Anne Hilbert is Employment Matters Counseling & Consulting LLP's Silicon Valley partner. Anne has practiced employment law for over ten years and founded EMC² in 2002. Anne's practice at EMC² includes corporate representation ranging from large public high-tech companies to small start-ups and traditional businesses. She counsels companies on all aspects of employment relationships, working with executives, directors, and human resource professionals to craft pro-active policies and procedures and to handle employment issues as they arise. She regularly addresses issues such as hirings and terminations, employee conflicts, wage and hour laws, harassment and discrimination, restrictive covenants, and compliance with federal and statutory schemes. Anne has significant experience in negotiating and drafting complex employment and consulting agreements on behalf of companies and individuals. Anne also conducts workplace investigations and provides sexual harassment prevention training.

Anne has extensive experience with Silicon Valley clients. Prior to EMC², she practiced employment law in the Palo Alto offices of Cooley Godward LLP and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC. During her tenure with Cooley Godward LLP, Anne provided employment legal counseling services to companies such as Asyst Technologies, Aspect Telecommunications and eBay, and to a number of venture capital firms. While at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC, Anne provided employment litigation and counseling services to companies such as KLA-Tencor, Lockheed Martin, Federal Express, and Home Depot.

Prior to entering private practice, Anne served as a federal appellate court clerk for the Hon. Paul J. Kelly, Jr., of the United States Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. Anne received her law degree from Vanderbilt University School of Law, where she served as Editor-in-Chief of the Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law and as a member of the Moot Court Board. Anne received her B.A., with Honors and with Distinction, from Stanford University in History and in International Relations, and was a member of the Women's Soccer Team.

Anne was a member of the Board of Directors of Hands On Bay Area (formerly Hands On San Francisco) from 2002 through 2004.

Anne is admitted to practice in California, Texas, and Colorado.

Anne may be reached at (650) 473-1444 or .