Wendy Brenner, Partner

Wendy J. Brenner is a partner in the Employment & Labor practice group and a member of the Cooley Litigation department. She joined the Firm in 1998 and is resident in the Palo Alto office.

Ms. Brenner's practice includes both employment counseling and litigation. She has represented employers in litigation matters in federal and state court on a wide variety of claims, including harassment and discrimination, wrongful termination, trade secret theft and unfair competition. She has also represented employers in mediations and arbitrations, as well as before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, the California Labor Commissioner and other administrative agencies.

Ms. Brenner's counseling practice includes hiring and terminating employees, personnel policies and procedures, executive compensation agreements, proprietary information and trade secret protection, workplace investigations, and compliance with state and federal employment law requirements.

In 2007, she received the "Frances Perkins Public Service Award" from the American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law Pro Bono Committee in recognition of significant pro bono services.

Ms. Brenner received a J.D. from the University of California Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law. While there, she interned for Judge Charles A. Legge in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California. She received a B.A. in Political Science with honors from Stanford University in 1993.

Ms. Brenner is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts of Northern, Southern and Central Districts of California. Ms. Brenner is a member of the State Bar of California.

Education

• University of California, Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall)
  JD, 1998
• Stanford University
  BA Political Science, 1993

Court Admissions

• U.S. District Court, Central District of California
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of California

Admissions

• California

Memberships

• American Bar Association
• Santa Clara County Bar Association