Senior Partner / Managing Partner
Mr. Large is a senior partner and manages Archbald & Spray LLP.  The firm was established in Santa Barbara almost 50 years ago.  He has been associated with the firm for over 30 years, the last 25 as a partner.

He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from UCLA (1972) and his Juris Doctor from Pepperdine University (1975).  He is admitted to practice in all California state courts and the federal U.S. District Courts for the Central and Eastern Districts, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and U.S. Supreme Court.

Mr. Large’s practice is focused on labor/employment law for management and on the energy industry.  Mr. Large heads the firm’s Labor and Employment Law practice group which provides preventative counseling and litigation expertise to employers in all areas of employment law, including (1) pre-employment screening and hiring, (2) discipline and termination, (3) trade secret and unfair competition protection, (4) personnel policies and training, (5) employment contracts, (6) wage and hour issues, (7) family and disability leave laws, (8) wrongful discharge and retaliation claims, (9) employment discrimination, including sexual harassment, (10) workplace violence and privacy matters, (11) grievances and arbitration, and (12) collective bargaining.

In the energy arena, Mr. Large represents primarily oil and gas industry clients on natural resources and regulatory compliance issues, lease and other commercial disputes, environmental claims, and in business and tort litigation.

Mr. Large was a member of the Pepperdine Law Review (1974-75) and is currently a member of the American Bar Association, and the Labor & Employment section of the State Bar of California.  He has recently been named a member of the Board of Directors, WSPA Associates, Coastal Chapter, for 2010-2011. He is a former chair of the Santa Barbara Employer Advisory Council, which works closely with the Employment Development Department (EDD) of the State of California concerning employment issues.  He and Archbald & Spray LLP staff the Santa Barbara Human Resources Association Guide Line Service, which is a complimentary “help line” for members of the Association.

Professional Memberships and Activities
Mr. Large is admitted to practice in all California state courts, the United States District Courts for the Central and Eastern Districts, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and United States Supreme Court. He is a member of the American Bar Association, a former member of The William L. Gordon Chapter of The American Inns of Court, the Labor & Employment section of the State Bar of California, and the Santa Barbara Employer Advisory Council. He has served as Past Chair, Montecito YMCA Board of Managers; Past Chair, Santa Barbara Employer Advisory Council; Past Chair, Coral Casino Beach & Cabana Club Board of Member Directors.

Representative Clients
Beachside Bar Cafe; Channel Islands YMCA; Chevron; Chuck’s of Hawaii; Coral Casino Beach & Cabana Club; Exxon Mobil Corporation; FzioMed, Inc.; La Super-Rica Taqueria; Mentor Corporation; Oceaneering International, Inc.; Plains All American Pipeline, L.P.; Raytheon; Santa Barbara Ventura College of Law; Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District; Santa Barbara Yacht Club; Tri-County Produce; Ty Warner Hotels & Resorts, LLC; Venoco, Inc.; Vulcan Materials Company

Recent published appellate opinions:
Southern Pacific Transportation Co. v. Sandyland Protective Assn.(1990) 224 C.A.3d 1494; Lundquist v. Reusser (1994) 7 C.4th 1193; Daly v. Exxon (1997) 55 C.A.4th 39; Exxon Mobil Corp. v. County of Santa Barbara (2001) 92 C.A.4th 1347; Intri-Plex Technologies, Inc. v. Crest Group, Inc., 2007 WL 2410170 (9th Cir. 2007).

Civic/social activities: 
Past chair, Montecito YMCA Board of Managers; past chair, Santa Barbara Employers Advisory Council; past chair, Coral Casino Beach & Cabana Club Board of Member Directors; associate member, Western States Petroleum Association; board member, R. M. Pyles Boys Camp.

Speaking Engagements (representative sample)

07/16/09, “So, You Are Thinking of Downsizing?” Nonprofit Support Center, Goleta, CA

08/12/08, “Why You Need ADR At Your Company,” Human Resources Association of the Central Coast, San Luis Obispo, CA

09/11/07, “Discipline and Termination,” Human Resources Association of the Central Coast, San Luis Obispo, CA

10/10/06, “Legal Aspects of Human Resource Management,” guest speaker, Elements of Human Resource Management Course, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA

9/27/05, “When the End is Near: What to Consider and Do Before Terminating an Employee,” Santa Barbara Club Managers’ Association, Santa Barbara, CA

6/17/04, “Preventative Employment Law for Restaurateurs,” Archbald & Spray LLP and Law Offices of Peter D. Kusnitzow, P.C., Santa Barbara, CA

4/7/04, "What You Must Know About Employment Law (Some of the More Important Issues)", HR Academy Presented by HRxpress, Santa Barbara, CA

3/8/04, "Sexual Harassment: What it is and How to Avoid it", Beachside Café, Goleta, CA

6/7/00, "AB 60 and How to Avoid an Expensive Trip to the State Labor Commissioner: Essential Wage and Hour Rules and Regulations for California Employers," Santa Barbara Employer Advisory Council and Santa Barbara Employment Development Department, Santa Barbara, CA

1/25/00, “AB 60 and How to Avoid an Expensive Trip to the State Labor Commissioner:  Essential Wage and Hour Rules and Regulations for Wineries,” Santa Barbara County Winery Financial Managers, Foxen Canyon, CA

1/00, “How to Avoid Lawsuits,” Metro Magazine

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Practice Areas
Appeals
Employment & Labor
Energy
Environmental