Natalia Cañas
Partner | natalia@chauvellaw.com |
650-573-9500| (She/Her)
About Natalia
Natalia is a part of our Labor and Employment team. Her primary focus is working with employers to ensure California labor compliance in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship up and through litigation. As a native Spanish speaker, Natalia is available to serve Spanish-speaking individuals and businesses. Natalia, who has a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of California, Riverside earned her Juris Doctorate with a certificate in High-Tech Law from Santa Clara University School of Law. In law school, Natalia received the Witkin Award for Academic Excellence for Legal Research and Writing, and actively participated in Moot Court as a participant and Assistant Director of the Honors Moot Court Competition, where she was able to fine tune her research, writing and oral advocacy skills.
In her free time, Natalia enjoys traveling, cooking and spending quality time with friends and family.
Speeches and Presentations
Webinar: 2024 California Employment Law Updates, San Mateo County Bar Association, January 2024 (co-presenter)
Webinar: 2023 California Employment Law Updates, San Mateo County Bar Association, January 2023 (co-presenter)
Webinar: 2022 California Employment Law Updates, San Mateo County Bar Association, January 2022 (co-presenter)
Webinar: 2021 California Employment Law Updates, San Mateo County Bar Association, January 2021 (co-presenter)
Webinar: 2020 California Employment Law Updates, San Mateo County Bar Association, January 2020 (co-presenter)
Awards & Honors
Selected to Northern California Rising Stars (Super Lawyers™; 2021-2024)
Bar Admissions
California
Education
Juris Doctor, Santa Clara University School of Law, Santa Clara
Bachelor of Arts, University of California-Riverside