Lena P. Ryan

Managing Associate

Employment Law

Profile

Lena Ryan practices employment litigation involving a variety of issues, including discrimination, harassment, whistleblowing, wage-and-hour violations, and employment-related torts and contacts.

Lena's experience includes second-chairing a jury trial in federal court, securing a complete defense verdict for her client in a case involving whistleblower allegations by a current employee. Marilyn Graulich v. Rabobank, N.A., No. 2:11-cv-02288-DMG (C.D. Cal. 2012).

Before joining Orrick, Lena worked as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Andrew D. Hurwitz on the Arizona Supreme Court. Lena also was a summer associate at Heller Ehrman, Osborn Maledon, and Perkins Coie.

Lena Ryan

Select Publications

"California Supreme Court Eliminates Damages in FEHA Discrimination Cases Where Employer Proves Mixed Motive Defense," Orrick's Employment Law & Litigation Blog, February 25, 2013.
"California Supreme Court to Clarify Standard of Proof in FEHA Discrimination Cases," Orrick's Employment Law & Litigation Blog, January 18, 2013.
"U.S. Supreme Court to Decide Whether Class Action Plaintiffs Can Use Stipulations to Avoid Jurisdiction under the Class Action Fairness Act," Orrick's Employment Law & Litigation Blog, September 25, 2012.
"The NLRB Finds the Social Media Policy Violates the National Labor Relations Act," Orrick's Employment Law & Litigation Blog, September 25, 2012.
Co-Author, "The EEOC's Pre-Suit Obligations in the Systematic Investigation Era: The Eighth Circuit Rejects the 'Sue First, Ask Questions Later' Strategy," Bender's California Labor & Employment Bulletin (June 2012).
"California Court of Appeal Smacks Down Unfair Competition Claim Based on Cursory Pleading," Orrick's Employment Law & Litigation Blog, May 22, 2012.
Author, "Expanding the Scope of the Expansive Approach: The Burlington Northern Standard as a Per Se Approach to the Federal Anti-Retaliation Law," 49 Ariz. L. Rev. 745 (2007).

Admitted In

California

Practices

Employment Law & Litigation

Education

J.D., summa cum laude, James E. Rogers College of Law, University of Arizona, 2008
B.A., summa cum laude, Political Science and Spanish, University of Arizona, 2004

Honors

Order of the Coif
Articles Editor, Arizona Law Review
Phi Beta Kappa
Honors College DaVinci Award
Honors College Academic Award of Excellence

Clerkships

The Hon. Andrew D. Hurwitz, Vice Chief Justice, Arizona Supreme Court

Externships

The Hon. Cindy K. Jorgenson, U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona

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