Laura WilsonShelby
Partner
Labor & Employment
lshelby@seyfarth.com
Laura represents management in all areas of employment litigation with emphasis in the areas of sexual harassment, wrongful discharge, disability and gender discrimination, and retaliation.
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Laura is the co-chair of the Labor and Employment department in Century City. Her practice is focused on employment litigation, with an emphasis on sexual harassment, whistleblowing and disability discrimination. She also has extensive experience conducting workplace investigations, executive trainings, and one-on-one coaching sessions. Her practice also includes litigation against the EEOC and DFEH and the defense of class, collective and multi-plaintiff actions.
Laura has extensive experience successfully defending employers on summary judgment, appeals and in mediation. She also has considerable trial and arbitration experience, having defended employers at trial in state and federal court and before arbitrators.
Laura is a frequent speaker on a variety of employment law and litigation topics, including #MeToo issues.
- JD, University of California Davis School of Law
University of California, Davis Law Review, board editor
- BA, University of California, Los Angeles
Dean's academic honors list
- California
- US Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
- US District Court, Central District of California
- US District Court, Northern District of California
- US District Court, Southern District of California
- US District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
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Laura represents management in all areas of employment litigation with emphasis in the areas of sexual harassment, wrongful discharge, disability and gender discrimination, and retaliation.
More About Laura
Laura is the co-chair of the Labor and Employment department in Century City. Her practice is focused on employment litigation, with an emphasis on sexual harassment, whistleblowing and disability discrimination. She also has extensive experience conducting workplace investigations, executive trainings, and one-on-one coaching sessions. Her practice also includes litigation against the EEOC and DFEH and the defense of class, collective and multi-plaintiff actions.
Laura has extensive experience successfully defending employers on summary judgment, appeals and in mediation. She also has considerable trial and arbitration experience, having defended employers at trial in state and federal court and before arbitrators.
Laura is a frequent speaker on a variety of employment law and litigation topics, including #MeToo issues.
- JD, University of California Davis School of Law
University of California, Davis Law Review, board editor
- BA, University of California, Los Angeles
Dean's academic honors list
- California
- US Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
- US District Court, Central District of California
- US District Court, Northern District of California
- US District Court, Southern District of California
- US District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Related Key Industries
Related News & Insights
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Firm News
08/15/2024
220 Seyfarth Attorneys Chosen as Leaders in Their Fields by Best Lawyers in America 2025
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Recognition
08/17/2023
210 Seyfarth Attorneys Chosen as Leaders in Their Fields by Best Lawyers in America 2024
-
Recognition
Aug 18, 2022
Seyfarth Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers in America 2023
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Recognition
Aug 19, 2021
Seyfarth Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers in America 2022
- Listed in Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White Inc.) for Litigation - Labor and Employment (2018-2025)
- American Bar Association
- Beverly Hills Bar Association (Employment Law Section)
- Los Angeles County Bar Association (Labor and Employment Law Section)