LOS ANGELES–( BUSINESS WIRE )– Seyfarth Shaw LLP today announced the addition of three attorneys to its Labor and Employment department to further expand its service offerings nationally and internationally. The trio of prominent employment attorneys join Seyfarth from Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP.
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Clifford “Seth” Sethness, Partner, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (Photo: Business Wire)
Clifford “Seth” Sethness has built a formidable reputation over the past two decades as a leading labor and employment attorney. He joins Seyfarth as a partner in its Labor & Employment department and is based in the firm’s Los Angeles office. Kent Roger and Taylor Horn join Seyfarth as Senior Counsel and Counsel, respectively, in the Department of Labor & Employment. They are both based in the firm’s San Francisco office.
“Seth Sethness, Kent Roger and Taylor Horn are outstanding additions to our top tier of labor and employment attorneys,” said Laura Machtlen, Chair of Seyfarth’s National Labor & Employment Department. “They will play an important, strategic role in further developing our employment litigation and counsel practice group with their vast experience and record of achievement and a client base that provides great synergy with Seyfarth.”
Seth Sethnes He has earned numerous recognitions for his high-profile work covering the full spectrum of employment litigation spanning federal and state courts and arbitrations. He also gained valuable experience from inside government, working with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) before joining Morgan Lewis.
His cases range from federal court wage-hour class actions alleging over $1 billion in damages, to multi-plaintiff discrimination and retaliation claims, to controversial single-plaintiff dismissal and failure to promote claims.
Sethness has tried more than 35 jury and bench trials and arbitrations involving alleged racial discrimination, sexual harassment, disability, retaliation, wage and hour violations, unfair competition, whistleblowing, breach of employment contracts and age discrimination in the state. Federal courts, in addition to handling dozens of labor and employment arbitration hearings.
Sethness has been recognized as a leading labor and employment lawyer by Legal 500 US and Daily Journal California’s Top Labor and Employment Lawyers and has been listed in America’s Best Lawyers for the past decade. He holds an LLM from Georgetown University Law Center, a JD from George Washington University Law School and a BA from Denison University.
“I am thrilled to be a part of Seyfarth’s labor and employment practice, which is known for its breadth and depth of expertise in this sector. With one of the largest and most experienced labor-employment groups in the US, Seyfarth is the perfect destination for me and the clients I have worked with over the years,” said Sethness. “I look forward to contributing to the firm’s continued success and serving our clients with the highest level of dedication and professionalism.”
Kent Roger Represents clients in labor and employment and antitrust litigation and investigations, with a focus on the marine, energy, high-technology, automotive and mobility and transportation industries. He litigates class action and complex business disputes in trials, appeals and arbitrations, including maritime labor and employment, alleged cartels, monopolies, predatory pricing and other unfair competition matters. Roger is recognized as a leading antitrust litigation lawyer by Best Lawyers in America. He earned his JD from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law and his AB with distinction from the University of California, Berkeley.
Taylor Horn Represents companies in single plaintiff and class action employment matters. His practice focuses on disputes such as family and medical leave, complex wage and hour issues, workplace discrimination, retaliation, wrongful termination and representative actions brought under California’s Private Attorney General Act. Horn received his JD from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law and his BSW from the University of Utah.
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