McDermott Will & Schulte, a global law firm

Defends employers in complex class actions, California PAGA representative actions, and high-stakes single plaintiff arbitration and litigation matters.

Advises businesses on compliance, employment risk mitigation in mergers and acquisitions, corporate employment policies, workplace investigations, and workforce reductions.

Elvira Kras serves as a trusted strategic advisor to employers navigating complex workforce risk. She is known for guiding companies through high-stakes employment litigation where financial exposure, operational impact, and reputational considerations converge.

Employers regularly rely on Elvira to defend class and representative actions, including wage-and-hour and Private Attorneys General Act matters, misclassification disputes, and claims alleging harassment, discrimination, and retaliation. She brings a trial-ready mindset to every engagement, developing litigation strategies grounded in leverage, risk assessment, and commercial realism.

At the core of Elvira’s practice is disciplined advocacy informed by courtroom experience. She partners with leadership and in-house teams to design and implement tailored employment policies, conduct pay-practice and compliance reviews, and drive organizational change through management and harassment-prevention training shaped by real-world litigation outcomes. Whether defending bet-the-company cases or proactively mitigating exposure, Elvira delivers clear, pragmatic guidance to employers confronting their most consequential workforce challenges.