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Michael R. Greco

Regional Managing Partner


Denver

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Service Focus

  • Privacy and Cyber
  • Employee Defection and Trade Secrets
  • Litigation and Trials
  • AI, Data, and Analytics

Industry Focus

  • Energy
  • Financial Services
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Overview

Mike Greco is the Regional Managing Partner of the firm’s Denver office, where he leads and manages a team of nearly forty attorneys practicing across a broad spectrum of labor and employment law disciplines.

For nearly thirty years, Mike has focused almost exclusively on litigating and counseling employers in high-stakes, cutting-edge disputes involving non-compete, non-solicitation, non-disclosure, trade secrets, unfair competition, employee raiding, duty of loyalty, and related claims under the Computer Fraud & Abuse Act (CFAA), Economic Espionage Act (EEA), and related trade secrets and unfair competition statutes.

His litigation experience spans nearly all 50 states, having prosecuted and defended hundreds of employee defection and trade secret matters. Mike has regularly handled high-stakes cases—such as current litigation with more than $1 billion at stake—while obtaining and resisting emergency injunctive relief. He also has deep experience arbitrating hundreds of restrictive covenant and trade secret matters before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), as well as numerous Form U5 defamation and expungement proceedings.

Mike represents clients in a broad range of industries, including securities brokerage, banking, health information technology, medical practice, computer sales and distribution, insurance, publishing, direct response media (television and radio), institutional food services, freight forwarding, and online retailing. That diversity gives him insight into how restrictive covenant, trade secret, and employee mobility issues play out in different business models and competitive environments.

On the counseling side, Mike helps employers build systems and policies that protect their trade secrets and competitive advantage. He advises in drafting and revising restrictive covenant agreements, non-disclosure agreements, and non-solicitation provisions that are tailored to the risk profile of the business. He also leads companies through developing and implementing comprehensive trade secret protection programs and policies to minimize exposure—especially at critical moments like hiring from competitors or employee departures.

Mike’s practical knowledge of how courts and regulators have treated restrictive covenants (and trade secret claims) enables him to help clients anticipate likely challenges, minimize legal risk, and deploy legal tools strategically.

Credentials

Education

  • J.D., 1996, with honors, George Washington University Law School
  • B.S., 1993, cum laude, Villanova University

Bar Admissions

  • District of Columbia
  • Colorado

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

Recognitions

  • Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America (2017 – 2026)
  • Named, Best Lawyers "Lawyer of the Year", Litigation - Labor and Employment (2021)
  • Listed in Pennsylvania Super Lawyers, (2013-2017)

Affiliations

Professional Activities

  • Former Associate Professorial Lecturer of Law, The George Washington University Law School, Washington, D.C. (1996-97)
  • Member, Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry
  • Member, American Bar Association: Labor & Employment and Litigation Sections
  • Member, American Intellectual Property Association, Committee on Trade Secret Law

Insights

  • Insights

    09/11/25

    Government Puts AI Companies on Notice About Boastful Advertising: 5 Practical Lessons for the Tech Sector

    Michael R. Greco, Karen L. Odash

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  • Insights

    08/27/25

    Colorado Delays AI Law to June 2026 – Top 10 Questions for Employers and Tech Developers

    Michael R. Greco, Richard R. Meneghello

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  • Insights

    08/22/25

    Colorado Lawmakers Propose Watered-Down AI Law – But Employers Would Still Face Real Risks

    Michael R. Greco

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  • News

    08/22/25

    Denver Regional Managing Partner Discusses Proposed Amendments to Colorado’s AI Act

    Michael R. Greco

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  • News

    08/18/25

    Fisher Phillips Maintains Momentum in Denver with Arrival of Partner Katie Custer

    Katie K. Custer, Michael R. Greco

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  • Insights

    08/15/25

    Another Employer Faces AI Hiring Bias Lawsuit: 10 Actions You Can Take to Prevent AI Litigation

    Michael R. Greco, Karen L. Odash

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  • Insights

    08/07/25

    Colorado Governor Calls Special Session to Revisit Groundbreaking AI Law: 3 Possible Paths We Foresee

    Michael R. Greco, Usama Kahf, David J. Walton

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  • News

    05/07/25

    Fisher Phillips Welcomes Rassa Ahmadi as Partner in Denver

    Rassa L. Ahmadi, Michael R. Greco

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  • Event

    11/01/24

    2024 Las Vegas Labor and Employment Law Seminar

    Myra K. Creighton, David B. Dornak, Michael R. Greco, Anne Hanson, Allison Kheel, Scott M. Mahoney, Jeffrey Shapiro

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  • Insights

    08/30/24

    Workplace Law Update: 10 Essential Items on Your September To-Do List

    Victoria Abercrombie, Steven M. Bernstein, Sheldon J. Blumling, Ted Boehm, Risa B. Boerner, Colin P. Calvert, Kathleen McLeod Caminiti, Caroline Cheek, Jonathan Crook, Micah Dawson, Melissa A. Dials, Michael P. Elkon, Stephen R. Gee, Janet M. Himmel, Marty Heller, Michael R. Greco, Corina Johnson, Usama Kahf, Danielle M. Kays, Matthew R. Korn, Braden Lawes, Courtney Leyes, Emily N. Litzinger, Todd B. Logsdon, Todd A. Lyon, C. F. W. Manning II, Lindsay Massillon, Kelly Ahern, Alen A. Samuel, Shanon R. Stevenson, Terri R. Stewart, Shaun J. Voigt, Spencer W. Waldron, Sarah Wieselthier

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