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Daniel Turinksy

Daniel Turinsky

Partner
New York
About

Daniel Turinsky represents employers in litigation before federal and state courts, administrative agencies and arbitration panels.  His litigation experience encompasses a wide range of employment-related matters, including discrimination, harassment and retaliation claims; wage and hour class and collective actions; disputes involving the enforcement of employment contracts, confidentiality agreements and non-competition covenants; consumer class actions relating to employer pre-employment screening processes and tort claims arising out of the employment relationship, such as fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, tortious interference, intentional infliction of emotional distress and defamation. 

Additionally, Daniel regularly counsels clients on a broad variety of subjects including disciplinary actions and terminations; employment, consulting and separation agreements; internal investigations of alleged workplace misconduct; background checks; disability accommodations and family leave; wage and hour issues; employment policies and practices; reductions in force; and litigation avoidance.

Daniel is a member of DLA Piper's national Employment Editorial Board and an editor of The Labor Dish, DLA Piper's employment blog highlighting legal issues important to US employers. He has also been awarded the highest possible peer review rating, AV Preeminent, by the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, recognized by his peers for his legal ability and ethical standards.

Areas of FocusEmploymentFinancial ServicesLitigation, Arbitration and InvestigationsMedia, Sport and EntertainmentTechnology
Bar admissionsNew JerseyNew York
CourtsUnited States District Court District of New JerseyUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of New YorkUnited States District Court for the Southern District of New YorkUnited States District Court for the Northern District of New YorkUnited States Court of Appeals for the Second CircuitUnited States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

EXPERIENCE

  • Defense of the world’s largest provider of language and technology solutions for global business in connection with a complaint filed by the United States Department of Justice alleging a pattern or practice of citizenship status discrimination with respect to the recruitment and placement of contract attorneys to work on a limited duration document review project for an Am Law 100 law firm
  • Defense of one of the nation’s largest manufacturers, distributors and retailers of internationally known brands of apparel and footwear in a putative nationwide class action involving alleged violations of the pre-adverse action notification requirements of the Fair Credit Reporting Act
  • Defense of one of the largest global financial services leaders in an age discrimination and retaliation lawsuit brought in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, resulting in the complete dismissal of plaintiff’s claims on summary judgment
  • Defense of a major New York newspaper in an employment discrimination action involving allegations of disparate treatment based on race and gender, sexual harassment, constructive discharge, retaliation and violations of the Equal Pay Act; the court granted summary judgment dismissing all claims
  • Prosecution of claims for injunctive relief on behalf of one of the nation’s leading providers of language translation, document management and litigation support services in multiple actions relating to the enforcement of non-competition, non-solicitation and confidentiality agreements
  • Defense of one of the world’s 25 largest financial institutions in an age discrimination and retaliation case tried before a jury in the Southern District of New York
  • Prosecution of claims on behalf of the healthcare subsidiary of a major public relations firm in an action seeking injunctive and monetary relief against two former senior executives and their new employer in connection with the alleged theft of clients and staff
  • Prosecution of claims on behalf of a leading commercial real estate firm relating to the departure of the company’s former president who allegedly breached his contractual and fiduciary obligations as part of a scheme to form a competing business
  • Defense of a New York-based fast-food franchisee in connection with a putative class and collective action brought by former employees alleging various wage and hour law violations under the Fair Labor Standards Act and New York Labor Law, including failure to make overtime payments, tip-pooling violations and purported pay docking of store managers and assistant managers for working less than a set number of hours per week
Education
  • J.D., with honors, George Washington University Law School 2000
  • B.S., School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University 1997

Awards

Daniel has been recognized with an AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rating − the highest peer review rating − by Martindale-Hubbell.

  • The Legal 500 United States
    2016-19 - Recommended, Labor and Employment Disputes (Including Collective Actions): Defense 

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Pro Bono

Daniel is actively involved in pro bono work.  Among other things, he successfully represented a non-profit organization which supports survivors of domestic violence with disabilities in the defense of a discrimination and retaliation lawsuit brought by a former employee which was dismissed at summary judgment.  He also represents a plaintiff class of foster children across the state of Ohio cared for by approved grandparents, relatives, or close family friends, known as relative or kinship caregivers, in a class action lawsuit seeking to enforce federal law requiring payment of foster care maintenance payments to those families.

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Media Mentions

Memberships And Affiliations

  • American Bar Association, Section of Labor and Employment Law 
  • International Bar Association 

My latest insights

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New York City bans employment discrimination based on weight and height

31 May 2023 .4 minute read

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New year, new laws for New York employers

19 January 2023 .16 minute read

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FTC proposes ban on non-competes

10 January 2023 .6 minute read

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