California Hotel & Lodging Association's Northern California Hotel & Lodging Conference
- “Contractor or Employee? Legal Pitfalls in Worker Classification,” Berliner Cohen Breakfast Series
- “Hiring Caregivers: Legal and Financial Considerations,” Berliner Cohen Breakfast Series
Articles/Publications
Please see Ms. Long’s publications on www.californiahospitalityalert.com.Activities/Memberships
- Santa Clara County Bar Association, 2001 – present
- American Trial Lawyers Association, 1996 – present
- National Association of Women Lawyers, 1998 - present
- California Hotel and Lodging Association
- Silicon Valley Concierge Association
- San Jose Host Lions
- P.E.O.
Academic Positions
- McGeorge School of Law, Adjunct Professor of Trial Advocacy, Fall 1998 - 2008
Personal
- Born in Sacramento, California
- Interests include travel, hiking and reading