Overview

Lauren R. Becker is a Dallas labor and employment and litigation attorney who focuses her practice on a range of matters in complex business and labor and employment arenas.

Ms. Becker focuses her practice primarily on providing guidance with regard to pre-litigation labor and employment and commercial business disputes, counseling employers on a broad range of labor and employment matters, conducting labor and employment due diligence in connection with business acquisitions and sales, negotiating executive employment and related agreements, and drafting employee handbooks, policies and other labor and employment-related documents.

Ms. Becker has extensive experience advising national and international business clients and senior executives across a wide range of industries regarding labor and employment matters. She is also well versed in providing pre-litigation and litigation guidance regarding tort, commercial and corporate actions in federal and state courts, as well as in arbitrations. Ms. Becker has represented companies in multidistrict litigation (MDL), Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act claims, breach of contract suits and other complex litigation. Ms. Becker also is highly knowledgeable in matters involving claims brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), wage payment disputes, employment discrimination and harassment claims, non-compete claims and trade secret defense issues.

Credentials

Education
  • Baylor Law School, J.D.
  • Mount Holyoke College, B.A., International Relations and Spanish, cum laude
Bar Admissions/Licenses
  • Texas
Court Admissions
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
Memberships
  • Holland & Knight Diversity Committee, Dallas Office Co-Chair
  • Holland & Knight Women's Initiative, Dallas Office Co-Coordinator
  • Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) Pathfinders Program, 2024
  • Waterloo Greenway Conservancy, Glow in the Park Host Committee, 2025
  • Texas Minority Counsel Program, 2025
  • Dallas Bar Association
  • Dallas Association of Young Lawyers
  • Dallas Women Lawyers Association
Honors & Awards
  • Rising Star, Texas Super Lawyers magazine, 2023-2025
  • Holland & Knight Pro Bono All-Star, 2020, 2021
  • Dean's Academic Excellence Full-Tuition Scholarship, Baylor Law School, 2014-2017
  • Dean's List, Baylor Law School
Spoken Languages
  • Spanish

Publications

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