John T.Murray
Partner and Associate General Counsel
Labor & Employment
jmurray@seyfarth.com
More About John
John is experienced in all areas of labor and employment litigation, as well as employee benefits litigation and related areas. He has tried numerous cases before the state and federal courts, administrative agencies, and private arbitrators.
John also has extensive experience in complex litigation. He has handled more than a dozen class action and representative action lawsuits involving issues ranging from age, race, and sex discrimination to ERISA compliance, and has represented employers in EEOC pattern and practice litigation as well.
- JD, Washington & Lee University School of Law
Magna cum laude
Order of the Coif
Washington & Lee Law Review, note & comment editor - BA, University of Virginia
History & Economics (double major)With distinction
- Georgia
- Illinois
- US Supreme Court
- US Court of Appeals, First Circuit
- US Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
- US Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
- US Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
- US Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
- US Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
- US Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
- US District Court, Northern District of Florida
- US District Court, Middle District of Georgia
- US District Court, Northern District of Georgia
- US District Court, Southern District of Georgia
- US District Court, Central District of Illinois
- US District Court, Northern District of Illinois
- US District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
- US District Court, Western District of Michigan
- US District Court, Western District of Tennessee
- US District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
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More About John
John is experienced in all areas of labor and employment litigation, as well as employee benefits litigation and related areas. He has tried numerous cases before the state and federal courts, administrative agencies, and private arbitrators.
John also has extensive experience in complex litigation. He has handled more than a dozen class action and representative action lawsuits involving issues ranging from age, race, and sex discrimination to ERISA compliance, and has represented employers in EEOC pattern and practice litigation as well.
- JD, Washington & Lee University School of Law
Magna cum laude
Order of the Coif
Washington & Lee Law Review, note & comment editor - BA, University of Virginia
History & Economics (double major)With distinction
- Georgia
- Illinois
- US Supreme Court
- US Court of Appeals, First Circuit
- US Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
- US Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
- US Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
- US Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
- US Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
- US Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
- US District Court, Northern District of Florida
- US District Court, Middle District of Georgia
- US District Court, Northern District of Georgia
- US District Court, Southern District of Georgia
- US District Court, Central District of Illinois
- US District Court, Northern District of Illinois
- US District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
- US District Court, Western District of Michigan
- US District Court, Western District of Tennessee
- US District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
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Related Key Industries
Blogs
Related News & Insights
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Jul 16, 2014
Courts Will Have to Determine Boundaries of Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby Decision
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Apr 24, 2013
Seventh Circuit Clarifies That Discretion Is Not Always Required For Fiduciary Status, But Cautions That Liability Is Limited To Fiduciary Acts
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Dec 14, 2012
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Sixth Circuit Upholds Plan's Interpretation of Ambiguous Spousal Benefit Provision
- Co-Author, "Delaware Supreme Court Provides Guidance on Director Independence," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (December 29, 2016)
- "Inter-Modal and Its Impact on Outsourcing Arrangements," 5 J. Pension Benefits 35 (1997) (with F. Singerman)
- "Kenney v. Roland Parsons Contracting Corp.: The New ‘Realities’ of Plan Establishment," 7 Benefits L.J. 445 (1994-95)
- "Oral Representations With Respect to Employee Benefits: Anything You Say May Be Used Against You ...," 7 Benefits L.J. 43 (1994) (with P. Brockmeyer)
- "PBGC v. LTV Corp.: The Supreme Court Endorses Broad Agency Discretion," 16 Employee Rel. L. J. 481 (1991) (with M. Casciari)