Dan represents employers in workplace law matters, with a focus on class action defense and restrictive covenant, trade secret, and unfair competition matters. With extensive experience in both the private and public sectors, he has successfully defended a variety of employment law claims, including those involving harassment, discrimination, retaliation, whistleblower, and wage-and-hour claims, as well as applications for injunctive relief. Recognizing that each client has unique needs, Dan strives to become a seamless extension of the team, anticipating legal needs before they arise.
Before joining Cozen O’Connor, Dan worked for an Am Law 100 firm defending employers in state and federal court, including actions under Title VII, ADA, ADEA, FMLA, FLSA, the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, the Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act, and the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, Civil Rights Act, and Conscientious Employee Protection Act. His clients have included companies in the construction, health care, hospitality, manufacturing, professional services, retail, and technology industries.
Dan’s clients also benefit from his experience as employee’s counsel with a national litigation firm, where he advocated for employees whose wages had been withheld or who had experienced unlawful harassment, discrimination, or retaliation in the workplace. In this role, he handled a variety of high-stakes cases ranging from single-plaintiff litigation to complex class and collective actions.
Prior to entering private practice, Dan served as a deputy attorney general with the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. In that role, he represented the State of New Jersey in litigation involving harassment, discrimination, retaliation, employee benefits, and government contracts, and briefed numerous appeals before the New Jersey Appellate Division and Supreme Court. This public service was preceded by a judicial clerkship with the Honorable Carmen H. Alvarez, Presiding Judge of the New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division.
Dan earned his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law, where he was the executive editor of the Virginia Tax Review. He earned his B.S. in computer science and B.A. in music performance from Washington and Lee University. Before attending law school, he worked as a software engineer with a major IT consulting firm.