Andi Mazingo
Top rated Employment Litigation attorney in West Hollywood, California
Lumen Law Center
Practice areas: Employment Litigation, Civil Litigation, Securities Litigation; view more
Licensed in California since: 2014
Education: Northwestern University School of Law
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A founding attorney of Lumen Law Center, located in West Hollywood, California, Andi Mazingo represents clients in a range of complex civil and employment-related disputes. Her practice focuses on employment litigation, civil litigation and securities litigation, with particular experience in matters involving discrimination and retaliation. Through her work, she is committed to advocating for clients facing high-stakes legal challenges and navigating sensitive workplace and regulatory issues.
Ms. Mazingo earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Berkeley, in 2011. She went on to receive her Juris Doctor, graduating cum laude, from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law in 2014. In that same year, she was admitted to practice law in California.
Since beginning her legal career, Ms. Mazingo has developed experience handling complex litigation matters in both state and federal courts. She has successfully defended multiple clients in inquiries conducted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the Securities and Exchange Commission, helping clients avoid indictment and Wells notices.
Ms. Mazingo has independently managed the representation of a credit reporting agency in dozens of consumer lawsuits filed in district courts. In these matters, she has served as lead counsel in hearings and settlement conferences, overseen both offensive and defensive discovery, and engaged in motion practice, ultimately securing favorable resolutions in all cases.
Beyond her legal practice, Ms. Mazingo has been active in the professional community. She previously served as newsletter editor for the American Bar Association Criminal Litigation Committee from September 2020 to January 2022. Through her work and involvement, she remains dedicated to professional development and effective client advocacy.
Practice areas
Employment Litigation: Plaintiff, Civil Litigation: Plaintiff, Securities LitigationFocus areas
Employment Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination
- 80% Employment Litigation: Plaintiff
- 10% Civil Litigation: Plaintiff
- 10% Securities Litigation
First Admitted: 2014, California
Professional Webpage: https://www.lumenlawcenter.com/team-3
Bar / Professional Activity
- California
- U.S. District Courts for the Central District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
- American Bar Association Criminal Litigation Committee, Articles Editor, 2020
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)
- Successfully defended multiple clients in inquiries conducted by the U.S. Attorney's Office or the Securities and Exchange Commission, avoiding indictment and Wells notices, respectively.
- Independently managed the representation of a credit reporting agency in dozens of consumer lawsuits filed in district courts, acting as lead counsel in multiple hearings and settlement conferences, managing offensive and defensive discovery, engaging in motion practice, and ultimately favorably settling all lawsuits, 2018.
Representative Clients
- My firm, Lumen Law Center, has a large book of current and former employees in the big tech and big law industries, 2025.
Pro bono / Community Service
- Served as a member of the Public Law Center Advocates and as fundraising chair for that organization.
- Obtained United States asylum for multiple refugees fleeing domestic violence in Central America, 2017
- Successfully defended a low-income family in an unlawful detainer action, negotiating a settlement that waived all owed rent, provided an additional six weeks to live in the property at issue, and required the plaintiff to provide a favorable recommendation letter, 2017.
- Provided pro bono or legal aid representation to formerly incarcerated individuals seeking to restore their civil rights, assisting dozens of parents in obtaining custody and/or visitation of their children or terminating other caretakers' probate court guardianships to reunite formerly incarcerated parents with their children. Assisted formerly incarcerated individuals in obtaining expungements to bolster their employment prospects, 2025.
