Overview
Patrick Collopy is a labor and employment attorney in the firm’s Denver office. Patrick represents businesses in workplace-related disputes and provides strategic legal counsel regarding the full scope of labor and employment issues faced by both private and public-sector employers.
As a key member of the firm’s Labor Relations Group, Patrick represents employers in all aspects of traditional labor law. He has significant experience representing employers as lead counsel during collective bargaining, advising on union representation elections and campaigns, handling complex grievance arbitrations involving contact interpretation, employee discipline, and discharge, and defending employers against Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) charges before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).
Patrick also maintains an active employment litigation practice in state and federal courts across the country. He defends employers in class and collective actions, under the Fair Labor Standards Act and state wage laws, and in single-plaintiff actions involving claims of retaliation, wrongful termination, and discrimination. He regularly handles investigations and audits before federal, state, and municipal agencies.
Patrick’s practice also includes advising clients in a range of industries on compliance matters to avoid litigation, with a focus on issues implicating the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) in both union and non-union workplaces, wage and hour issues under both the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Colorado Wage Act, and compliance with the Colorado Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Act.
Patrick serves as Legal Counsel to the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce, where he is also a member of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee.
Before joining Fisher Phillips, Patrick practiced employment law in New York City with an emphasis on class and collective actions. Patrick earned his bachelor’s degree from Fordham University and his law degree from Brooklyn Law School.