Connie Sardo is Associate General Counsel, Head of Employment and Community at Yelp Inc. Connie began her career at Yelp in 2014 as a litigator. She transitioned to the world of employment law in 2017 and since then has enjoyed partnering closely with Yelp’s executive and People teams to support the company’s global employee base, strategize on company policy and Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging initiatives, navigate complex and highly sensitive employee relations issues and oversee employment litigation with Yelp’s litigation team, among other responsibilities. She has also supported Yelp’s global Community team throughout her tenure at Yelp, where she advises on issues related to event execution, commercial contracts, privacy, intellectual property and social media best practices.

Prior to joining Yelp, Connie was a litigator at Latham & Watkins. During her time at Latham, she represented numerous technology companies, litigated several multi-billion-dollar cases and served on the firm’s Global Equal Employment Opportunity Review Board and Global Recruiting Committee.

When she’s not lawyering, Connie loves spending time with her husband and young kiddos, visiting wine country and scoping out new restaurants and other local businesses.