MICHELE MARYOTT
PARTNER
GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER
WHY: Top-ranking lawyer; member of labor and employment and class actions practice groups. Has litigated labor and employment matters, including defending employers against wage and hour and discrimination class actions, and retaliation, sexual harassment, wrongful termination and whistleblower claims.
IN THE NEWS: Recognized in Bloomberg Law’s “Unrivaled 2025.” Los Angeles-based Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher ranked third in the Business Journal’s Law Firms list with 104 local lawyers, up 5% from prior year.
NOTABLE: Inspired to become a trial lawyer after engaging in trial competitions at Pepperdine and participating in a jury trial as a young associate. Earned law degree summa cum laude from Pepperdine University School of Law, where she served as editor-in-chief of the Pepperdine Law Review; has also served as a volunteer deputy district attorney for the County of Orange. Member of the Board of Advisors of Pepperdine University School of Law. Has been recognized by Lawdragon in its “500 Leading Corporate Employment Lawyers” and “500 Leading Litigators in America.” Named “Labor and Employment Star” by Benchmark Litigation and secured a spot on the Daily Journal’s “Top Labor and Employment Lawyers in California” and “Leading Commercial Litigators” lists multiple times.