Biography

Ms. Damon is the National Chair of Seyfarth Shaw’s 350 attorney Labor & Employment Department, where she represents management in the area of labor and employment law. Her practice has a particular emphasis on litigation of discrimination and harassment claims, in the context of single-plaintiff actions and multiple-plaintiff claims. Ms. Damon was one of the founding partners of Seyfarth’s Boston office which opened in 1999 with seven lawyers. The office is now over 80 lawyers, representing our expanding client base in real estate, corporate, litigation, employee benefits and labor and employment law.

Ms. Damon’s practice is also dedicated to consulting with clients on avoiding employment litigation, through improved management policies and practices, positive employee relations, training and diversity assessment. She advises companies nationwide on issues of diversity and conducts privileged and non-privileged audits and assessments of the workplace. Ms. Damon also works with management to devise and refine diversity programs, helping companies limit class action liability and achieve diversity objectives.

Ms. Damon has considerable experience litigating and advising clients concerning all aspects of employment law, including reductions in force, sexual harassment investigations, accommodation of disabled workers, hiring and termination, employment policies and issues of privacy.

Ms. Damon is also on Seyfarth’s Executive Committee and leads the Seyfarth Lean Six Sigma program throughout the Firm. Seyfarth has trained GreenBelts throughout all its offices and practice groups. These GreenBelts are trained to lead client teams to deliver high value, predictably priced legal services to meet our client’s needs. Ms. Damon is a certified GreenBelt.

Ms. Damon speaks extensively, both on a local and national level, on various aspects of diversity, employment law, employment litigation and the use of lean six sigma in legal processes.

Education

J.D., Fordham University (1987)

M.S., Fordham University (1984)

B.A., Beloit College (1978)

Admissions

• Connecticut
• Massachusetts

Courts

• U.S. Court of Appeals for the First and Second Circuits
• U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut
• U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts