Gaurav Bobby Kalra is the Managing Partner of the firm’s Sacramento office. Bobby maintains a diversified multi-state litigation practice which includes employment litigation, general liability, professional liability, habitability claims, community association disputes, commercial litigation including contractual disputes, consumer class actions, and intellectual property litigation.
- Lead trial counsel in a wrongful termination lawsuit and successfully obtained judgement for defendant after a full bench trial.
- Lead trial counsel in a multi-plaintiff wage and hour lawsuit and successfully obtained defense verdict on all claims after a two-week bench trial.
- Lead trial counsel on companion trials related to employer claims of trade secret misappropriation and received favorable verdicts after two bench trials.
- Lead trial counsel obtaining complete defense for defendants related to breach of contract claims.
- Lead trial counsel obtaining judgment in favor of client related to breach of contract claims.
- Lead trial counsel, a jury trial, defending employer as to wrongful termination claim.
- Lead trial counsel obtaining complete defense verdict for employer in two-day bench trial.
- Lead trial counsel for joint employer, obtaining favorable judgment after two phases of a bifurcated bench trial.
- Lead trial counsel on dozens of fully-litigated arbitrations.
- Served as first chair attorney 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
- Washington
Community Involvement
- California State Sheriffs’ Association, Associate Member, 2022-present
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Sacramento Area, Former mentor
- My Sister’s House (domestic violence shelter, Northern California), Former Volunteer and Board Member
- Maitri (domestic violence shelter, Northern California), Former Volunteer and Board Member
- AmeriCorps National Service Member, two-year membership before law school
- Bobby has been recognized for his community service contributions by the Vice Chancellor of Undergraduate Affairs-UC Berkeley, Mayor of the City of Berkeley, and the South Asian Bar Association of Sacramento.
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