D’Abusco Mediation

Impactful Experience. Perspective. Results.

What Makes Matt Different?

“When I mediate a case, I understand where the parties are. As a former plaintiff’s attorney, I know the road you’re traveling. As a former defense attorney, I’ve stood in your shoes. I rely on that critical understanding to help the parties have more meaningful discussions about resolution.”

  • "Matt was very well prepared, professional and compelling. He made a great impression on our client. When it came to settling the case, Matt applied just the right amount of pressure on the parties and did a great job getting our case resolved. I will definitely be using him again."

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Matt D’Abusco

Employment Mediator

Matt D’Abusco is an innovative and highly effective mediator who is committed to helping parties successfully resolve difficult, complex, and emotionally charged disputes. With his diverse background and experience (both on the defense and plaintiff bar), Matt brings a unique approach to mediation, utilizing his ability to understand the positions of all parties to break impasses and find creative and practical solutions to settle disputes.

Prior to his mediation practice, Matt was a seasoned litigator and subject matter expert in employment law, having spent his entire career handling individual, class, and complex disputes across the State of California including those focused on harassment, discrimination, retaliation, leaves of absence, wrongful termination, executive contracts, and wage and hour matters, including those arising under the California Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”). Matt has also litigated a wide variety of business disputes.

Matt began his career working for large defense firms where he represented businesses of all sizes ranging from small family-owned shops to Fortune 500 international corporations. During that time, in addition to obtaining successful results for clients in all phases of litigation including at trial and on appeal, Matt continuously ensured his clients’ legal objectives (both in the course of business and during litigation) aligned with their business strategies to set them up for continued growth and success.

Matt later founded and ran a boutique plaintiff’s employment firm where he successfully represented hundreds of clients in individual, class, and complex cases. Whether pursuing claims on behalf of single minimum wage workers or Chief Executive Officers, Matt focused on understanding his clients and their objectives and worked tirelessly to get them results.

Matt is devoted to understanding and bridging the gaps between the parties’ distinct perspectives. This fuels his approach to mediation and has proven invaluable in helping parties achieve successful resolution of their disputes.

Areas of Expertise

  • Harassment

  • Discrimination

  • Retaliation

  • Wrongful Termination

  • Wage and Hour

  • Class Actions/PAGA

  • Whistleblower

  • Equal Pay

  • Leaves of Absence

  • Trade Secrets

  • Age Discrimination

  • Disability Discrimination

  • Gender Discrimination

  • Pregnancy Discrimination

  • Race Discrimination

  • Sexual Harassment

  • Race Harassment

  • Employment Contracts

  • Commissions and Bonuses

  • Misclassification

Get In Touch

For availability, questions, or other inquiries about working with Matt, please email admin@dabuscomediation.com or fill out the form.