Ahllam Berri is a partner in WSHB's Orange County office where she focuses her practice on employment litigation. Ahllam is also experienced in handling business litigation and commercial disputes, as well as intellectual property matters.
She is a cum laude graduate of Pepperdine University School of Law. While there, Ahllam served as a judicial extern to the Hon. Jay C. Gandhi in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California and to the Hon. Victoria Roberts in the Eastern District of Michigan. Prior to practicing law, Ahllam was an officer of a corporation of gas stations.
Ahllam graduated from the University of California, Irvine with a Bachelor's degree in International Relations. She also has a background in the Sciences, including Biology, Physics, and Chemistry.
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News
•California Employers Need No Longer Fear Criminal Liability for Requiring Arbitration Agreements
Case Updates, 3.31.23
•California Legislation Conditioning Employment on Arbitration is Not Completely Preempted by the Federal Arbitration Act: Chamber of Commerce v. Bonta (Sept. 15, 2021)
Case Updates, 9.27.21
Publications
•California Supreme Court Clarifies Arbitration Fee Payment Rules: Section 1281.98 Is Reconstrued to Survive FAA Challenge
Case Updates, 12.29.25
•New California Employment Laws Impacting Employers in 2025: Navigating Opportunities and Challenges
Article, 1.6.25
•The California Supreme Courts Rules Public Employers are Exempt from PAGA Actions and Certain Labor Code Provisions
Case Updates, 10.1.24
•California PAGA Reforms: What You Need to Know
Article, 6.21.24
•Unraveling the Complexity: Addressing the Hurdles of Unmanageable PAGA Claims in California
1.30.24
•Court Affirms Exclusion of PAGA Claims from Arbitration
Case Updates, 10.26.23
•Construction Worker Under a Collective Bargaining Agreement? No PAGA Claims for You!
Case Updates, 2.6.23
•Co-Author, ' Construction Worker Under a Collective Bargaining Agreement? No PAGA Claims for You! ' in PLUS Blog, February 23, 2023
In the News
•California Supreme Court Clarifies Arbitration Fee Payment Rules: Section 1281.98 Is Reconstrued to Survive FAA Challenge
•New California Employment Laws Impacting Employers in 2025: Navigating Opportunities and Challenges
•The California Supreme Courts Rules Public Employers are Exempt from PAGA Actions and Certain Labor Code Provisions
•California PAGA Reforms: What You Need to Know
Honors & Recognitions
•Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch recognition for Labor and Employment Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment, and Commercial Litigation in Aliso Viejo, CA (2024 - 2026)
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