Daniel Brown-Sáenz > DLA Piper Puerto Rico > San Juan, Puerto Rico > Lawyer Profile

DLA Piper Puerto Rico
OCHOA BUILDING
500 CALLE DE LA TANCA, SUITE 401
SAN JUAN, PR 00901-1969
Puerto Rico

Work Department

Litigation, Arbitration, and Investigations

Position

Attorney

Career

Mr. Brown-Sáenz is an Attorney in the firm’s Litigation and Labor and Employment Practice Groups. His practice concentrates in litigation of civil matters in a wide array of matters, including commercial litigation, damages, contractual disputes and arbitration, defending large corporations as well as small and medium businesses. Mr. Brown-Sáenz has concentrated the past twelve (12) years of his practice in managing labor and employment disputes at all levels, including before administrative agencies, in arbitration, before local state courts and in the Puerto Rico Federal District Court. He has significant experience managing matters such as unjust dismissal, discrimination, retaliation, failure to accommodate, wages and hours, among others.

Mr. Brown-Sáenz also provides advice and counseling to business in matters ranging from contract negotiations to counseling companies in labor and employment matters. He has experiencing drafting commercial contracts, employment contracts, employment policies, handbooks and manuals, internal processes and procedures, among others. He also regularly provides advise and counseling to employers in managing employee complaints, disciplinary actions and internal investigations.

Education

  • J.D., University of Puerto Rico
  • B.A., University of Puerto Rico

Lawyer Rankings

Puerto Rico > Labour and employment

The labour and employment team at DLA Piper Puerto Rico assists national and multinational corporates across such sectors as pharmaceuticals, healthcare, chemicals, medical devices, energy, manufacturing, retail and financial services with day-to-day matters and complex litigation. The practice is headed by Latam regional practice group co-leader Janine Guzmán, who brings experience to matters related to hiring, wages and hours, statutory licences, employee benefits, discipline and dismissals, business restructurings, reductions in force and relocations, discrimination claims, employee privacy, restrictive covenants and immigration. Other key figures include of counsel Mariana Muñiz-Lara, who represents public and private entities before state and federal first-instance and appellate courts, and associate Daniel Brown-Sáenz, who handles matters involving unjust dismissal, retaliation and failure to accommodate.