Hayley Kondon is a partner and has over 30 years of experience as a labor and employment lawyer. She has worked in her dream job as an independent workplace investigator at Wagener Law for over a decade. She has performed hundreds of investigations at a variety of workplaces, from small businesses to Fortune 500 companies and at numerous businesses, entertainment-related productions, government agencies, and universities in areas such as discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and workplace safety compliance. Hayley specializes in sensitive investigations involving C-suite employees and complex issues.
Before starting at Wagener Law, Hayley practiced labor and employment law for many years at O’Melveny & Myers and Steptoe & Johnson, both premier law firms. She represented clients in discrimination, wrongful termination, and other employment-related lawsuits. Hayley also conducted workplace investigations and advised and counseled clients on day-to-day employment law matters, including human resources strategy, litigation avoidance, and personnel policies. She handled all aspects of employment litigation and was lead counsel in arbitrations, mediations, and court and administrative hearings. She represented clients in a variety of industries, including aerospace, airlines, education, manufacturing, medicine, and entertainment.
Hayley earned her Juris Doctor at Loyola Law School, where she was a member of the Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review. She graduated Order of the Coif, was a Sayre Macneil Scholar, and was a member of the St. Thomas More Honor Society.
Hayley earned her Bachelor of Arts in Art History from Columbia College of Columbia University in an accelerated three-year course of study.
Hayley is admitted to practice law in California and is a member of the Association of Workplace Investigators.