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Seyfarth Shaw Deepens International Labor & Employment Practice with Addition of Darren G. Gardner and Dominic Hodson as Partners
03/08/2007
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Mark S. Roy, Public Relations Manager
(212) 218-5272, mroy@seyfarth.com
Los Angeles and San Francisco, CA (March 8, 2007) - - Seyfarth Shaw LLP, one of America’s leading full service law firms, announced that Darren G. Gardner and Dominic Hodson have joined the firm as partners. They will be resident in the firm's Los Angeles and San Francisco offices.
Gardner and Hodson specialize in assisting multi-national companies with their employment and labor issues outside of the United States. Gardner and Hodson join Seyfarth Shaw from Minter Ellison; a firm acknowledged globally for its high quality international employment practice that was established and led by Gardner from the firm's San Francisco office. Gardner will head up Seyfarth Shaw's International Practice Group.
Gardner and Hodson have deep experience in international employment law on behalf of large multinational clients, with particular expertise with large multi-jurisdictional employment law projects. These projects generally have a strategic, commercial or compliance purpose. Gardner and Hodson's portfolio will include: global compliance assessment and legal solution design; global compensation plan implementation and modification; HR due diligence and the transfer and integration of workforces as a result of merger and acquisition transactions, workforce restructures, and the preparation, review and introduction of contractual employment documents (offer letters, employment contracts, proprietary information agreements etc.) and other documents relating to employment (handbooks, policies etc.) in countries outside the United States.
“The addition of Darren and Dominic to Seyfarth Shaw represents the extension and depth of our firm’s concentrated commitment to offering exceptional client service,” stated J. Stephen Poor, Chair and Managing Partner of Seyfarth Shaw. “Their focus on international opportunities leverages the firm’s strong U.S. Labor & Employment presence and provides relevant circumstances for international growth in the L&E and other practice groups within the firm. I’m delighted to welcome them to Seyfarth Shaw.”
Seyfarth Shaw’s international practice offers seasoned counsel to global businesses with operations and employees on every continent. The firm’s attorneys understand the emerging and complex issues facing the global marketplace and how those issues affect clients’ business in the United States and abroad. The firm has over 300 employment specialists at all levels of experience in the U.S., including over 100 employment lawyers in California. Seyfarth Shaw has extensive experience in assisting clients worldwide with a range of legal matters as they relate to international business activities. In nearly every area of law, Seyfarth Shaw has attorneys with significant knowledge of international law, including, contracts, corporate governance, environmental law, finance, immigration, intellectual property and licensing, labor and employment, mergers and acquisitions, real estate and tax.
“In bringing Darren and Dominic to Seyfarth Shaw, we have greatly strengthened our ability to help clients achieve their international goals,” stated Jeremy P. Sherman, Chair of Seyfarth Shaw’s Labor and Employment Practice. “Many of the L&E clients we represent have multi-national operations. Darren's and Dominic's proven record of bringing solutions to large US multinational clients with cross-border employment needs is a natural fit for our practice and the ongoing growth of the entire firm. They are exceptionally strong additions to Seyfarth Shaw.”
Gardner is admitted as a legal practitioner of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and the High Court of Australia. He is admitted to practice in the United Kingdom and is registered as a Foreign Legal Consultant of the California State Bar Association. Hodson admitted as a legal practitioner of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and the High Court of Australia.
“Dominic and I are delighted to be joining Seyfarth Shaw,” stated Gardner. “We came across because the firm is a powerhouse L&E brand noted for its strong national US presence and platform and its cutting-edge high quality service. With our complementary international skill set it establishes a tremendous base for us to provide a truly global service for clients. We are really looking forward to working closely with our new colleagues and enhancing the firm's brand further in the U.S. and internationally.”
Seyfarth Shaw has over 700 attorneys located in nine offices throughout the United States including Chicago, New York, Boston, Washington D.C., Atlanta, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Sacramento as well as Brussels, Belgium. Seyfarth Shaw provides a broad range of legal services in the areas of business transactions, labor and employment, employee benefits and litigation. The firm’s practice reflects virtually every industry and segment of the country’s business community. Clients include over 200 of the Fortune 500 companies, financial institutions, newspapers and other media, hotels, health care organizations, airlines and railroads. The firm also represents a number of federal, state, and local governmental and educational entities. For more information, please visit http://www.seyfarth.com.
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