Adrianna Rubino

Senior Counsel

Employment

(714) 662-4631

Education

University of California, Davis School of Law (JD, 2014), Order of the Coif (Top 10%)

University of California Davis (BA, 2010), with honors, Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society

Bar & Court Admissions

State Bar of California

United States Court of Appeal for the Ninth Circuit

United States District Courts for the Northern, Eastern, Central, and Southern Districts of California

Services

Overview

Adrianna defends commercial clients and employers in complex commercial litigation, including class actions and employment law disputes, in California state and federal courts.

Adrianna’s employment law experience includes discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, and wage and hour issues. Her commercial litigation experience includes breach of contract and corporate governance issues. Her class action experience includes false advertising and unfair competition issues. Prior to joining Rutan & Tucker, Adrianna was an associate at Sacks, Ricketts & Case LLP and interned with the Contra Costa County Office of the County Counsel and the Superior Court of California, County of Contra Costa.

While in law school, Adrianna was an Articles Editor on the UC Davis Law Review and received Witkin Awards for Academic Excellence in Negotiations, Pretrial Skills, Employment Discrimination, and Criminal Procedure.

Experience

Representative Matters
  • Prevailing at pleadings stage in favor of employer against employment discrimination and retaliation claims.
  • Success at compelling arbitration against false advertising claims.
  • Co-drafter of winning Ninth Circuit answering brief.
  • Lead associate in bench trial of contract claims; judgment in favor of subsidiary of international marketplace obtained.
  • Lead associate in four-day arbitration hearing over breach of fiduciary duty claims; seven figure damages and attorneys' fees award obtained in favor of limited liability company.
 

Publications

Awards & Affiliations

Awards & Honors
  • Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch, 2023 - 2026
  • Northern California Super Lawyers, Rising Stars Edition (2021-2022, 2024)