Emily B. Harrington

Emily Harrington is a senior associate in the San Francisco office of Ogletree Deakins. She represents employers in a broad range of labor and employment matters, with a practice focused on advice and counsel, workplace investigations, and employment litigation.

Emily regularly advises employers on compliance with California’s complex employment laws and partners with clients to navigate issues involving employee relations, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage and hour compliance, leaves of absence, disability accommodation, discipline, and termination decisions. She works with employers across a variety of industries to develop practical, business-oriented solutions that minimize risk while supporting organizational goals.

Prior to joining Ogletree, Emily worked at a respected Northern California boutique employment law firm, where a significant portion of Emily’s practice was devoted to conducting workplace investigations. Emily is an Association of Workplace Investigators Certificate Holder (AWI-CH) and has conducted more than 75 workplace investigations involving allegations of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, misconduct, and other employee relations concerns for employers throughout California.  

In addition to her advice and counsel and investigations work, Emily represents employers in state and federal court litigation and administrative proceedings, including before the California Civil Rights Department (CRD) and the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

Emily serves on the Board of Directors of the Marin County Bar Association. She has also been selected to the Northern California Super Lawyers Rising Stars list for 2024 and 2025, which is a distinction given to less than 2.5% of California attorneys under the age of 40 based on peer recognition and professional achievement.

Emily earned her J.D. from Duke University School of Law in 2017, where she served as Editor-in-Chief of the Duke Law & Technology Review. She received her B.A. in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley in 2012.