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Tim Yeung

Tim Yeung is the Managing Partner of the firm Sloan Sakai Yeung & Wong LLP. Mr.
Yeung’s practice involves all areas of labor and employment law, with a particular
emphasis on litigation. He has defended private and public-sector employers in
numerous lawsuits involving claims of discrimination and harassment; whistle blower
retaliation; failure to provide reasonable accommodations; and wage and hour
violations. He has extensive experience handling all aspects of litigation, including jury
trials and appellate litigation in both the state and federal courts. Mr. Yeung has also
served as lead counsel in several wage and hour class actions, in both state and
federal courts.

Mr. Yeung is widely recognized for his expertise in public sector labor law. In 2004 he
was appointed by the Governor as a Legal Adviser to the Public Employment Relations
Board (PERB) where he advised the Board in over 100 precedential decisions. Mr.
Yeung has litigated cases before PERB under almost every public-sector labor relations
statute, including the Dills Act (state employees), MMBA (city, county and other local
employees), HEERA (higher education employees), TCEPGA (trial court employees),
and TCIELRA (court interpreters). He also has significant experience seeking injunctive
relief against strikes by essential employees, both before PERB and in the courts. Mr.
Yeung shares his experience and knowledge of PERB matters on the “California PERB
Blog” (http://www.caperb.com), the first California legal blog focused on public sector
labor relations.

In addition to litigation, Mr. Yeung often serves as chief negotiator during contract
negotiations. He also has extensive experience with factfinding, having served as a
presenter/advocate and also as a panel member on several fact findings.

Mr. Yeung is a frequent speaker at seminars throughout California and has authored
several articles and publications on labor and employment law issues, including
serving as editor for the MMBA Pocket Guide published by the California Public
Employees Program. He is a past Chair of the 6,000-member Labor & Employment Law
Section of the State Bar of California and President of the Labor and Employment
Relations Association of Northern California. Mr. Yeung is a former Chair of the Labor
& Employment Law Section of the Sacramento County Bar and a former member of
the City of Davis Personnel Board.

Prior to joining Sloan Sakai, Mr. Yeung served as a Deputy Attorney General in the
Employment Law Section of the California Department of Justice. Mr. Yeung has also
served as a Legal Adviser to PERB and as a Labor Relations Counsel with the California
Department of Personnel Administration.