Practices
Industries
Education
- J.D., University of San Diego, 2009, Order of the Coif; cum laude; Associate Editor of San Diego Law Review; Dean's scholarship recipient; Semi-Finalist – McLennon Senior Honors Moot Court Competition; CALI Award for Excellence – Constitutional Law
- B.A., Claremont McKenna College, 2006, cum laude, with honors, Dean's list
Clerkships
- Clerk in the United States Attorney's Office – Southern District of California, Civil Division
Admissions
- California
- Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
- United States District Court - Central District of California
- United States District Court - Southern District of California
- United States District Court - Northern District of California
- United States District Court - Eastern District of California
Overview
Ms. Hirano is a senior associate in the Labor and Employment Practice Group in the firm's San Diego office.
Areas of Practice
Ms. Hirano provides strategic advice and counsel to employers and human resources professionals in a wide range of employment matters, including wage and hour, discipline and termination, reductions-in-force and disparate impact analyses, executive compensation, and workplace policies, handbooks and guidelines. She regularly conducts compliance audits relating to state and federal wage and hour law, pay practices and employment procedures, and provides compliance counseling for her clients.
Ms. Hirano has extensive experience representing clients in large-scale wage and hour class actions, as well as single and multi-plaintiff lawsuits involving claims of employment discrimination, harassment and retaliation. She has successfully defended employers in both state and federal courts, as well as arbitrations and administrative hearings.
Ms. Hirano has also conducted extensive employee and management training, including anti-harassment and wage-hour compliance training. Additionally, she assists clients in prevailing wage and OSHA matters, as well as traditional labor defense.
Honors
- San Diego Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2015-2018
Thought Leadership
Articles
Labor & Employment Law Blog Posts
- "Save Local Business Act Introduced in the House," September 19, 2017
- "Comp Time for the Private Sector: House Passes 'The Working Families Flexibility Act'," May 4, 2017, also published in JD Supra
- "California Employers – New Year, New Rules in 2017," December 23, 2016
- "The EEOC Issues Updated Guidance on Employer Use of Arrest and Conviction Records," May 4, 2012
- "Unlicensed Accountants Are Not Categorically Excluded From Potential Exempt Status," June 16, 2011
- "Updates to Workers' Compensation Posting Requirements," September 8, 2010
- "California Court of Appeal Extends Wrongful Termination Cause of Action," August 5, 2010
- "New NLRA Posting Requirements," June 18, 2010
- "Ninth Circuit Extends Rehabilitation Act to Independent Contractors," November 20, 2009
- "H1N1 Virus and the Workplace: Will this Year's Flu Cause a Headache for Employers Too?" October 2, 2009
Government Contracts Law Blog Posts
Real Estate, Land Use and Environmental Law Blog Posts
Events
- Fall 2017 Seminar SeriesNovember 2, 2017
- Connect: Communicate, Educate, ParticipateOctober 18, 2017
- Spring 2016 Seminar SeriesApril 21, 2016
Memberships
- San Diego County Bar Association
- Federal Bar Association