Erin Connell Named to Daily Journal’s Top Labor & Employment Lawyers 2026


2 minute read | July.08.2026

  • Daily Journal has recognized Orrick partner Erin Connell as a leading labor & employment lawyer in California for her work at the forefront of pay equity, pay transparency and AI in employment.
  • Erin’s profile highlights her work on a landmark algorithmic discrimination case that could shape how courts across the country evaluate liability for AI-powered software, and her success defeating class certification in a pay transparency case – one of the first such decisions under the Washington Equal Pay and Opportunities Act.
  • Erin led the trial team that obtained a complete dismissal for Oracle in OFCCP v. Oracle, the largest pay equity case ever brought by the U.S. Department of Labor.
  • Erin reflects on what draws her to the field: “The ever-changing nature of employment law keeps our work fresh and interesting and provides a constant opportunity to think creatively, both in litigation and when it comes to counseling and compliance.”
  • A member of Orrick’s Management Committee, Erin was previously recognized by Daily Journal as a Top Woman Lawyer and a Top Employment Lawyer (2024) and was inducted as a Fellow of the College of Labor & Employment Lawyers in 2025.