Don H. Nguyen represents employers and management in a broad range of labor and employment law matters. He brings a wealth of experience and insight to his clients as a first-chair litigator and investigator.
Prior to joining Littler, Don served as an attorney in the Office of Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining for the New York City Department of Education. He defended management officials and school administrators in matters involving novel and complex determinations of law and fact, and in cases having significant legal, policy, or financial implications. Don has been involved in all phases of dispute resolution, including pre-litigation, pleadings, motion practice, discovery, settlement negotiations, evidentiary hearings, trial preparation, and grievances resolved through arbitration and alternative dispute resolution. His prior representative matters have involved:
- Wage and hour disputes
- Employment investigations
- Hiring, performance rating and appeals, and termination
- Time and attendance issues
- Leaves of absence and disability accomodation
- Unfair/improper practice charges
- Retaliation claims
- Unit clarification petitions
Don also served as an assistant attorney general at the New York State Attorney General’s Office. He focused on the investigation and prosecution of real estate fraud, mortgage fraud, tax fraud, cyber crime, commercial bribery, embezzlement, and money laundering, resulting in the recovery of millions of dollars in criminal penalties and civil forfeitures, and the return of fraudulently transferred real property. Don was appointed as the chair of the Deed Theft Task Force where he coordinated the efforts of various District Attorney’s offices to investigate, prosecute, and comprehensively address deed theft. He has served as a knowedgeable resource on complex investigations, trainings, and legislative efforts related to real estate fraud. Don received the 2020 Louis J. Lefkowitz Award, the highest commendation bestowed by New York’s attorney general for law practice.
Don began his legal career in New York as an assistant district attorney at the Bronx County District Attorney’s Office, where he investigated and prosecuted hundreds of criminal matters and tried dozens of matters to verdict at bench and jury trials in New York State Supreme Court and New York City Criminal Court.