Matthew A.Sloan
Associate
Labor & Employment
masloan@seyfarth.com
Matthew provides his clients pragmatic solutions to workplace safety, whistleblower, and labor relations issues, and serves as a strong advocate before agencies and other tribunals when disputes arise.
More About Matthew
Matthew advises clients on federal, state, and local workplace safety and health regulations, and works with them to confront various challenges and dilemmas associated with workplace safety. He also represents and defends employers in various workplace safety and health enforcement actions, including OSHA citations and contests.
No one workplace is the same, and Matthew is adept at catering to the unique needs of each of his clients. When challenges arise, Matthew leverages the practice group's longstanding working relationships with federal and state agencies to provide his clients practical legal insight and advocacy.
Matthew is also a member of the Labor and Management Relations group. In this role, he provides support and representation to employers involved in arbitrations, collective bargaining, labor relations litigation, and other labor proceedings.
Matthew brings a background of strong training and experience to his practice, having worked with a broad range of clients of different shapes and sizes, from local nonprofits to international Fortune 50 companies, and across several different industries, from health care to manufacturing.
As both a counselor and a litigator, Matthew brings a unique experience to his practice. He has successfully handled inspections, investigations, and hearings before administrative and judicial bodies, all while providing day-to-day guidance on discrete matters related to workplace safety and other workplace conditions.
Matthew enjoys working with one of the world's deepest benches of labor and employment attorneys. The collective body of labor and employment experience at Seyfarth is second to none, and he enjoys learning from and collaborating with his colleagues to provide practical solutions to challenging workplace problems.
No one workplace is the same, and Matthew is adept at catering to the unique needs of each of his clients. When challenges arise, Matthew leverages the practice group's longstanding working relationships with federal and state agencies to provide his clients practical legal insight and advocacy.
Matthew is also a member of the Labor and Management Relations group. In this role, he provides support and representation to employers involved in arbitrations, collective bargaining, labor relations litigation, and other labor proceedings.
Matthew brings a background of strong training and experience to his practice, having worked with a broad range of clients of different shapes and sizes, from local nonprofits to international Fortune 50 companies, and across several different industries, from health care to manufacturing.
As both a counselor and a litigator, Matthew brings a unique experience to his practice. He has successfully handled inspections, investigations, and hearings before administrative and judicial bodies, all while providing day-to-day guidance on discrete matters related to workplace safety and other workplace conditions.
Matthew enjoys working with one of the world's deepest benches of labor and employment attorneys. The collective body of labor and employment experience at Seyfarth is second to none, and he enjoys learning from and collaborating with his colleagues to provide practical solutions to challenging workplace problems.
- JD, Duke University School of Law
Duke Journal of Constitutional Law and Public Policy, Special Projects Editor
- BA, Cornell University
Government and Sociology with honors
- Illinois
- US Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
- US District Court, Central District of Illinois
- US District Court, Northern District of Illinois
- US District Court, Southern District of Indiana
- US District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
Related Services
- Successfully second-chaired administrative hearing before NLRB related to union’s RC petition for Armour-Globe election whereby the union sought to add security guard to mixed unit.
- Member of attorney team that successfully defended, at trial, administrators of local university against $16.5 million due process claim brought by former employee, resulting in complete defense verdict for clients
- Successfully drafted motion to dismiss and memoranda in support thereof, resulting in dismissal of former employee’s Title VII retaliation claim for failure to allege the claim in his underlying EEOC charge.
Related News & Insights
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Blog Post
Dec 4, 2024
Radical Change at OSHA During Second Trump Administration?
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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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Webinar
May 29, 2024
Webinar Recording: Union Intrusion: New OSHA Walkaround Rule
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Blog Post
Apr 1, 2024
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- Recognized as a "Ones to Watch" lawyer by Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White Inc.) for Labor and Employment Law - Management (2024)
- The Chicago Bar Association
- Federal Bar Association
- Co-Author, "Virginia Governor Orders Restrictions on Restaurants, Recreational Facilities, Entertainment Venues, Large Gatherings, Non-Essential Retail Businesses, and K-12 Schools," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (March 25, 2020)
- Co-Author, "NLRB Issues Final Rule Eliminating The Worst Of The Old Quickie Election Rules," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (December 16, 2019)
- Co-Presenter, “Union Intrusion: New OSHA Walkaround Rule,” Webinar, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (May 29, 2024)
- Co-Speaker, "Wellness Check Up: Diagnosing the New Normal," Seyfarth Event, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (September 12, 2023)
- Co-chair, Duke Law Chicago Regional Alumni Board
- Co-chair, Duke University Chicago Regional Alumni Board
Matthew provides his clients pragmatic solutions to workplace safety, whistleblower, and labor relations issues, and serves as a strong advocate before agencies and other tribunals when disputes arise.
