Overview
Danielle Urban is a partner in the firm's Denver office. She is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/E) and has a national practice representing a wide range of employers in a global marketplace.
Her practice involves representation of employers in wrongful termination, employment discrimination and harassment, Title VII, Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), False Claims Act and state whistleblower actions, international employment issues, covenants not to compete, breach of employment agreements, and other employment disputes before courts and administrative agencies.
Danielle also advises clients on national and international data security laws, data breaches, and privacy policies. She has spoken on and written numerous articles about international employment laws, with special concentration in Canadian and European employment issues.
She was listed in the Colorado Super Lawyer in 2019 and Colorado Super Lawyers - Rising Stars in the 2011 and 2012, as well as the 2017 through 2021 edition of Best Lawyers.
She was also selected as a Client Service All-Star for 2016, an elite group of attorneys nominated by in-house counsel for their outstanding client service. BTI Consulting Group conducted the survey.
Prior to law school, Danielle worked for the Health Care Financing Administration (now CMS) overseeing Medicare managed care plans.
Honors & Leadership
Honors & Awards
- Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America (2017 – 2021)
- Colorado Super Lawyers (2019)
- Listed as a Colorado Super Lawyers - Rising Stars (2011-2012)
Professional Activities
- Member, Colorado Women's Bar Association
- Member, Colorado Bar Association
- Member, Denver Bar Association
- Member, Hillsborough County Bar Association
Insights
News
- More Than A Quarter of the Firm’s Attorneys Recognized in 2021 Edition8.20.20
- 4.20.20
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- 8.15.17
- 7.26.17
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- 3.22.17
- Use common sense and take action to keep your data secure3.14.17
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- 11.21.16
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- Two Prominent Denver Attorneys Join National Labor & Employment Law Firm1.18.08
Seminars & Speaking Engagements
- Denver Annual Seminar3.3.20
- 9.27.18
- 6.21.18
- Denver Annual Seminar4.17.18
- 9.19.17
- Denver Breakfast Briefing6.27.17
- Memphis Annual Labor & Employment Law Seminar5.11.17
- Denver’s Labor and Employment Law Update5.2.17
- Denver HR Academy2.9.17
- Denver 2016 Human Resources Academy6.9.16
- Denver 2016 Human Resources Academy5.12.16
- Webcast4.19.16
- Denver 2016 Human Resources Academy4.14.16
- Denver 2016 Human Resources Academy3.10.16
- 2.20.16
- Los Angeles Breakfast Briefing12.10.15
- 12.9.15
- 10.29.14
- 11.19.13
- 8.21.13
Articles
- 8.23.17
- 8.3.17
- 8.2.16
- 12.17.15
- 8.31.15
- 4.9.15
- 4.2.15
- 12.8.14
- 7.31.14
- 5.21.14
- 8.15.13
- 3.29.13
- 10.8.12
- 5.4.10
Blog Posts
- Employment Privacy Blog6.18.18
- Employment Privacy Blog11.7.17
- Gig Employer Blog8.8.17
- Gig Employer Blog6.16.17
- Gig Employer Blog5.8.17
- Employment Privacy Blog3.6.17
- Gig Employer Blog3.3.17
- Employment Privacy Blog3.2.17
- Gig Employer Blog1.19.17
- Gig Employer Blog11.7.16
- Cross Border Employer Blog6.23.16
- Gig Employer Blog6.8.16
- Employment Privacy Blog12.30.15
- Cross Border Employer Blog4.20.15
- Cross Border Employer Blog5.23.14
- Cross Border Employer Blog2.18.14
- Cross Border Employer Blog11.1.13
- Cross Border Employer Blog6.26.13
- Cross Border Employer Blog2.26.13
- Cross Border Employer Blog11.6.12
- Cross Border Employer Blog8.7.12
- Cross Border Employer Blog6.12.12
- Cross Border Employer Blog4.17.12
- Cross Border Employer Blog2.7.12
- Cross Border Employer Blog12.13.11
- Cross Border Employer Blog10.4.11
- Cross Border Employer Blog5.10.11
Practices
- Employment Discrimination and Harassment
- Covenants Not to Compete
- Data Security and Workplace Privacy
- Family and Medical Leave Act
- Labor and Employment Litigation
- Hospital and Healthcare Law
- Employee Defection and Trade Secrets
- Healthcare
- International Employment
- Autonomous Vehicles
- Gig Economy
- Litigation of Employment Disputes
Education
- University of Colorado School of LawJ.D. 2002
- Marquette UniversityB.A. 1990
Bar Admissions
- Colorado
- Florida
Court Admissions
- Colorado Court of Appeals
- Colorado Supreme Court
- Florida District Courts of Appeal
- Florida Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
Languages
- French
- Hungarian
- Spanish