Marc Julian R. Vasquez is an Associate in GRSM’s Employment Law practice group at the San Francisco office. Marc defends large corporations, small businesses, non-profits, universities, and hospitals against claims of wrongful termination, discrimination, retaliation (under the Fair Employment and Housing Act and the Labor Code), harassment, failure to accommodate, alleged wage and hour violations, and Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) violations.
Recent Successes
- Motion for summary judgment granted on workers’ compensation exclusivity grounds where former employee brought a negligent misrepresentation claim against private university client.
Admissions
- California
Community Involvement
- Secretary, Northern California Nevada Conference, United Church of Christ
- Vice Moderator, Golden Gate Association, United Church of Christ
Education
- J.D., University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings), 2023
– Witkin and CALI Awards (highest grade) for Legal Research and Writing 1
– Witkin and CALI Awards (highest grade) for Legal Research and Writing 2
– Regional and National Champion, ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition
– National Champion, Dean Jerome Prince Memorial Evidence Competition - B.A., summa cum laude, English (minor in Digital Humanities), University of California, Berkeley, 2019
– Phi Beta Kappa
– Dennis Lamb Prize for best English honors thesis (“On Fairness and Being Just: The Case of Percy Bysshe Shelley”)
– Chauncey Wetmore Wells Critical Essay Prize, Honorable Mention for “Enter the Law: Doors, Law, and Mediation in Kafka’s The Trial“