Claire Piepenburg is an associate in the Dallas office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher where she is a member of the firm’s Labor and Employment Practice Group.
Claire has experience in a wide variety of employment issues. Representative matters include obtaining summary judgment in federal court in favor of a medical practice against age and race discrimination claims brought by a former employee, drafting an executive employment agreement for the board of a regional entity seeking to retain and protect a C-suite executive during transition of leadership to a centralized, national corporate structure, and serving as the lead associate on a workplace investigation in response to a retaliation claim brought by a former employee in connection with a criminal complaint of sexual assault in the workplace.
Claire was recognized by Super Lawyers in 2024 as an Employment & Labor “Rising Star”. She was also recently named to D Magazine’s 2024 “Best Lawyers Under 40” list.
Claire received her Juris Doctor from Vanderbilt Law School in 2018. At Vanderbilt Law School, she made Dean’s List and served as the Senior Notes Editor for the Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment and Technology.
Claire graduated from Southern Methodist University in 2013 with a Bachelor of Arts in History and Anthropology.
Claire is a member of the State Bar of Texas and is also admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas.
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Credentials
Education:
- Vanderbilt University - 2018 Juris Doctor
- Southern Methodist University - 2013 Bachelor of Arts
Admissions:
- Texas Bar
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