Ian B. Sangster, Shareholder

Ian has a diverse litigation background, having represented both public and private sector clients in a wide variety of issues including wage and hour actions, employee discrimination, harassment and whistleblower claims, real estate disputes, and construction matters. He also has experience prosecuting and defending actions before administrative agencies, including the Public Employment Relations Board and the Department of Industrial Relations.

LEGAL EXPERIENCE

Ian has nearly a decade of substantive experience litigating before administrative agencies as well as State, Federal, and Appellate courts. He has extensive experience in the following areas:

  • “Whistleblower” statutes
  • Class and representative actions under the California Labor Code
  • Collective actions under the Fair Labor Standards Act
  • Collective bargaining
  • Construction contract and defect claims
  • Discrimination and harassment claims
  • Employee discipline
  • Unfair labor practice charges

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES & AFFILIATIONS

  • Best Lawyers, Litigation – Labor and Employment (2024)
  • Member, Sacramento County Bar Association
  • Member, California State Bar #287963

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE

  • All California State Courts
  • United States District Court, Northern, Central, and Eastern District of California
  • California State Bar #287963

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

J.D., University of California College of the Law, San Francisco, 2012

  • cum laude

B.A., University of California, Los Angeles, 2007

  • Bachelor of Arts, History