Seyfarth Shaw Welcomes Arthur G. Telegen as a Partner in the Firm’s Labor and Employment Department

Boston, MA (March 30, 2009)—Seyfarth Shaw LLP, one of America’s leading full service law firms, today announced that Arthur G. Telegen has joined the firm’s Labor and Employment Department as a partner in the firm’s Boston office. He was previously a partner at Foley Hoag LLP where he was Chair of that firm’s Labor and Employment Department for over a decade.

Telegen has represented national and international employers across the spectrum of industries in labor and employment matters. He handles labor issues in arbitration and before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the federal courts, and tries cases involving employment discrimination, wrongful discharge, ERISA fiduciary and Multi-Employer Pension Plan Act claims. A significant part of his practice involves counseling clients regarding the labor and employment issues involved in major transactions. 

 “Arthur is a demonstrated leader, an adroit legal practitioner and has earned some of the most prestigious honors of our profession,” said Jeremy P. Sherman, Chair of the firm’s Labor and Employment Department. “Arthur's decision to join Seyfarth's team is another illustration that our platform is attracting the top labor and employment lawyers throughout the country.”

Seyfarth Shaw’s Labor and Employment Department consists of roughly 350 employment attorneys nationally at all levels of experience, allowing seamless representation of the firm’s clients across jurisdictions. The firm’s labor and employment lawyers are organized to leverage their knowledge of specific industry experience and key workplace subspecialties, such as: Affirmative Action/Diversity, Business Immigration, California Labor Code Litigation, Complex Discrimination Litigation, ERISA/Employee Benefits Litigation, Employment Law Training, International Labor and Employment, Single-Plaintiff Litigation, Wage and Hour Litigation, and Workplace Counseling and Compliance Solutions.

“Arthur is a well-known and highly respected leader of the Massachusetts management-side labor and employment bar,” said Lisa J. Damon, Managing Partner of Seyfarth Shaw’s Boston office. “We look forward to his contributions to our labor and employment practice in Boston and nationally.”

This year, the Boston office celebrates a decade of service to clients and the greater Boston community. The Boston office was opened in 1999 with two partners and five associates. Today, attorneys in the Boston office provide a full spectrum of legal services, with strong practice offerings in corporate and real estate, securities and commercial litigation, employee benefits, construction, immigration, and labor and employment law.

Telegen received his J.D. (magna cum laude) from Harvard Law School, and his A.B. from Brandeis University. He is admitted to the state bar of Massachusetts; the U.S. District courts for the Districts of Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island, the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Ninth and District of Columbia Circuits, and the U.S. Supreme Court. Telegen is a Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers and ranked in Band One in Chambers.

“Seyfarth Shaw’s roster of talented attorneys in virtually all areas of law allows me to call upon my colleagues throughout the country to offer my clients the best, most comprehensive legal representation possible,” said Telegen. “I look forward to working with my new colleagues throughout the firm.”

Seyfarth Shaw has over 775 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 labor and employment, employee benefits, litigation and business services. The firm’s practice reflects virtually every industry and segment of the country’s business and social fabric. 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 www.seyfarth.com.