ESRA HUDSON
Partner; Leader, Employment and Labor
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
As leader of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP’s Employment and Labor practice, Esra Hudson has established herself as the go-to employment adviser for iconic entertainment companies, national insurance providers, well known medical centers and leading financial services companies through her deft defense against wage and hour class and collective actions, PAGA representative matters, and trade secret and unfair competition claims.
With extensive experience in crisis management and media relations – including in sensitive matters involving executives and high-profile individuals – Hudson is currently lead counsel representing Blake Lively in her ongoing litigation against Justin Baldoni, Wayfarer Studios, and related parties.
