2022 LeaderLuncheon Honoree - Corianne Lau

Corianne Lau is a partner in the Honolulu office of Dentons US LLP, formerly known as Alston Hunt Floyd & Ing. Her practice is concentrated in the areas of employment law and litigation, government contracts, commercial disputes and administrative law. Cori has advised many nonprofit organizations on business, organizational and employment matters. Over the years she has provided hundreds of hours of pro bono legal services to nonprofit organizations, particularly those serving women, children and indigent individuals. As a former director of the YWCA of O`ahu, she is happy to continue serving the organization as pro bono counsel.

Corianne Lau speaking at the 2022 LeaderLuncheon Meet & Greet on May 8, 2022.

Cori’s employment practice includes advising and defending employers on EEO matters such as discrimination and retaliation, counseling on human resources, business issues, wage and hour investigations and disputes, and litigating diverse employment claims. During the pandemic, she has been providing training and counseling on topics related to COVID including workplace safety, mandatory vaccination policies, and weighing vaccine exemption accommodation requests on the bases of disability and religious grounds. Cori has represented government contractors in procurement matters, including protests, claims and disputes, administrative hearings and appeals. She has written about and presented seminars on Hawai`i employment law and legislation and government contracts (procurement) topics.