People: Kamran Mirrafati, Associate
Biography
Mr. Mirrafati is a senior associate in the Labor & Employment Practice Group of Seyfarth Shaw. He represents management in all aspects of labor and employment law and litigation, including wrongful discharge, employment discrimination/retaliation, harassment, wage and hour matters, unfair competition, breach of employment contracts, proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board, as well as labor arbitrations.
In recent years, Mr. Mirrafati’s practice has taken a particular focus on management-side labor relations. He has an extensive traditional labor background which includes handling over 35 labor arbitrations (both contract interpretation and discipline matters), 20 unfair labor practice charges, 4 election campaigns, and several hybrid wrongful termination/duty of fair representation cases. Mr. Mirrafati has also assisted employers in collective bargaining negotiations and has personal relationships with the representatives and counsel for many unions and NLRB personnel.
Mr. Mirrafati also extensively counsels employers in various aspects of human resources and labor relations issues, including alternative dispute resolution and arbitration programs, wage and hour compliance, employment agreements, leaves of absence, personnel practices and policies, union avoidance, and union strike or picketing activity. In addition, Mr. Mirrafati has advised corporations on the labor and employment aspects surrounding mergers and acquisitions.
Mr. Mirrafati represents clients that span a wide range of industries, including communications, hospitality, retail, pharmaceutical, finance, manufacturing, and education.
Prior to law school, Mr. Mirrafati founded and managed an elective surgery financing company. He was also a legal extern to the Honorable Robert Alberts, United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California.
Mr. Mirrafati is also conversational in Farsi.
Mr. Mirrafati is a senior associate in the Labor & Employment Practice Group of Seyfarth Shaw. He represents management in all aspects of labor and employment law and litigation, including wrongful discharge, employment discrimination/retaliation, harassment, wage and hour matters, unfair competition, breach of employment contracts, proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board, as well as labor arbitrations.
In recent years, Mr. Mirrafati’s practice has taken a particular focus on management-side labor relations. He has an extensive traditional labor background which includes handling over 35 labor arbitrations (both contract interpretation and discipline matters), 20 unfair labor practice charges, 4 election campaigns, and several hybrid wrongful termination/duty of fair representation cases. Mr. Mirrafati has also assisted employers in collective bargaining negotiations and has personal relationships with the representatives and counsel for many unions and NLRB personnel.
Mr. Mirrafati also extensively counsels employers in various aspects of human resources and labor relations issues, including alternative dispute resolution and arbitration programs, wage and hour compliance, employment agreements, leaves of absence, personnel practices and policies, union avoidance, and union strike or picketing activity. In addition, Mr. Mirrafati has advised corporations on the labor and employment aspects surrounding mergers and acquisitions.
Mr. Mirrafati represents clients that span a wide range of industries, including communications, hospitality, retail, pharmaceutical, finance, manufacturing, and education.
Prior to law school, Mr. Mirrafati founded and managed an elective surgery financing company. He was also a legal extern to the Honorable Robert Alberts, United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California.
Mr. Mirrafati is also conversational in Farsi.
Education
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J.D., University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law (2004)
Editor, UCLA Law Review -
B.A., University of California, Los Angeles (2001)
Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Admissions
- California







