
Author Profile
Lynne C. Hermle
Biography
Lynne C. Hermle is a partner specializing in employment law at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP in Silicon Valley. She was the successful lead defense counsel for Kleiner Perkins in the high-stakes gender discrimination and retaliation case brought by Ellen Pao. She has handled hundreds of employment claims involving sexual harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and wrongful termination throughout her career, and continues to litigate such cases before juries and in arbitration. She is a member of the American College of Trial Lawyers and received the Daily Journal “California Lawyer of the Year” as well as other awards for trial successes. She writes frequently on employment and trial topics. Lynne has represented a number of the largest corporations in the world, including software, media, Internet, and other technology companies.