Daniel V. Johns is the Leader of Ballard Spahr's Higher Education Group and is a member of the firm's Labor and Employment Group. Mr. Johns represents and advises employers and management in a variety of labor and employment issues, including discrimination, harassment, and other civil rights litigation; interest and grievance arbitrations; at-will litigation; restrictive covenant/trade secret claims; benefits litigation; independent contractor classification issues; collective bargaining; union avoidance; and unfair labor practice litigation before the National Labor Relations Board and state agencies.

Mr. Johns has handled matters before the U.S. Supreme Court and has argued cases in several U.S. Courts of Appeals. He also has served as lead trial counsel in litigation matters around the country, including claims brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.