Best Lawyers in Colorado, United States for Employment Law - Management
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 ...
Jocelyn has extensive experience representing companies and individuals with their immigration and global mobility needs. Her practice focuses on providing efficient and effective immigration and global mobility solutions to companies throughout the United States. She represents a broad variety of companies and individuals with all types of business-related nonimmigrant petitions (especially H, L, E, O, P and TN petitions), applications for labor certification, employment-based immigrant peti...
Raymond Deeny combines a robust practice in traditional labor law with unrivaled success in federal and state court jury trials on employment-related claims. Each year, Ray arbitrates 50 or more cases across the country, participates in numerous NLRB proceedings, and represents companies in three to four employment-related trials. The vast majority of his trials are presented to juries and result in pro-employer verdicts. Ray has been lead counsel in numerous class and collective actions, inc...
Jim Goh is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Employment Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Jim practices law in Denver, Colorado Best Lawyers has recognized Jim Goh since 2018. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Jim Goh is held by other lawyers.
Angelica Ochoa is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Employment Law - Management. Angelica practices law in Denver, Colorado Best Lawyers has recognized Angelica Ochoa since 2025. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Angelica Ochoa is held by other lawyers.
Christopher T. Patrick is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Employment Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Christopher T. practices law in Denver, Colorado Best Lawyers has recognized Christopher T. Patrick since 2021. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Christopher T. Patrick is held by other lawyers.
Ryan Lessmann is the office managing principal of the Denver, Colorado, and Salt Lake City, Utah offices and is a client solutions leader of Jackson Lewis P.C. He practices primarily in the area of employment litigation, including representing employers against claims alleging discrimination, retaliation, and wrongful termination, matters involving trade secret protection, restrictive covenants and unfair competition, and various contract issues. Ryan also counsels and defends employers in wa...
Comprehensive coast-to-coast employment law attorney. Over three decades of experience. Proactively identifies issues and provides creative solutions to mitigate risk and promote business goals. Christine Samsel advises employers—public and private companies, large and small, and celebrities and high-net-worth individuals—on virtually every aspect of employment law, from counseling on day-to-day issues and corporate transactions to managing high-level internal investigations and a...
Larry is a Partner in our Denver office with over 45 years of legal experience, and he specializes in commercial, business, employment, and civil rights litigation. Larry represents businesses of all sizes, employers, insurance carriers, financial institutions, and health care professionals in both state and federal court in a wide variety of cases including class actions involving commercial disputes, employment discrimination, wrongful discharge, retaliation, wage and hour violations, civil...
Michael R. Greco is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Employment Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Michael R. practices law in Denver, Colorado Best Lawyers has recognized Michael R. Greco since 2019. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Michael R. Greco is held by other lawyers.
David D. Powell, Jr. focuses his practice on employment and commercial litigation. Before co-founding Garnett Powell Maximon Barlow & Farbes with his colleagues in 2023, David served as a Deputy Attorney General in the Colorado Attorney General’s Office, managing the eight separate legal units comprising the State Services Section. In this role, he oversaw those responsible for representing the state’s key elected officials and providing legal services in the areas of health c...
Margaret Parnell Hogan is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Employment Law - Management. Margaret Parnell practices law in Denver, Colorado Best Lawyers has recognized Margaret Parnell Hogan since 2021. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Margaret Parnell Hogan is held by other lawyers.
Melisa Panagakos is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Employment Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Melisa practices law in Denver, Colorado Best Lawyers has recognized Melisa Panagakos since 2025. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Melisa Panagakos is held by other lawyers.
Philip L. Gordon has years of experience litigating privacy-based claims and counseling clients on all aspects of workplace privacy and information security. He has provided advice to businesses of all sizes on: Surveillance of employees' electronic communications The Federal Wiretap Act The Federal Stored Communications Act Workplace searches Location tracking and use of GPS-enabled devices Background checks The Fair Credit Reporting Act Social media and other new technologies affecting the ...
Timothy M. Kratz is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Employment Law - Management. Timothy M. practices law in Denver, Colorado Best Lawyers has recognized Timothy M. Kratz since 2019. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Timothy M. Kratz is held by other lawyers.
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