Nima Darouian

Nima Darouian is an experienced employment litigator in Ballard Spahr’s Litigation Department. He has extensive experience litigating complex matters in state and federal courts, and has defended some of the largest companies in the United States in their employment litigation claims.

Nima represents employers in all areas of employment litigation, with an emphasis on defending companies against wage and hour class and representative actions, including under the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA). Nima regularly works with employers in defending against allegations of unpaid wages and overtime, off-the-clock work, time rounding, failure to reimburse, inaccurate wage statements, meal and rest break violations, and worker misclassification. Nima has defended employers against challenges to their compensation structures as well, including compensation plans providing for commissions, piece-rate pay, and bonuses. Nima’s class action and PAGA experience includes litigating cases in which the number of employees at issue ranged from under 100 employees to over 15,000 employees.