William Perkins

Background

About William Perkins

I am a partner in Seyfarth Shaw LLP's New York office where I advise management clients on a wide variety of labor and employment law matters, including all forms of discrimination and harassment claims, reductions-in-force, wage and hour claims, contract negotiations, affirmative action plan design and compliance review defense, executive employment contracts, FMLA issues, day-to-day advice and counsel as well as human resources policies. I regularly represent clients before federal and state administrative agencies, arbitrators, mediators and in the courts. Prior to joining Seyfarth Shaw, I practiced labor and employment law as a partner at two major New York law firms and served as General Attorney at both the National Broadcasting Company, Inc. and Capital Cities/ABC, Inc. where I was responsible for labor and employment law matters. I have had a Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review rating of "A/V" since I have been listed by Legal 500 since 2009 and since 2013 I have been recognized as a "Leading Lawyer" in the area of Workplace and Employment Law Counseling, one of only five attorneys in the United States to receive that ranking. I have been endorsed employment lawyer by the Labour and Employee Benefits Multi-Jurisdictional Guide and since 2014 I have been listed as a Super Lawyer. Included in ALM Top Rated Lawyers Annual Guide to Labor & Employment since 2012. I am an endorsed employment lawyer in PLC’s Labour and Employee Benefits Multi-Jurisdictional Guide and I was listed in 2015 by Human Resource Executive and Lawdragon in their Nation’s Most Powerful Employment Attorneys - Top 100. I am admitted to practice law in the state and federal courts of New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine.