Mr Lawrence Lorber > Seyfarth Shaw LLP > Washington DC, United States > Lawyer Profile

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
975 F STREET, NW
WASHINGTON DC 20004
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
United States
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Work Department

Labor and Employment Department; Complex Discrimination Litigation Practice Group, Wage & Hour Litigation Practice Group, Employment Law Counseling, and Government Relations.

Position

As Senior Counsel at Seyfarth Shaw, Mr. Lorber’s practice focuses on employment counseling and regulatory enforcement representation. He regularly advises and represents employers in regulatory and government enforcement, executive contracts, terminations and benefit issues. He is often called upon to testify at Congressional and regulatory hearings.

Career

Member, D.C. and New York Bar Associations; Former Executive Assistant Solicitor of Labor, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor, Former Director, OFCCP; Board of Directors, Office of Congressional Compliance; Chair, U.S. Chamber of Commerce EEO Subcommittee. Special Counsel U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Business Roundtable. Co-Chair Committee on Federal Legislation- ABA, Labor and Employment Section.  Fellow- College of Labor & Employment Lawyers.

Memberships

Honorary Life Member- Society for Human Resources Management

Fellow- College of Labor & Employment Lawyers

Education

JD, University of Maryland School of Law (1970); BA, Brooklyn College of the City University of New York (1967).

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling

(Leading partners)

Lawrence Lorber – Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Seyfarth Shaw LLP‘s team assists its impressive client roster on the full range of employment matters in both national and international contexts, with a specialism advising on litigation avoidance strategies. Chicago-based team lead David Baffa is noted for his expertise in crisis response and investigations as well as in employee relations and cultural assessment matters. New York is home to William P. Perkins whose workload includes discrimination and harassment claims, reductions in force, contract negotiations and day-to-day advice, and Gary Friedman who is an expert in the handling novel employment issues in litigation, investigation and counseling contexts. Washington DC’s Lawrence Lorber handles regulatory enforcement actions, while Boston-based Lisa Damon is noted for her experience advising C-suite executives on complex employment issues, including DE&I initiatives. From Chicago, Ellen McLaughlin and Camille Olson are also preeminent in their fields; McLaughlin specializes in leave and accommodation issues while Olson has capabilities undertaking discrimination, harassment, wage and labor, and independent contractor matters. Atlanta’s Renate Walker is a name to note. In 2024, Michele Beilke and Julia Trankiem joined the Los Angeles team, while Alan Marcuis joined the team in Dallas.