Emily Dubansky

Emily Dubansky is a member of the Employment & Labor Law Practice Group and Commercial & Complex Litigation Practice Group. Her litigation practice includes trial and appellate work in state and federal courts, administrative hearings and other proceedings before regulatory agencies, and private arbitration and mediation. 

Ms. Dubansky’s work encompasses a broad range of business litigation, with a specific focus on representation of insurers and employers in workers’ compensation claims. She has worked on numerous petitions for judicial review related to workers’ compensation claims, including those involving matters of first impression with respect to Nevada’s workers’ compensation statutes and regulations. She has assisted with workers’ compensation appeals up to the level of the Nevada Supreme Court.

She also assists with matters involving labor and employment, including wage-and-hour claims, employment discrimination, independent contractor audits and classification, workplace investigations, sexual harassment, racial discrimination, disability accommodation, retaliation, defamation, medical leave, and trade secret misappropriation, among others. Emily also has experience drafting and revising personnel policies, employee handbooks and employment contracts.  

Ms. Dubansky previously served as a law clerk for Judge Marvin J. Garbis of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, and Judge Anthony W. Ishii of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. She also practiced as a litigator in San Francisco, focusing on white collar defense and commercial litigation matters.

• J.D., concentration in Health Law, University of Maryland School of Law, 2009, Maryland Law Review Notes & Comments Editor
• B.A., concentration in Health Policy, University of California, Berkeley, 2006, minor in Spanish Language and Literature

• Nevada
• California
• Maryland

• Represented self-insured employer in a successful petition for judicial review of a workers’ compensation appeal
• Represented defendant employer in a obtaining summary adjudication of a plaintiff’s claim for wrongful termination
• Represented large healthcare company in internal investigation into alleged HIPAA violations
• Represented individuals under investigation by the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice

• Author, “Workers’ Compensation Update: Nevada’s 82nd Legislative Session and 34th and 35th Special Sessions,” McDonald Carano Client Alert, September 12, 2023
• Author, “Workers’ Compensation Update: First Responders’ Heart and Lung Claims,” McDonald Carano Client Alert, September 12, 2023
• Author, “Workers’ Compensation Update: New Senior Appeals Officer and New Local Rules,” McDonald Carano Client Alert, September 12, 2023
• Author, Ninth Circuit Decision Addresses Pay for Employees Taking Military Leave, McDonald Carano Legal Update, April 26, 2023
• Author, Emily Chase Dubansky, Note, Koshko v. Haining, Does a Heightened Standard for Grandparent Visitation Protect Children’s Best Interests?, 67 MD. L. REV. 805 (2008).
• Author, Emily C. Chase, Sara B. McMenamin, and Helen Ann Halpin, Medicaid Provider Delivery of the ‘5As’ for Smoking Cessation Counseling, 9 NICOTINE & TOBACCO 1059, 1095-1101 (2007).

• Presenter, “Sexual Harassment Awareness and Prevention,” Associated General Contractors of Nevada, March 12, 2026, April 24, 2025, February 29, 2024
• Panel Presenter, “Discrimination Claims Related to Marijuana Use,” Meritas Litigation and Labor & Employment Groups Joint Meeting, November 19, 2024
• Presenter, “Employment Law Updates for 2024,” Truckee Chamber of Commerce, February 9, 2024
• Panel Presenter, “Employment Law Priorities for In-House Counsel,” Association for Corporate Counsel, October 18, 2023
• Presenter, “Workers’ Compensation Update,” McDonald Carano client seminar presentation, November 1, 2023
• Presenter, “Supreme Court Employment Law Update,” Northern Nevada Human Resources Association, June 21, 2023

• Member, Northern Nevada Human Resources Association (a chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management), 2023 – present
• Member, Northern Nevada Women Lawyers Association, 2023 – present
• Member, Truckee Tahoe Women Lawyers, 2016 – present
• Attorney Member, Northern Nevada Disciplinary Board, State Bar of Nevada, appointed by Board of Governors, 2023 – present

• Board of Directors, KidZone Museum, 2017 – 2021 (Board Chair, 2018)