practice areas
practice accolades
The American Lawyer Magazine's Litigation Department of the Year – Labor and Employment Law Finalist 2004, Winner 2006, Finalist 2008, Finalist 2010, and Finalist 2012
Listed in the highest tier for National Labor and Employment Practice in Chambers USA 2011
Ranked in the top tier by The Legal 500 for Labor and Employment Litigation, ERISA Litigation, Labor-Management Relations, and Workplace and Employment Counseling (2011)
Ranked, National Tier 1: Employment Law – Management, U.S. News and Best Lawyers (2010)
Named one of Law360's Employment Groups of the Year (2010)
Ranked #1 for "Most Prestigious" Labor and Employment Practice, Vault 2012 Associate Survey
bar admissions
- California
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Eastern, Central, and Southern Districts of California
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Irvine
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5 Park Plaza, Suite 1750
Irvine, CA 92614-3508
Phone: 949.399.7180
Fax: 949.399.7001
Sarah N. Drechsler is an associate in Morgan Lewis's Labor and Employment Practice. Ms. Drechsler represents employers in litigation matters, including claims of violation of wage and hour law, wrongful termination, discrimination, sexual harassment, and retaliation. A significant portion of Ms. Drechsler's practice is dedicated to representing employers in putative wage and hour class actions concerning exemption status, overtime pay, and meal and rest periods.
Ms. Drechsler received her J.D., cum laude, from Cornell Law School in 2002 and her B.S., with distinction, in communications from Cornell University in 1999.
Ms. Drechsler is admitted to practice in California and before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Central, and Southern Districts of California.
education
- Cornell Law School, 2002, J.D., Cum Laude
- Cornell University, 1999, B.S., With Distinction