Jessica Brown

Jessica Brown

Denver, CO recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2012
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

220 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Employment Law - Management Litigation - Labor and Employment

Biography

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Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

220 Best Lawyers awards

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Overview

  • The University of Texas, J.D., graduated 1993

  • Colorado, United States
  • Colorado, United States
  • The University of Texas, J.D., graduated 1993

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2025 - Employment Law - Management Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2021 - Employment Law - Management
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Employment Law - Management, Denver (2025)
  • Employment Law - Management, Denver (2021)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Labor Law - Management

Additional Information

  • Part 2
  • “Reduced Hours Policies” Presentation for the Colorado Bar Association, March 2012.
  • “2011 Mid-Year Electronic Discovery Update” Gibson Dunn Client Alert, July 2011
  • “Colorado Supreme Court Decides Case Affecting Noncompetition Agreements” Co-authored with Brian Baak, Colorado Law Weekly, June 2011.
  • “Balanced Hours: From Theory to Practice” Panelist, Presentation for the CLI Legal Inclusiveness and Diversity Summit, March 2011.
  • “Social Media Marketing Worth The Risk?” Co-authored with Scott Campbell, Law Partnership & Benefits Report, November 2010.
  • “Social Media Policies in the Workplace.” Co-presented with Chris Leh of Littler Mendelson at the Rocky Mountain Intellectual Property Institute, June 2010.
  • “Top Ten Mistakes in Conducting Workplace Investigations.” Co-presented with Todd McNamara at the 2010 Colorado Employment Law Conference, May 2010.

  • Recent Representative Matters
  • Representing a large financial institution in connection with a global government investigation.
  • Representing a New York hedge fund in connection with a trade secret misappropriation case.
  • Representing a health care data analytics company in connection with a contract dispute.
  • Representing a hospital chain in connection with class claims asserted on a nation-wide basis under the ADA.
  • Represented a large national employer in connection with class claims for alleged gender discrimination in pay and promotion practices on a nation-wide basis.
  • Represented an IRA custodial trustee in connection with class claims for aiding and abetting a Ponzi scheme and defrauding customers in breach of alleged contractual and fiduciary duties.
  • Represented a well-known restaurant chain in connection with ongoing trademark, trade dress, and copyright infringement issues.
  • Represented a franchisee in connection with matters relating to noncompete and nonsolicitation agreements.
  • Represented a national car dealership in a collective action for alleged failure to pay overtime/misclassification under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
  • Represented a large retailer in connection with state-wide allegations of overtime violations under the FLSA and state law.
    • Recent Representative Presentations and Publications
    • “Women, Leadership, and the Law” Presentation for the National Women Law Students’ Organization, March 2014.
    • “2014 Mid-Year Electronic Discovery Update” Gibson Dunn Client Alert, July 2014
    • “The Practitioner’s Guide to Colorado Employment Law” updated November 2013
    • “2012 Year-End Electronic Discovery and Information Law Update” Gibson Dunn Client Alert, January 2013
    • “Dispelling Myths & Addressing Bias” Presentation for the Center for Legal Inclusiveness CLE Expo, November 2012.
    • “Hiring a Competitor’s Employees: Avoiding Legal Pitfalls” Panelist, Strafford Publications Teleconference, July 2012.
    • “Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Protections and Incentives” Presentation for the Colorado Employment Law Conference, May 2012.

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