26 May 2026
Greenberg Traurig Welcomes Labor & Employment Shareholder Daniel O. Canales to Chicago
"Greenberg Traurig has added Daniel O. Canales as a shareholder in its Chicago Labor & Employment Practice. He joins from Duane Morris and will handle labor and employment, restrictive covenant, trade secret and commercial matters."
Canales brings extensive experience representing employers in labor, employment, restrictive covenant, trade secret, and commercial matters in state and federal courts, arbitration panels, and administrative agencies throughout the United States. He counsels and litigates on behalf of employers ranging from small businesses to multinational corporations across industries including retail, health care, hospitality, manufacturing, distribution, energy, banking, trading, and private equity. He has first-chaired jury trials, bench trials, and arbitrations in cases involving wage and hour collective actions, discrimination and retaliation claims, breach of contract disputes, and workplace violence matters, and has handled appeals in cases of first impression before the Seventh Circuit and Illinois appellate courts. His employment litigation practice encompasses claims arising under Title VII, the FMLA, the ADA, the ADEA, the Fair Labor Standards Act, and corresponding state and local laws.
In addition to his employment litigation practice, Canales advises employers on commercial contract and partnership disputes, restrictive covenants, and trade secrets, regularly obtaining and defending against temporary restraining orders and injunctions. He has led internal investigations into harassment, fraud, and workplace safety matters; advised on corporate due diligence, reorganizations, mergers, and reductions in force; negotiated collective bargaining agreements; and conducted wage and hour audits and compliance reviews. Canales served as an adjunct professor at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, where he taught employment law, and earlier in his career he was a senior consultant in the Human Capital Practice of Deloitte. He received his J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law, where he earned a Certificate in Labor and Employment Law, and his B.A. from Northwestern University, where he was an Evans Scholar. Canales joins Greenberg Traurig from Duane Morris, where he was a partner.