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Myrna Salinas Baumann is an associate in our Labor and Employment practice group. Myrna provides employment counseling to public and private companies in connection with mergers, acquisitions, and other corporate transactions. She also advises employers regarding day-to-day employment compliance, best practices, and litigation avoidance. When the need for litigation arises, Myrna represents employers throughout the United States in lawsuits and administrative proceedings under federal and state employment laws.
In her employment counseling related to corporate transactions, Myrna regularly works with attorneys in the firm’s Corporate, Finance and Investments and Employee Benefits practices to negotiate purchase agreements, conduct due diligence, assess litigation exposure risks, and analyze ancillary employment documents, including executive employment, separation and release, retention bonus, and restrictive covenant agreements. Myrna’s advice and compliance practice addresses a variety of employment matters, such as employment and non-competition agreements, employee classification, performance and discipline, internal investigations, and terminations. Myrna’s litigation experience includes representing employers in disputes involving Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and the Fair Labor Standards Act, as well as investigations by government agencies such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Department of Labor, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
In addition to her employment practice, Myrna participates in the firm’s pro bono efforts, and she has earned multiple King & Spalding Pro Bono Service Awards in recognition of her commitment to pro bono matters. She also contributes to the firm’s diversity initiatives: she has served as the Co-Chair of the Latinx Affinity Group, as a planning committee member and Chair of the firm’s biennial Diversity Retreats, and as a member of the firm’s Diversity Committee and the Women’s Alliance Group. Myrna is also active in the Austin community, where she serves as a board member of Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas and the Hispanic Bar Association of Austin’s Charitable Foundation and as a long-time volunteer for admission and fundraising for her undergraduate alma mater, Rice University.
Immediately following law school, Myrna served as a law clerk to the Honorable Hilda G. Tagle in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
J.D., The University of Texas at Austin, with honors
B.A., Rice University, cum laude
Supreme Court of the United States
Texas
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
Law Clerk, The Honorable Hilda G. Tagle, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Hispanic Bar Association of Austin
Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas
Spanish
September 6, 2023
K&S advises TransMedics on its acquisition of Summer Aviation
August 1, 2023
TransMedics to Acquire Summit Aviation
July 3, 2023
Somnoware Healthcare Systems Acquired by ResMed Digital Health (NYSE: RMD)
Represented the University of Texas Southwestern before the Fifth Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court in UTSW v. Nassar, in which the Supreme Court held that plaintiffs alleging retaliation under Title VII must prove “but for” rather than the more plaintiff-friendly “contributing factor” causation.
Represented a major specialty retail chain in a nationwide lawsuit filed by the EEOC alleging a pattern or practice of discriminating against over 50,000 Black and Hispanic applicants for employment in over 70 stores.
Represented university health system in Department of Labor investigation for alleged violations of Fair Labor Standards Act for automatic deductions of wages for meal times.
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November 18, 2022
D.C. Developments: Expanded Paid Leave for Private Sector Employees and Revised Non-Compete Law
January 27, 2021
D.C. Non-Compete Ban
September 6, 2023
K&S advises TransMedics on its acquisition of Summer Aviation
August 1, 2023
TransMedics to Acquire Summit Aviation
July 3, 2023
Somnoware Healthcare Systems Acquired by ResMed Digital Health (NYSE: RMD)
Represented the University of Texas Southwestern before the Fifth Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court in UTSW v. Nassar, in which the Supreme Court held that plaintiffs alleging retaliation under Title VII must prove “but for” rather than the more plaintiff-friendly “contributing factor” causation.
Represented a major specialty retail chain in a nationwide lawsuit filed by the EEOC alleging a pattern or practice of discriminating against over 50,000 Black and Hispanic applicants for employment in over 70 stores.
Represented university health system in Department of Labor investigation for alleged violations of Fair Labor Standards Act for automatic deductions of wages for meal times.
See more
November 18, 2022
D.C. Developments: Expanded Paid Leave for Private Sector Employees and Revised Non-Compete Law
January 27, 2021
D.C. Non-Compete Ban
September 6, 2023
K&S advises TransMedics on its acquisition of Summer Aviation
August 1, 2023
TransMedics to Acquire Summit Aviation
July 3, 2023
Somnoware Healthcare Systems Acquired by ResMed Digital Health (NYSE: RMD)
J.D., The University of Texas at Austin, with honors
B.A., Rice University, cum laude
Supreme Court of the United States
Texas
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
Law Clerk, The Honorable Hilda G. Tagle, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Hispanic Bar Association of Austin
Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas
Spanish