Gaurav “Bobby” Kalra is a trial attorney and has litigated cases before state and federal courts and various administrative agencies, including bench and jury trials. He has extensive experience, including trials, involving the intersection of employee mobility and the protection of intangible assets. He has represented clients in cases involving claims for wage and hour violations, discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, fraud, business interference, trade secret misappropriation, unfair competition and business practices, breach of contract, and breach of fiduciary duty.
- Led trial counsel in a wrongful termination lawsuit and successfully obtained judgement for defendant after a full bench trial.
- Led trial counsel in a two-week multi-plaintiff wage and hour lawsuit and successfully obtained defense verdict on all claims after a two-week bench trial.
- Led trial counsel on two companion trials related to employer claims of trade secret misappropriation and received favorable verdicts after two bench trials.
- Led trial counsel obtaining complete defense for defendants related to breach of contract claims.
- Led trial counsel obtaining judgment in favor of client related to breach of contract claims.
- Led trial counsel, a jury trial, defending employer as to wrongful termination claim.
- Led trial counsel obtaining complete defense verdict for employer in two-day bench trial.
- Led trial counsel for joint employer, obtaining favorable judgment after two phases of a bifurcated bench trial.
- Led trial counsel on dozens of fully-litigated arbitrations.
- Served as first chair on employment-litigation defense matters in California.
- Led California-wide trainings on mediation and client service.
- Served individual and corporate clients as trial counsel for arbitrations, Superior Court trials, administrative proceedings, and non-litigated disputes.
Admissions
- California
- Hawaii
- Nevada
- Idaho
- Arizona
Community Involvement
- California State Sheriffs’ Association, 2022-present
Education
- J.D., University of California Berkeley School of Law, 2001
- American Jurisprudence Award, Complex Issues in Civil Litigation
- B.A., Ethnic Studies, University of California Berkeley, 1997
- Highest Distinction in General Scholarship
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Golden Key National Honor Society