Educational Background
- B.A. in Political Science and Legal Studies from the University of California, Berkeley, 2011
White Papers
- The white paper advocates for amending the Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA) to prioritize family reunification over adoption. It critiques ASFA's "15/22 Rule," which pushes for terminating parental rights if a child spends 15 of 22 months in foster care, disproportionately affecting families of color and impoverished communities. The paper proposes reforms to extend timelines, reduce biases, and provide funding for services like legal aid, mental health support, and family reunification programs to ensure equitable outcomes and prevent unnecessary family separations., White Paper on Amending the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997, Civil Rights, 2021
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- The Note uses the analytical framework of Dominance Feminism to analyze legislative constructions that limit effective responses to stalking., Author, Andrea Mazingo, The Intersection of Dominance Feminism and Stalking Laws, 9 Nw. J. L. & Soc. Pol'y. 335 (2014)., Northwestern Journal of Law and Social Policy, Criminal Law, 2014
- ICI Founding Humanity Partner Andi Mazingo was recently quoted in Bloomberg Law’s Daily Labor Report in an article examining the growing difficulty regulators face in tracking AI-related layoffs. The piece, “AI-Related Layoffs Test New York’s Ability to Track Job Losses,” explores New York’s first-in-the-nation attempt to measure the workforce impact of artificial intelligence. Under a recent update to the state’s Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) reporting system, companies conducting mass layoffs must disclose whether “technological innovation or automation” played a role in the job cuts. The early data reveals a striking paradox. More than 160 companies filed mass layoff notices with New York’s Department of Labor after the rule was introduced—including major firms integrating AI into their operations—yet none attributed the layoffs to automation or AI. The result highlights a structural challenge for policymakers: when understanding technological change relies on institutional self-reporting, the true drivers of workforce transformation can remain difficult to observe. As the article notes, companies often cite broader factors such as restructuring, economic conditions, or operational shifts rather than explicitly attributing job cuts to automation. Mazingo’s comments in the piece reflect a broader concern that the problem is not simply technological change itself, but how institutions document and explain the decisions surrounding that change. “Companies are using narratives about AI to frame layoffs in ways that are most likely to be well received by shareholders and potential shareholders. . . .” The Bloomberg Law article ultimately raises a question that sits at the center of ICI’s work: if AI adoption is reshaping organizations gradually—through productivity shifts, internal restructuring, and changing expectations—how can existing regulatory frameworks capture that transformation? Mazingo’s closing observation in the article captures the challenge succinctly: “I don’t think litigation and existing legal structures are the solution. . . . It needs collaboration with the corporations themselves” to understand the nuances. At ICI, we view this issue as part of a larger governance challenge. Artificial intelligence is not just introducing new technologies into workplaces—it is exposing the limits of institutional systems designed for earlier industrial eras. Laws built to track factory closures and sudden plant shutdowns are now being asked to explain gradual, distributed changes in organizational decision-making. As AI continues to reshape how work is organized, the ability to trace the reasoning behind institutional decisions may become as important as measuring the outcomes themselves., Expert Interviewee, AI-Related Layoffs Test New York’s Ability to Track Job Losses, Bloomberg Law, AI, Big Tech, 2026
- On March 21-22, 2026, Lumen Law Center's Founder Andi Mazingo spoke at NELA’s Spring Seminar in Chicago, IL as part of the panel “What’s Next: AI’s Impact on Workers & the Law.”We are living through a moment of enormous complexity. AI is being adopted at an exponential pace, often faster than our legal, ethical, and cultural frameworks can respond. While ethical uses of AI can help plaintiffs’ attorneys represent more workers and better compete with the resources of defense firms, there is no denying the technology’s capacity to cause harm. From algorithmic discrimination to widespread layoffs in already-vulnerable sectors, AI is reshaping the landscape of work in ways that demand serious scrutiny. This panel will explore what claims are likely to become more prevalent in the age of AI, where existing legal protections fall short, and how the law must evolve to address these emerging challenges. We are looking forward to engaging with practitioners who are grappling with these questions in real time—and to centering the lived experiences of workers who too often bear the cost of technological “progress.”, Speaker, What’s Next: AI’s Impact on Workers & the Law, National Employment Lawyers Association, 2026
