Denise D. Riley
Denise D Riley
Denise Riley is a partner at Friesen Lamb LLP. In addition to general commercial litigation, Ms. Riley practices in the areas of labor and employment law, including representation of employers in employment-related claims before federal and state courts, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the Colorado Civil Rights Division. Ms. Riley regularly advises local and national employers on a wide range of issues, including personnel policies and practices, employment contracts, restrictive covenants, equal opportunity complaints, internal investigations, management and workforce training, employment audits, compensation, wage and hour matters, terminations, layoffs, large scale reductions in force, performance management, and dispute resolution measures, including arbitration and mediation. She has extensive experience representing employers in discrimination, wrongful discharge, breach of restrictive covenants and breach of employment contract lawsuits, and regularly deals with issues arising under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Equal Pay Act, and other federal, state, and local statutes concerning employment, and common law employment rights and claims.
Prior to joining Friesen Lamb, Ms. Riley was a partner at Lathrop & Gage (formerly Kamlet Reichert LLP), a senior associate with Hogan & Hartson in Denver, Colorado, and an associate with Holland & Knight in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Ms. Riley is a member of the Colorado and Florida bars and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and communications, magna cum laude, from the University of Colorado at Boulder, and a J.D., with highest honors, from George Washington University.
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