More About Matthew
Matthew advises clients on federal, state, and local workplace safety and health regulations, and works with them to confront various challenges and dilemmas associated with workplace safety. He also represents and defends employers in various workplace safety and health enforcement actions, including OSHA citations and contests.
No one workplace is the same, and Matthew is adept at catering to the unique needs of each of his clients. When challenges arise, Matthew leverages the practice group's longstanding working relationships with federal and state agencies to provide his clients practical legal insight and advocacy.
Matthew is also a member of the Labor and Management Relations group. In this role, he provides support and representation to employers involved in arbitrations, collective bargaining, labor relations litigation, and other labor proceedings.
Matthew brings a background of strong training and experience to his practice, having worked with a broad range of clients of different shapes and sizes, from local nonprofits to international Fortune 50 companies, and across several different industries, from health care to manufacturing.
As both a counselor and a litigator, Matthew brings a unique experience to his practice. He has successfully handled inspections, investigations, and hearings before administrative and judicial bodies, all while providing day-to-day guidance on discrete matters related to workplace safety and other workplace conditions.
Matthew enjoys working with one of the world's deepest benches of labor and employment attorneys. The collective body of labor and employment experience at Seyfarth is second to none, and he enjoys learning from and collaborating with his colleagues to provide practical solutions to challenging workplace problems.
No one workplace is the same, and Matthew is adept at catering to the unique needs of each of his clients. When challenges arise, Matthew leverages the practice group's longstanding working relationships with federal and state agencies to provide his clients practical legal insight and advocacy.
Matthew is also a member of the Labor and Management Relations group. In this role, he provides support and representation to employers involved in arbitrations, collective bargaining, labor relations litigation, and other labor proceedings.
Matthew brings a background of strong training and experience to his practice, having worked with a broad range of clients of different shapes and sizes, from local nonprofits to international Fortune 50 companies, and across several different industries, from health care to manufacturing.
As both a counselor and a litigator, Matthew brings a unique experience to his practice. He has successfully handled inspections, investigations, and hearings before administrative and judicial bodies, all while providing day-to-day guidance on discrete matters related to workplace safety and other workplace conditions.
Matthew enjoys working with one of the world's deepest benches of labor and employment attorneys. The collective body of labor and employment experience at Seyfarth is second to none, and he enjoys learning from and collaborating with his colleagues to provide practical solutions to challenging workplace problems.
- JD, Duke University School of Law
Duke Journal of Constitutional Law and Public Policy, Special Projects Editor
- BA, Cornell University
Government and Sociology with honors
- Illinois
- US Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
- US District Court, Central District of Illinois
- US District Court, Northern District of Illinois
- US District Court, Southern District of Indiana
- US District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
Related Services
- Successfully second-chaired administrative hearing before NLRB related to union’s RC petition for Armour-Globe election whereby the union sought to add security guard to mixed unit.
- Member of attorney team that successfully defended, at trial, administrators of local university against $16.5 million due process claim brought by former employee, resulting in complete defense verdict for clients
- Successfully drafted motion to dismiss and memoranda in support thereof, resulting in dismissal of former employee’s Title VII retaliation claim for failure to allege the claim in his underlying EEOC charge.
Related News & Insights
-
Blog Post
Dec 4, 2024
Radical Change at OSHA During Second Trump Administration?
-
Firm News
08/15/2024
220 Seyfarth Attorneys Chosen as Leaders in Their Fields by Best Lawyers in America 2025
-
Webinar
May 29, 2024
Webinar Recording: Union Intrusion: New OSHA Walkaround Rule
-
Blog Post
Apr 1, 2024
Union Intrusion: New OSHA Rule Permits Non-Employee Union Representatives on OSHA Inspection Walkarounds
- Recognized as a "Ones to Watch" lawyer by Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White Inc.) for Labor and Employment Law - Management (2024)
- The Chicago Bar Association
- Federal Bar Association
- Co-Author, "Virginia Governor Orders Restrictions on Restaurants, Recreational Facilities, Entertainment Venues, Large Gatherings, Non-Essential Retail Businesses, and K-12 Schools," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (March 25, 2020)
- Co-Author, "NLRB Issues Final Rule Eliminating The Worst Of The Old Quickie Election Rules," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (December 16, 2019)
- Co-Presenter, “Union Intrusion: New OSHA Walkaround Rule,” Webinar, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (May 29, 2024)
- Co-Speaker, "Wellness Check Up: Diagnosing the New Normal," Seyfarth Event, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (September 12, 2023)
- Co-chair, Duke Law Chicago Regional Alumni Board
- Co-chair, Duke University Chicago Regional Alumni Board