- Andi created the Institutional Coherence Initiative (ICI), a first-of-its-kind global, public, participatory AI governance project building open-access AI infrastructure to make institutional decision-making verifiable, contestable, and coherent. ICI's interdisciplinary team of researchers, technologists, statisticians, and governance experts is developing the Coherence Checker — a middleware tool that audits high-impact decisions for assumption stacking, epistemic drift, moral drift, and fear-driven reasoning — alongside a labor-centered framework for accountability in AI-integrated organizations. ICI is innovating mechanisms for global democratic participation using iterative governmental experimentalism. ICI's work addresses a root-cause problem most AI governance efforts miss: AI systems inherit the incoherence of the institutions that build them and extract from the stakeholders whose information comprise the systems themselves. Coherent governance is the precondition for trustworthy AI. To learn more: InstitutionalCoherenceInitiative.com., Founding Humanity Partner, Institutional Coherence Initiative, AI, Big Tech, 2026
- We’re excited to announce that Law360 has published another insightful analysis by our Founding Attorney, Andi Mazingo. The article, titled Zuckerberg's Remarks Pose Legal Risk For Meta Amid Layoffs, appears in Law360's Employment Law Expert Analysis section, published on February 6, 2025. In this piece, Andi explores the implications of leadership statements and decisions at influential companies like Meta, focusing on potential claims under California’s employment laws. From controversial remarks by Mark Zuckerberg about “masculine energy” in the workplace to the high-profile appointment of UFC President Dana White to Meta’s board, the article highlights how leadership tone and priorities can translate into workplace risks and litigation concerns. Key topics Include: How leadership comments can create viable claims under the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). Lessons for attorneys advising companies navigating changes to diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives., 2025
- A political summit sounding the alarm on laws that were designed to promote adoptive permanency planning at the expense of parents’ civil rights; on systemic bias against Black and Latinx parents; on the deeply troubling practice of routinely separating justice-involved families without adequate support for reunification and with the all-too-likely consequence of permanently losing parental rights., Speaker, Peace & Justice Summit on Family Wellness, Event Hosted by Senator Sydney Kamlager and A New Way of Life Reentry Project, Civil Rights, 2022
- The article discusses trends in ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) litigation and enforcement. It highlights the growing scrutiny on ESG policies by regulators like the SEC, which focuses on climate risks and corporate disclosures. Key topics include "greenwashing" claims, challenges to DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) initiatives, and the rising volume of shareholder actions on ESG issues. The document emphasizes the importance of robust governance, proactive risk management, and regulatory compliance to mitigate litigation risks in the evolving ESG landscape., Co-Author, Expert Q&A: Trends in ESG Litigation and Enforcement, Thomson Reuters Practical Law, Civil Litigation, Clean Energy, Corporate, 2023
- The amicus brief focuses on the impact of systemic racism and misinformation in the criminal justice system, particularly around crack cocaine offenses. It argues that punitive laws were fueled by racial stereotypes and myths, leading to disproportionate incarceration of Black individuals. The piece emphasizes the need for legal reforms, such as retroactive sentencing adjustments under the First Step Act, to address the injustices caused by racially biased policies and ensure a fairer justice system., Co-Author, Brief for Amici Curiae the Howard University School of Law Civil Rights Clinic and A New Way of Life Reentry Project in Support of Petitioner, Supreme Court Amicus Brief, Civil Rights, 2021
- The article emphasizes the role of lawyers in addressing systemic racism and implicit bias in the criminal justice system. It discusses the pervasive impact of implicit biases on decisions made by police, prosecutors, and judges, which disproportionately affect people of color. The piece advocates for individual actions, such as humanizing clients and challenging biases during trials, as well as broader systemic reforms like implicit bias training for jurors and standardized prosecutorial decision-making tools. Ultimately, the article underscores the need for both immediate individual efforts and long-term systemic changes to promote equity and justice., Author, Challenging Systemic Racism with Human Connection, American Bar Association, Civil Rights, 2021
- The article discusses the challenges formerly incarcerated women face in keeping custody of their children, particularly newborns. It highlights systemic issues in Los Angeles County, where hospitals frequently report mothers with past involvement with child welfare services to the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS). This often leads to investigations and sometimes unjustified removal of newborns from their mothers., Author, What We Can Do To Help Formerly Incarcerated Women Keep Their Children, The Imprint, Civil Rights, 2022
Other Outstanding Achievements
- Testified as an expert witness before California state legislative committees to support the amendment of California Welfare and Institutions Code Section 300 to prohibit a child from being separated from their family solely due to conditions of financial difficulty, 2022.
Honors
- Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America (Litigation - Securities), Best Lawyers, 2024
- Super Lawyers – Rising Stars
Industry Groups
- Artificial Intelligence
- Banking
- Clean Energy
- Healthcare Law
- Nonprofit
- SaaS
- Semiconductors
- Social Media
- Sustainable Products
- Tech
Office location for Andi Mazingo
8605 Santa Monica Blvd
PMB 832031
West Hollywood, CA 90069
Phone: 213-519-7781
Selections
6 Years Rising Stars
- Rising Stars: 2020 - 2024, 2026
