Atty. Ankush Dhupar
Ankush Dhupar is an associate in the Employment Law Department of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s Los Angeles office. Traditional Labor.
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Ankush Dhupar is an attorney based in Los Angeles, California, practforg at Paul Hastings LLP. Educated at University of California Los Angeles (—, 2015). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Labor and Employment Law - Management (2026) and Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Labor and Employment (2026). Serands clients in Los Angeles, CA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Ankush Dhupar is an associate in the Employment Law Department of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s Los Angeles office
- Traditional Labor
- Mr. Dhupar has been practicing traditional labor for his entire career
- He has extensive experience negotiating collective bargaining agreements and responding to unfair labor practice charges, election petitions, and organizing campaigns
- Mr. Dhupar has represented employers in multiple unfair labor practice cases, including cases that have involved lengthy administrative trials
- He has also represented employers on appeal before the NLRB in Washington, D.C., and the D.C
- Circuit Court of Appeals
- Mr. Dhupar also has significant experience drafting and negotiating project labor agreements (PLAs) on behalf of real estate developers, focusing on renewable energy, logistics, hospitality, residential, and complex mixed-use projects
- Mr. Dhupar’s experience in traditional labor predates his time with the firm
- Prior to law school, he was a labor organizer for a large international union, which gives him a unique perspective on how employers can effectively anticipate and respond to union messaging and efforts
- Employment Law
- Mr. Dhupar represents employers in all aspects of employment law, including discrimination, retaliation, harassment, disability accommodation, employee mobility, and wage and hour issues in both single-plaintiff and class action matters
- Mr. Dhupar has a robust practice advising employers on Fair Credit Reporting Act compliance and litigating class actions alleging violations of federal and state background check laws
- Mr. Dhupar also advises employers facing the numerous practical and legal challenges associated with the ever-changing workplace, including those presented by employee activism, calls for increased diversity and inclusion, and the COVID-19 pandemic
- Mr. Dhupar received his J.D. from UCLA School of Law, where he graduated Order of the Coif with specializations in both Business Law and Policy and Critical Race Studies
- While in law school, Mr. Dhupar served as Chief Managing Editor of the UCLA Law Review
- He also served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Raymond J. Ikola of the California Court of Appeal
- Mr. Dhupar received his B.A. in both Economics and Political Science, cum laude, from UCLA
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