Glenn Danas

Glenn is a partner at Clarkson, where he chairs both the firms Appellate and Employment Litigation practice groups. Insightful and responsive, Glenns clear writing, attention to detail, deep experience, subject matter expertise, and skill at oral argument have helped him achieve remarkable results for clients. For appellate matters, Glenn is often brought into cases by other law firms to handle petitions for review, extraordinary writs, cert petitions, or whole appeals for their clients. Glenn also maintains an active practice of employment litigation at the trial court level, especially in the wage and hour area. Glenn is known for his expertise in handling PAGA actions, litigating misclassification actions, fighting mandatory arbitration provisions, and briefing and arguing novel legal issues. Glenn has argued 61 appeals in state and federal appellate courts throughout the country, including multiple unanimous wins in the California Supreme Court. These successes have earned Glenn recognition from numerous organizations. Glenn was named among the Top 100 Attorneys in California by the Daily Journal in 2017, and Glenn earned a California Lawyer Attorney of the Year (CLAY) award from California Lawyer magazine in 2015. Glenn was also named one of the Top 20 Attorneys in California under 40 in 2013 by the Daily Journal and was named one of the Top Labor and Employment Attorneys in California by the Daily Journal each year from 2015 to 2019, 2023, and 2024. Glenn is also active in amicus briefing, having submitted briefs in the United States Supreme Court in National Pork Producers Council v. Ross, No. 21-468 (merits), Twitter, Inc. v. Taamneh, No. 21-1496 (merits), and Weiss v. National Westminster Bank PLC, No. 21-381 (cert stage), the Ninth Circuit in Keebaugh v. Warner Brothers Entertainment, Inc., Case No. 22-55982 (9th Cir.); In re Hyundai and Kia Fuel Economy Litigation, Case No. 2:13-ml-02424-GW-FFM (9th Cir.), the California Supreme Court in Laffitte v. Robert Half Intl Inc., 1 Cal. 5th 480 (2016) and Sandquist v. Lebo Auto., Inc., 1 Cal. 5th 233 (2016), and elsewhere. A frequent speaker, Glenn regularly presents his thought leadership throughout the US and abroad on appellate, class action and employment law issues at conferences and seminars.