Practice areas: Appellate, Consumer Law, Employment & Labor
Licensed in California since: 2002
Education: The University of Michigan Law School
Languages spoken: Chinese-Mandarin, English
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2023 - 2025 
Free Consultation Capstone Law APC
1875 Century Park EastSuite 1000
Los Angeles, CA 90067 Phone: 310-556-4811 Email: Ryan Wu Visit website
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A bar-certified appellate specialist, Mr. Wu leads the appellate and complex motion practice at one of California’s largest plaintiff’s-side firms. For his work representing employees and consumers in class and private attorney general actions, Mr. Wu received the California Lawyer Attorney of the Year (CLAY) award. He has achieved many important appellate victories, including several named “Top Appellate Reversals” by Daily Journal. He also handles high-stakes fee disputes and supervises settlement approval for the firm, including leading negotiations on the highly publicized Ford transmission settlement valued at over $100 million. He regularly speaks at conferences and legal education events and his work has been published by California Litigation Review, California Labor & Employment Review, Daily Journal, and Los Angeles Lawyer, among other publications. He currently serves on the Committee for Appellate Courts for the California Lawyers Association (CLA).
First Admitted: 2002, California
Professional Webpage: http://capstonelawyers.com/our-attorneys/ryan-wu/
- Committee Member, Committee on Appellate Courts, California Lawyers Association, 2021
- Selection Committee, Beverly Hills Foundation Scholarships, Beverly Hills Bar Association, 2020
- Member, California Lawyers Association, Labor and Employment Section
- $5.8 million settlement in wage and hour case, Nguyen v. Nordstrom, Inc., No. 30-2011-00484903-CU-OE-CXC (Orange County Superior Court)., 2021
- $4.9 million settlement on wage/hour case in Porras v. Chipotle Servs., LLC, 2022 WL 3499646 (2022)., 2022
- $2.2M class settlement in wage and hour case in Amaro v. Anaheim Arena Management, 69 Cal. App. 5th 521 (2022)., 2022
- $100 million+ nationwide class action settlement in Ford transmission defect case, Vargas v. Ford Motor Co, No. 12-08388-AB (C.D. Cal.). , 2020
- $6.5 million wage and hour class action settlement, Party City Wage & Hour Cases, No. JCCP 4781 (Los Angeles County Superior Court)., 2021
- $8 million settlement in PAGA action, Stockman v. Walmart Associates, Inc., et al., No. SCV0041531 (Placer County Superior Court)., 2020
- Certified Appellate Specialist, California State Bar. , 2021
- Prepared multiple amicus briefs that were filed in high-profile employment actions pending before the United States Supreme Court and California Supreme Court on behalf of non-profit organizations, including Bet Tzedek and Worksafe.
- Awarded 2024 Worker Health & Safety Hero by non-profit organization Worksafe for his work in advancing workplace safety and justice., 2024
- Appellate reversal in Nguyen v. Nissan N.A., 932 F.3d 811 (9th Cir. 2019) secured by Mr. Wu was named one of the year's "Top Appellate Reversals" in California by Daily Journal., Top Appellate Reversal, Daily Journal, 2020
- Honored by California Lawyer (now Daily Journal) as one of California's Lawyers of the Year ("CLAY Award") in Labor and Employment law for work performed on Iskanian v. CLS Transportation Los Angeles, 59 Cal.4th 348 (2014)., Lawyer of the Year, California Lawyer Magazine, 2015
- Appellate reversal by the California Supreme Court in McGill v. Citibank, N.A., 2 Cal.5th 945 (2017), with Mr. Wu authoring the merits briefing, honored by Daily Journal as one of the year's "Top Appellate Reversals" in California. , Top Appellate Reversal, Daily Journal, 2018
- B.A. in Political Science with Honors, University of California, Berkeley, 1998
- Co-author of an article summarizing important developments in the appellate courts for California Litigation Review, which is published annually by the California Lawyers Association., Co-Author, Appeals and Writs, California Litigation Review 2020, 2021
- Co-author of forthcoming article surveying 9th Circuit appellate procedure caselaw over the past year for California Lawyers Association's annual journal. , Co-Author, Appeals and Writs - 9th Circuit Developments, California Litigation Review, Litigation Section 2023, 2024
- Co-author of article providing overview of the Private Attorneys General Act in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Viking River v. Moriana. , Co-Author, A PAGA Rollercoaster, Los Angeles Lawyer, 2023
- Co-authored section discussing the annual developments in appellate procedure for the California Lawyers Association, Litigation Section's annual overview publication. , Co-Author, Appeals and Writs -- 9th Circuit Developments, California Litigation Review, Litigation Section 2022, 2022
- Co-author of article examining Iskanian v. CLS Transportation, 59 Cal.4th 348 (2014), where Mr. Wu and his colleagues won a key victory before the California Supreme Court preserving the right for employees to pursue private attorney general representative actions. , Co-Author, Iskanian v. CLS Transportation: Employees' Perspective, California Labor and Employment Law Review, 2014
- Co-author of cover page article analyzing Williams v. Superior Court, 3 Cal. 5th 531 (2017), where Mr. Wu, representing the plaintiff, secured an important victory before the California Supreme Court for employees regarding the scope of discovery in private attorney general actions. , Co-Author, Williams v. Superior Court, Employees' Perspective, California Labor and Employment Law Review, 2017
Office location for Ryan Wu
1875 Century Park East
Suite 1000
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2023 - 2025
Certificates and credentials
Appellate Law
