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Paul Galligan

Partner

New York
Direct: (212) 218-5521
Fax: (212) 218-5526
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Mr. Galligan is a partner in the New York office of Seyfarth Shaw LLP practicing labor and employment law.  His experience ranges from federal and state court trials on both traditional labor and employment discrimination issues to NLRB hearings, labor arbitrations, injunctions and contract negotiations.  He has extensive experience advising clients with union agreements covered by the Railway Labor Act.  Mr. Galligan developed his litigation skills while working for a union-side firm in New York City.  Since coming to Seyfarth Shaw in June 1997, he has added to his experience negotiating employment agreements, separation agreements, non-compete agreements and drug testing policies, training supervisors and managers, and defending employers subject to corporate campaigns as well as in various human rights agencies, federal court, and at the NLRB.

Mr. Galligan is a partner in the New York office of Seyfarth Shaw LLP practicing labor and employment law.  His experience ranges from federal and state court trials on both traditional labor and employment discrimination issues to NLRB hearings, labor arbitrations, injunctions and contract negotiations.  He has extensive experience advising clients with union agreements covered by the Railway Labor Act.  Mr. Galligan developed his litigation skills while working for a union-side firm in New York City.  Since coming to Seyfarth Shaw in June 1997, he has added to his experience negotiating employment agreements, separation agreements, non-compete agreements and drug testing policies, training supervisors and managers, and defending employers subject to corporate campaigns as well as in various human rights agencies, federal court, and at the NLRB.

Education

  • L.L.M., University College Dublin (1989)

  • B.L., University College Dublin (1989)

  • B.C.L., University College Dublin (1986)

Admissions

  • New York

Courts

  • U.S. District Court for the Southern, Eastern, Northern and Western Districts of New York

Affiliations

  • American Bar Association
  • New York State Bar Association
  • Irish American Bar Association
  • New York State Restaurant Association
  • CAMBA (Board Member)

Publications

  • "Top NLRB Precedents in Jeopardy Under an Obama Labor Board," New York Law Journal (January 2009)
  • “Policies to Solicit on Property or Use E-mail,” New York Law Journal (November 2008)
  • “New Directions for the NLRB,” New York Law Journal (April 2005)
  • New York State Employment Laws and Regulations Manual
  • HR Manual for New York Employers Developing Labor Law