Arthur Rooney is a partner in the Labor & Employment Department of Seyfarth Shaw LLP.  His practice focuses on the defense of employers in employment litigation before federal and state courts and administrative agencies throughout the nation, including class action and multi-plaintiff employment discrimination lawsuits, state law overtime class actions, FLSA collective actions, and trade secrets and restrictive covenant matters. Because many of the cases in which Mr. Rooney has been involved have been brought as class or collective actions, he has significant experience in opposing class certification motions, has worked directly with experts in the fields of statistics and industrial engineering in response to class motions, and has resolved class actions through negotiated settlements.

Mr. Rooney also advises employers on preventive measures, including reviewing employment policies, counseling on disciplinary actions and investigations, negotiating severance and release agreements, and conducting employment practices reviews.

Mr. Rooney serves on the firm’s Pro Bono Committee and actively participates in pro bono matters. Currently, he is engaged in representing a prisoner in a civil rights suit after successfully appealing the district court’s dismissal of the prisoner’s First Amendment claim.

Prior to joining Seyfarth Shaw, Mr. Rooney clerked for Judge Mary Beck Briscoe of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit.

Arthur Rooney is a partner in the Labor & Employment Department of Seyfarth Shaw LLP.  His practice focuses on the defense of employers in employment litigation before federal and state courts and administrative agencies throughout the nation, including class action and multi-plaintiff employment discrimination lawsuits, state law overtime class actions, FLSA collective actions, and trade secrets and restrictive covenant matters. Because many of the cases in which Mr. Rooney has been involved have been brought as class or collective actions, he has significant experience in opposing class certification motions, has worked directly with experts in the fields of statistics and industrial engineering in response to class motions, and has resolved class actions through negotiated settlements.

Mr. Rooney also advises employers on preventive measures, including reviewing employment policies, counseling on disciplinary actions and investigations, negotiating severance and release agreements, and conducting employment practices reviews.

Mr. Rooney serves on the firm’s Pro Bono Committee and actively participates in pro bono matters. Currently, he is engaged in representing a prisoner in a civil rights suit after successfully appealing the district court’s dismissal of the prisoner’s First Amendment claim.

Prior to joining Seyfarth Shaw, Mr. Rooney clerked for Judge Mary Beck Briscoe of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit.