Lars T.Reed
Associate
Labor & Employment
lreed@seyfarth.com
Lars helps clients navigate the intersecting demands of employment law, labor relations, and workplace disputes so they can focus on advancing their business and organizational goals.
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Managing employees brings legal challenges that can distract from the day-to-day demands of running a business. Lars helps employers cut through complexity, offering practical advice on employment law, labor relations, and workplace disputes so they can move forward with confidence.
Lars has broad experience in labor and employment law, including single-plaintiff litigation, wage and hour compliance, administrative proceedings, internal misconduct investigations, disciplinary grievances, traditional labor law, and appeals.
With every matter, Lars starts with a simple question: What does the client need to accomplish? That answer shapes every recommendation he makes. He knows some situations call for a firm stand, while others are best resolved through compromise, and he helps clients weigh those choices against their broader business goals. Known for his attention to detail, creative problem-solving, and ability to quickly master unfamiliar issues, Lars brings a practical, solutions-oriented approach to every challenge.
Lars has broad experience in labor and employment law, including single-plaintiff litigation, wage and hour compliance, administrative proceedings, internal misconduct investigations, disciplinary grievances, traditional labor law, and appeals.
With every matter, Lars starts with a simple question: What does the client need to accomplish? That answer shapes every recommendation he makes. He knows some situations call for a firm stand, while others are best resolved through compromise, and he helps clients weigh those choices against their broader business goals. Known for his attention to detail, creative problem-solving, and ability to quickly master unfamiliar issues, Lars brings a practical, solutions-oriented approach to every challenge.
- JD, University of California, Davis
Order of the Coif
UC Davis Law Review, Editor in Chief - MA, University of Edinburgh
English Literature
Clerkship
- Honorable Craig F. Stowers, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Alaska
- California
- US District Court, Eastern District of California
Related Services
- On multiple occasions, defended employers in administrative proceedings and prevailed in having administrative charges dismissed without a complaint.
- Prevailed in defending employer against single-plaintiff wrongful termination claim, with complaint dismissed on demurrer.
- Prevailed in defending employer against civil action brought by labor union, obtaining summary judgment on constitutional grounds.
- Obtained early dismissal for client by successfully bringing an anti-SLAPP motion challenging the lawsuit as an infringement on right to petition.
- Listed in Northern California Super Lawyers Rising Stars (Thomson Reuters) (2022)
Lars helps clients navigate the intersecting demands of employment law, labor relations, and workplace disputes so they can focus on advancing their business and organizational goals.
More About Lars
Managing employees brings legal challenges that can distract from the day-to-day demands of running a business. Lars helps employers cut through complexity, offering practical advice on employment law, labor relations, and workplace disputes so they can move forward with confidence.
Lars has broad experience in labor and employment law, including single-plaintiff litigation, wage and hour compliance, administrative proceedings, internal misconduct investigations, disciplinary grievances, traditional labor law, and appeals.
With every matter, Lars starts with a simple question: What does the client need to accomplish? That answer shapes every recommendation he makes. He knows some situations call for a firm stand, while others are best resolved through compromise, and he helps clients weigh those choices against their broader business goals. Known for his attention to detail, creative problem-solving, and ability to quickly master unfamiliar issues, Lars brings a practical, solutions-oriented approach to every challenge.
Lars has broad experience in labor and employment law, including single-plaintiff litigation, wage and hour compliance, administrative proceedings, internal misconduct investigations, disciplinary grievances, traditional labor law, and appeals.
With every matter, Lars starts with a simple question: What does the client need to accomplish? That answer shapes every recommendation he makes. He knows some situations call for a firm stand, while others are best resolved through compromise, and he helps clients weigh those choices against their broader business goals. Known for his attention to detail, creative problem-solving, and ability to quickly master unfamiliar issues, Lars brings a practical, solutions-oriented approach to every challenge.
- JD, University of California, Davis
Order of the Coif
UC Davis Law Review, Editor in Chief - MA, University of Edinburgh
English Literature
Clerkship
- Honorable Craig F. Stowers, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Alaska
- California
- US District Court, Eastern District of California
Related Services
- On multiple occasions, defended employers in administrative proceedings and prevailed in having administrative charges dismissed without a complaint.
- Prevailed in defending employer against single-plaintiff wrongful termination claim, with complaint dismissed on demurrer.
- Prevailed in defending employer against civil action brought by labor union, obtaining summary judgment on constitutional grounds.
- Obtained early dismissal for client by successfully bringing an anti-SLAPP motion challenging the lawsuit as an infringement on right to petition.
- Listed in Northern California Super Lawyers Rising Stars (Thomson Reuters) (2022)