Darren E. Nadel

Darren E. Nadel

Denver, CO recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2014
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257 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Labor Law - Management

Biography

Darren E. Nadel represents employers nationally in complex litigation and employment law. He represents clients in high risk, high value cases involving trade secrets and unfair competition, employee benefits litigation and whistleblower and Sarbanes Oxley matters.

Darren has represented employers in litigation brought under:

  • Trade secrets and unfair competition laws
  • The Employee Retirement Income Security Act
  • Sarbanes-Oxley and other whistleblower laws
  • Wage and hour laws
  • Anti-discrimination laws
  • Various common law theories

    Darren frequently presents and recently authored materials on employment law topics including the various agreements employers enter into with their executives and employees, trade secrets and unfair competition litigation, and ERISA litigation.

    Prior to joining Littler Mendelson, Darren worked as in-house counsel at a Fortune 100 company where he served as vice president responsible for employment and labor law. That experience gives him a unique insight into working with his clients to understand and help them realize their corporate goals.

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257 Best Lawyers awards

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Overview

  • University of California Berkeley, J.D., graduated 1996

  • Wisconsin, State Bar of Wisconsin
  • Illinois, Illinois State Bar Association
  • California, The State Bar of California
  • Colorado, Colorado Bar Association
  • Wisconsin, State Bar of Wisconsin
  • Illinois, Illinois State Bar Association
  • California, The State Bar of California
  • Colorado, Colorado Bar Association
  • University of California Berkeley, J.D., graduated 1996

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2024 - Labor Law - Management Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2020 - Labor Law - Management
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Labor Law - Management, Denver (2024)
  • Labor Law - Management, Denver (2020)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Labor Law - Management
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Employment Law - Management
Awards:
  • Named, America's Leading Lawyers for Business - Chambers USA, 2013

Case History

Cases
  • Other Court Admissions
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit

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