Chambers Review

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Labor & Employment - USA - Nationwide
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Band 2
What the team is known for

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP is well regarded for its strength in acting on behalf of prominent clients from the financial services, technology and retail industries in complex employment litigation such as wage and hour and discrimination class and collective actions, trade secrets matters and other individual and multi-plaintiff cases. The firm is equipped to handle disputes over the classification of independent contractors. It also handles, among other matters, whistleblower claims. Orrick has strength on either coast, with impressive showings in the employment space in both California and New York.

Notable practitioners

Julie Totten in Sacramento and San Francisco leads the firm's global employment law and litigation practice group.

Work Highlights

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  • Orrick successfully represented American Express in two whistleblower claims brought by employees who had been terminated by the company following an investigation by the Department of Labor.

Strengths

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