Cynthia Uduebor Washington helps employers of all sizes and across many industries - make sense of workplace law - so that they can continue doing what they do best - delivering their goods and services to people who seek them.
As a former in-house labor and employment counsel and human resource executive for a national healthcare company, Cynthia brings real-world experience to her legal practice. She understands that her clients are constantly having to assess legal risks while striving to achieve operational business goals and satisfy often-competing stakeholder demands. She believes that advice is only as good as it is useful; and to that end, collaborates with clients to develop legally compliant, full-circle solutions that address people, policy, process, and procedure. Those working with Cynthia appreciate her deep understanding of the law, ability to educate those seeking her counsel, and practical, problem-solving approach.
Cynthia advises employers on a broad range of labor and employment law matters, including issues arising under the ADEA, ADA, FLSA, FMLA, OSHA, Title VII, USERRA, WARN, and other federal, state, and local labor and employment laws. Her practice encompasses counseling employers on personnel decisions and policy development, litigation defense and prevention, internal and governmental workplace investigations, and training on workplace law developments and compliance.
Cynthia is a skilled litigator, with appellate, class action, and complex litigation experience and has represented clients in disputes before federal and state courts, administrative agencies, and arbitrators. Prior to returning to Baker Botts, where she began her career as a labor and employment attorney, Cynthia was an active member of the general litigation, class actions and complex litigation, and workplace training practice groups for a national labor and employment law firm.
Cynthia has a passion for people and problem-solving and draws from her over 19 years of experience both as in-house and outside labor and employment counsel to serve as a trusted advisor and advocate for her clients’ workplace law needs.