John A. Doran

John has more than 35 years of experience counseling and successfully representing employers in all facets of labor and employment law matters.

John regularly represents employers in mass employment, wage/hour class and collective action litigation, as well as employment discrimination, public accommodations discrimination, and wrongful termination litigation. He also represents management in areas of traditional labor law, including the defense of unfair labor practices charges, the orchestration of campaigns to prevent workplace unionization, representation proceedings, and arbitrations. In addition, John represents employers in restrictive covenant and trade secret matters in state and federal courts. He also regularly counsels clients on prevention strategies, executive employment contracts, downsizing, personnel policies, and merger/acquisition employment issues.

• Represents employers in mass employment and wage/hour class and collective action litigation; employment discrimination and wrongful termination litigation; trade secret, unfair competition, restrictive covenant, and employee loyalty litigation.
• Obtained countless awards of summary judgment on behalf of employers in employment and wrongful discharge cases in several state and federal courts.
• Counsels clients on prevention strategies, executive employment contracts, downsizing, qui tam and government contractor obligations, personnel policies, and disciplinary issues.
• Argued multiple cases to the Arizona Supreme Court and the Arizona Court of Appeals, as well as the federal appellate system.
• Appeals have covered workers’ compensation, immigration, civil rights, free speech/free exercise, sexual harassment, employment discrimination, commercial real estate contracts, international arbitration of antitrust disputes, employee benefits, and safety and health.

Press Coverage

• “#MeToo Movement Shines Spotlight on Pay Equity,” Daily Labor Report (Jan. 24, 2018)
• “Sports Legal Expert: NFLPA’s Case for Ezekiel Elliott ‘Far More Favorable’ than Deflategate was for Tom Brady,” Dallas News (Sept. 1, 2017)
• “Players Union Makes Tactical First Move In Latest NFL Fight,” Law360 (Sept. 1, 2017)

Presentations

• Speaker, “AI Concerns for Employers,” LEAP 2024 (March 2024)
• Speaker, “The Year in Review, and Then Some,” AZ HR Hub (Oct. 2019)
• Speaker, “Five Star Investigations: How to Protect Your Investigations from Judges and Juries,” Annual Arizona Labor & Employment Conference (Sept. 2019)
• Panel Leader, “Lessons From In-House Counsel,” Annual Arizona Labor & Employment Conference (Sept. 2019)
• Speaker, “The Duty to Accommodate in the Workplace,” Labor and Employment Advanced Program (May 2019)
• Speaker, “Opioids and Marijuana: Coping with a Workplace Quagmire,” Wolters Kluwer CLE Roundtable Webinar (May 2019)
• Speaker, “Gold Star Investigations,” Annual Colorado Labor & Employment Law Conference (May 2019)
• Speaker, “Labor and Employment Law Legal Update,” East Valley SHRM of Greater Phoenix (April 2019)
• Speaker, “2018 H.R. Darwin Awards: Learning from the Mistakes of Others, So You Don’t Go Extinct,” Annual Colorado Labor & Employment Law Conference (May 2018)
• Speaker, “Arizona Law Focus – Trade Secrets,” Arizona Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) (Sept. 2017)
• Speaker, “Retaliation Checklist and Updates”
  • Annual Colorado Labor & Employment Law Conference (May 2017)
  • Annual Arizona Labor & Employment Law Conference (April 2017)
• Speaker, “Arizona Potpourri,” Annual Arizona Labor & Employment Law Conference (April 2017)
• Speaker, “Independent Contractors: You’re Doing it Wrong,” Arizona Construction Law Seminar (Oct. 2016)
• Speaker, “The Good, The Bad And The Ugly: 2015 And Q1 2016 In Review”
  • Colorado Labor & Employment Law Conference Agenda (May 2016)
  • Arizona Labor & Employment Seminar (April 2016)
• Speaker, “The Current Landscape for Employers: Lessons from Recent EEOC and Labor Cases,” Annual Arizona Labor & Employment Seminar (April 2015)

Publications

• Co-author, “ADA Trolls and Unintended Consequences,” Attorney At Law Magazine (Oct. 2018)
• Author, “EEOC Brags While Employees Look for New Jobs,” The Firm’s Labor and Employment Advisory (April 2018)
• Author, “Workplace Ethics and Behavior: How to Manage Sexual Misconduct,” Shared Services & Outsourcing Network (Nov. 2017)
• Author, “Is There a Way to Stop Legal Fee Advancement?” Corporate Counsel (Nov. 2016)