Mr. Parker has more than 15 years of experience in complex commercial, real estate, and labor and employment litigation and counseling. He has substantial trial and arbitration experience, including alternative dispute resolution forums. Mr. Parker’s litigation experience covers a wide range, including business torts, land use/environmental actions, corporate partnership/LLC litigation, and defense of employment-related suits.

Mr. Parker’s land use/environmental practice encompasses all aspects of permitting and regulatory proceedings, with an emphasis in the wireless infrastructure industry. He has substantial experience with CERCLA cost recovery litigation, defense of PRP groups at Superfund sites, and negotiation/litigation of land use disputes, including CEQA actions. His practice includes administrative proceedings, general compliance counseling, and negotiation of remediation actions. Mr. Parker also has extensive experience litigating individual and class action claims brought under the Americans with Disabilities Act relating to accessibility requirements. His work in this area includes counseling owners/operators of public accommodations, including the formulation of internal accessibility audits and barrier removal programs.

Mr. Parker’s labor and employment practice encompasses all aspects of employment law, with special emphasis in state and federal court proceedings and employer counseling. He regularly counsels employers on management of internal investigations, preventive personnel practices and administration of employment policies and regulations. Mr. Parker also prepares employment agreements, personnel handbooks, and confidentiality agreements. He has considerable experience in matters relating to temporary restraining orders, preliminary injunctions, as well as in hearings before EEOC, DFEH, OSHA, and the California Labor Commissioner.

Mr. Parker representative experience includes both large and small companies engaged in telecommunications, hospitality, manufacturing, oil refining, hazardous and solid waste management and disposal, and high technology.

Representative Experience:

• Business litigation and land use counsel for world’s largest provider of wireless infrastructure.
• Conduct administrative, regulatory and state/federal court proceedings regarding zoning and permitting of wireless communication facilities, and matters under CEQA and the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
• Negotiate real property disputes, draft ground leases and provide land use counseling.
• Business litigation and employment counsel for leading supplier of integrated hybrid-electric drive systems and control software for buses and heavy equipment. Negotiate commercial disputes, provide employment counseling, sexual harassment prevention training and related transactional support.
• Business litigation and employment counsel for publicly traded, medical technology company. Defended AAA actions and a declaratory relief action brought by former officers and employees.
• Defended multi-party CERCLA action brought by the City of Los Angeles involving alleged contamination of boat works facility and adjacent harbor sediments in the Port of Los Angeles.
• Regional Counsel for the world’s largest publicly traded international oil and gas company handling the Global Remediation Program for properties in San Diego, Orange and Riverside counties.
• Obtained dismissal of national class action involving claims brought under ADA (Title III) relating to nationally renowned luxury hotels and resorts.
• Successfully defended trade secret litigation for drug discovery and development company.

Work Experience:
Partner, Shustak Frost & Partners, 2009-Present
Partner, Troutman Sanders LLP/Ross, Dixon & Bell, 2007-2009
Senior Associate, Heller Ehrman LLP, 2000-2007
Associate, Cooksey, Toolen, Gage, Duffy & Woog, 1992-2000

Educational Background:
J.D. University of San Diego School of Law 1992
B.A. California State University, Long Beach 1989, cum laude

Bar Admissions:
California

Court Admissions:
U.S. District Court - S.D. California
U.S. District Court - C.D. California
U.S. District Court - N.D. California
U.S. District Court - E.D. California

Professional Affiliations:
San Diego County Bar Association
California Wireless Association, Member-Regulatory Committee
San Diego Human Resources Roundtable, Panel Counsel
Bird Rock Community Council, President
La Jolla Community Planning Association, Member - PDO