Daniel L. Thieme

Daniel L. Thieme

Seattle, WA recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2013
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257 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Employment Law - Management Labor Law - Management Litigation - Labor and Employment

Biography

Daniel L. Thieme is experienced in all areas of employment relations law. He has particular expertise in the areas of wage and hour law, executive and employee compensation, business sales and restructuring, employee intellectual property issues, employment agreements and policies, and discrimination law.

With respect to wage and hour and compensation law, Dan’s experience includes:

  • Wage and hour class action defense
  • Overtime and minimum wage compliance
  • Executive compensation, including equity incentives
  • Incentive compensation plans

    With respect to business sales and restructuring, Dan’s experience includes:

    • Reductions-in-force planning
    • Adverse impact analysis
    • Release of claims drafting and enforceability
    • Older Workers Benefit Protection Act compliance
    • Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act compliance

      With respect to intellectual property issues, Dan’s experience includes:

      • Prosecution and defense of non-competition and trade secrets litigation
      • Intellectual property protection advice
      • Drafting non-competition and nondisclosure agreements

        With respect to employment agreements and policies, Dan’s experience includes:

        • Executive contracts
        • Employee handbooks
        • Personnel policies
        • Arbitration agreements and programs
        • Representation of executives on contract matters

          With respect to discrimination law, Dan’s experience includes:

          • Defense of discrimination, harassment and disability accommodation litigation
          • Disability accommodation advice
          • Pre-termination advice
          • Leave rights

            Dan chairs the Incentive Compensation subgroup of the Wage and Hour Practice Group.

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257 Best Lawyers awards

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Overview

  • Harvard University, J.D., graduated 1982

  • Washington, Washington State Bar Association

  • American Bar Association - Member
  • Employment Law Advisory Committee - Association of Washington Business - Member
  • King County Bar Association - Member
  • Washington Bar Association - Member
  • Washington, Washington State Bar Association
  • American Bar Association - Member
  • Employment Law Advisory Committee - Association of Washington Business - Member
  • King County Bar Association - Member
  • Washington Bar Association - Member
  • Harvard University, J.D., graduated 1982

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2023 - Labor Law - Management Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2022 - Litigation - Labor and Employment
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Labor Law - Management, Seattle (2023)
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment, Seattle (2022)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Labor Law - Management
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
Awards:
  • Named, Super Lawyer, Washington Law and Politics Magazine

Case History

Cases
  • Other Court Admissions
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington

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