Kirsten’s practice has included both litigation and counseling in the areas of employment, compensation, and various business transactions. Kirsten’s experience includes jury trials, arbitrations, and mediations, and she has appeared numerous times in both state and federal court. Kirsten provides counseling on various VC, fund, and emerging company issues, executive employment and separation matters, proprietary information protection, non-competition and non-solicitation issues, and human resources and employment law issues in the U.S. and internationally. Kirsten has also conducted numerous workplace investigations and trainings. Prior to joining EMC2, Kirsten worked for a large, Chicago-based hedge fund, providing employment, venture capital and private equity, and corporate advice. Before her work at the hedge fund, Kirsten practiced employment law at the Silicon Valley firm of Cooley Godward Kronish LLP, representing early stage and public companies in both employment counseling and litigation matters. Prior to joining Cooley, Kirsten was General Counsel and Vice President of Human Resources at Tyco Electronics, a $15 billion division of Tyco International Ltd. At Tyco Electronics, Kirsten’s responsibilities included legal, HR, and mergers and acquisitions work. Before joining Tyco Electronics, Kirsten was corporate counsel at Raychem Corporation in Menlo Park. Prior to joining Raychem, Kirsten was an employment litigator, first at Crosby, Heafey, Roach & May in Oakland, and then at Murphy & Beers in Emeryville. Kirsten received a law degree in 1992 from Santa Clara University and a B.A. in Italian from the University of California at Berkeley in 1989. Kirsten is admitted to practice in California. Kirsten may be reached at (650) 823-4134 or .
|
