Daniel Aquino Recognized in Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation
McDonald Carano congratulates Daniel Aquino on his recognition in Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation, a guide that features “the next generation of legal leaders in America … making their mark … and emerging in leadership positions in their practice and firm.” To create the list, LDX500 considered “hundreds of nominations alongside thousands of lawyers we identify who’ve proven themselves early in private practice, accruing credentials, deals and cases early and often.”
Dan is the only attorney in Nevada recognized in Employment Law and Litigation. He is in a select group of only 35 attorneys who represent employers. In addition to one Am Law 100 firm and two Am Law 200 firms, the majority of Dan’s colleagues on the LDX500 list come from mid-size full-service business firms with highly regarded employment law expertise that is specialty focused on one state — similar to McDonald Carano in Nevada. Dan is Co-Chair of McDonald Carano’s Employment & Labor Law Practice and the Nevada member of the Wage and Hour Defense Institute.
In addition to Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation, Dan is recognized as “Up & Coming” in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business (2024, 2025), “Ones to Watch” in The Best Lawyers in America (2023-2025), “Rising Stars” in Mountain States Super Lawyers magazine (2022-2025), and “Top Lawyers” by Vegas Inc./Las Vegas Weekly (2023, 2024).
For more than 20 years, Lawdragon has been researching and reporting on the legal profession and producing guides recognizing leading lawyers in a wide range of industries and practice areas.

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