Corianne W. Lau
Hawaii
Dentons US LLP
1001 Bishop Street
Suite 1800
Honolulu, HI 96813
Tel: +1 808 524 1800
Email:
corianne.lau@dentons.com
Web:
www.dentons.com
Corianne W. Lau is a partner in Dentons’ Honolulu office. As an Employment and Government Contracts lawyer, Cori loves the challenge of helping employers navigate the maze of employment laws required to effectively manage their employment relationships, and advising businesses on procurement-related and other government contracts requirements. Whether she’s “gently persuading” or facing off against an opponent or a government agency, Cori’s administrative law and litigation experience serve her clients well. “I help companies avoid or prevent disputes, but if they get into a fight, I also advise and aggressively advocate for them at each step to produce the best results.”
Cori counsels companies ranging from small businesses to large multinational corporations. She has a special affinity for helping nonprofits solve problems and stay out of trouble. In fact, her passion for community service shows through in her numerous nonprofit affiliations. She is a director of the Hawai`i State Bar Association and the East-West Center Foundation, and is first vice-president of the Friends of the Hawai’i State Art Museum. She is a former president of Hawai`i Women lawyers and the Hawai`i Women’s Legal Foundation. Cori served on the Board of Governors of the East-West Center and is a former director of the Legal Aid Society of Hawai`i and the YWCA of O`ahu, among other civic groups. Her professional affiliations include membership in the National Contract Management Association, DRI (Employment Law Committee) and the Society for Human Resource Management.
- Equal employment opportunity claims and litigation (discrimination, harassment, retaliation), including EEOC and HI Civil Rights Commission investigations
- Wrongful termination
- Wage and hour
- Human resources advising
- Personnel management consulting and training (handbooks, employment contracts, independent contractor agreements, severance agreements, job descriptions)
- Proprietary rights (restrictive covenants, including confidentiality, non-compete, non-solicitation agreements
- Safety and health (OSHA, workplace violence, drug testing)
- Workplace investigations
Dentons’ Global Employment and Labor Group includes around 450 lawyers, spread across our offices, who regularly represent management in connection with employment and benefits related litigation, corporate and governmental investigations, executive compensation and counselling projects.
With our global presence and contacts, Dentons is one of only a few firms that can provide multinational businesses with a coordinated solution to all their employment and benefits needs throughout the world. The team is known for their creative, business-savvy counselling skills and, when necessary, their results-driven, highly successful litigation practice.
The global reach, consistent high quality, and efficiency of our Group make Dentons uniquely qualified to provide both local and multi-national businesses with a comprehensive and effective employment and labor solution. The Group has collective, extensive experience assisting employers in all industry sectors. It represents local and multinational businesses with respect to the full range of workforce-related issues and matters.
Dentons is a leader on the Acritas Global Elite Brand Index, a BTI Client Service 30 Award winner and recognized by prominent business and legal publications for its innovations in client service, including founding Nextlaw Labs and the Nextlaw Global Referral Network.
Dentons’ polycentric approach and world-class talent challenge the status quo to advance client interests in the communities in which we live and work.
“Corianne Lau is regularly called upon by employers to represent them in a broad array of litigation matters, including investigations and whistle-blower allegations, among others. She has additional experience advising clients on employment matters surrounding acquisitions.”