Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Labor & Employment

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Labor & Employment: The Elite - California

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP is a highly recommended labor and employment outfit, renowned for its work for high profile multinational clients. It covers the full range of work including high stakes litigation, arbitration and advisory matters. It acts on behalf of clients in a range of industries, including financial services, technology and retail. The teams areas of expertise include wage and hour, trade secrets and employment mobility litigation. It is also noted for its expert handling of pay equity and gender discrimination litigation.

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Work Highlights

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP represented Iterable, a board member and an executive in a lawsuit filed by its co-founder and former CEO alleging race discrimination and wrongful termination, among other claims, following his removal as CEO.

Strengths

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Orrick, in my opinion, has the best employment group in the country. The breadth of talent and expertise across the team is top notch.

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Orrick are my fighters if I'm in a contentious situation and I need to exhibit strength and strategic thinking.

Labor & Employment: The Elite respondent
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Orrick, in my opinion, has the best employment group in the country. The breadth of talent and expertise across the team is top notch.

Labor & Employment: The Elite respondent
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Orrick are my fighters if I'm in a contentious situation and I need to exhibit strength and strategic thinking.

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Notable Practitioners

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Gary Siniscalco

Senior Statespeople

Gary Siniscalco has notable expertise in a range of disputes and investigations, including those involving allegations of discrimination. He is noted for his expertise in OFCCP compliance.

His wealth of knowledge in the employment arena is incredible.

Gary is one of the top lawyers in the country. He's a deep thinker and is very knowledgeable.

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Lynne C. Hermle

Star Individuals

Lynne Hermle is esteemed throughout the market for her strength in industry-changing employment law disputes. She frequently handles high profile matters for household names in the technology sector.

Lynne has excellent market-specific experience and provides a great level of client service.

Lynne is a superstar.

Lynne is a giant in California defense side employment law.

Lynne has great experience. She's a creative litigator who is willing to take on the tough cases.

Lynne is a terrific lawyer, with an excellent reputation in working on behalf of clients nationwide.

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Julie A Totten

Band 2

Julie Totten has experience in a broad range of labor and employment matters, including classification, retaliation and wrongful termination issues.

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Andrew Livingston

Band 3

Andrew Livingston often takes on wage and hour class actions for clients in a range of industries, as well as handling disputes such as wrongful termination and fraud claims.

Andrew is knowledgeable about the law and business dynamics.

Andrew know the law very well, is thoughtful and explains things clearly to those who aren't a lawyer by trade.

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Erin Connell

Band 3

Erin Connell has developed a strong practice in the area of discrimination litigation, with notable expertise in defending large scale pay equity disputes.

Erin is an outstanding attorney.

Erin is smart and very good at strategy. You can give her any issue and she is on top of it.

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Jessica R. Perry

Band 4

Jessica Perry represents an impressive roster of clients in major employment disputes such as class actions. She acts for management facing claims such as gender discrimination and pay equity issues, and frequently acts on nationwide mandates.

Jessica is a very good employment litigator.

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Melinda S Riechert

Band 4

Melinda Riechert is experienced in a range of high-profile employment law disputes, including defending against discrimination, wrongful termination and whistleblower claims. Her clients include technology companies and service providers.

Melinda is very responsive and communicates clearly. She's very good at being collegial with the rest of her team and is able to manage litigation very strategically, even with opposing counsel.

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