Libby Valenzuela advises and represents employers in various areas of employment and labor law. She represents employers of all sizes with litigation and counseling matters. Her litigation practice focuses primarily on complaints and investigations concerning wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, leaves of absence, unfair competition and trade secrets, workplace safety, and wage and hour disputes and audits. Libby has experience with federal appeals, working on cases that have gone to argument before the Tenth Circuit Courts of Appeals.
Libby also has experience assisting employers navigate administrative agency actions, including actions with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and the Colorado Civil Rights Division. Outside of litigation, Libby provides her clients with proactive and pragmatic strategies for navigating complex rules regarding sick pay, leave, and accommodation issues, including those involving federal laws like the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and Colorado laws like the Healthy Families and Workplaces Act (HFWA) and Family & Medical Leave Insurance Act (FAMLI). She has also counseled employers on workforce-management issues, employee discipline, separations, and employee policies, including diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and policies with focus in the impact of guidance from the new Executive Orders.
Prior to joining littler, Libby worked as a legal intern working on reductions in force, discrimination lawsuits, agency actions, and wage and hour issues. She also has extensive understanding of
Libby graduated from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law, where she was a Technical Editor for the Journal of International Law and Policy. Libby also obtained a Corporate and Commercial Law Certification from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. Her certification program provided her with knowledge, insight, perspective and skills required to practice effectively in the areas of corporate law, commercial law and bankruptcy, and business litigation. Libby curated a holistic and experiential learning experience in which she obtained extensive knowledge in supporting both public and private companies with corporate formation, secured transactions, compliance with securities law, contract negotiations, corporate governance, and other legal transactions.
