PhilippeWeiss
President, Seyfarth at Work
pweiss@seyfarth.com
Philippe helps executives and employees achieve workplace and individual career success. He provides workplace compliance analysis for both clients and the media.
More About Philippe
Philippe has played a leading role in developing internationally recognized compliance communications methods, now used throughout the ranks of the Fortune 500. Specifically, he pioneered Seyfarth at Work's highly practical messaging, which emphasizes everyday language and avoids "legalese." EEOC and DOJ-designated monitors have concluded that these methods, as embodied in both Seyfarth at Work consulting and training, are "wholly creative and successful." Philippe plays an advisory and planning-support role within Seyfarth at Work.
Philippe has collaborated with corporate executive teams and in-house legal and human resources leaders to develop core value statements, compliance plans, and high-impact training initiatives. Philippe has worked with federal enforcement agencies in the context of complex litigation settlement processes and has assisted governmental entities and NGO’s to craft messaging addressing legally and politically contentious challenges. Legislative task forces have relied upon Philippe for testimony on improving workplace culture and developing related legislation.
In his career as an attorney, Philippe has represented both plaintiff and defense-side clients (as well as agencies and high-profile individuals) and appeared before federal and state courts.
Beyond his corporate and client work, media outlets regularly call upon Philippe to simply explain legal news and trends affecting individuals and companies. He has been quoted in/by The New York Times, Washington Post, Forbes, The Guardian, Politico, Inc., Fortune, USA Today, Time.com Money, CNBC.com, The Los Angeles Times, Fast Company, ABC Radio, NBC affiliates, ABC TV Australia, WGN TV, and WGN Radio, where he appears as a regular guest for conversations spanning business, career and compliance trends.
Philippe has also developed and/or delivered interactive business, law, and negotiation courses at Northwestern University, DePaul, and Loyola, and designed interactive negotiation simulations for the University of Michigan. He serves as an Adjunct Professor on the faculty of the DePaul College of Law’s Masters of Legal Studies Program and guest lectures on effective compliance communication at Boston University’s School of Law. In addition, Philippe founded and co-led a turnkey compliance products company serving governmental customers in all 50 states.
Philippe has collaborated with corporate executive teams and in-house legal and human resources leaders to develop core value statements, compliance plans, and high-impact training initiatives. Philippe has worked with federal enforcement agencies in the context of complex litigation settlement processes and has assisted governmental entities and NGO’s to craft messaging addressing legally and politically contentious challenges. Legislative task forces have relied upon Philippe for testimony on improving workplace culture and developing related legislation.
In his career as an attorney, Philippe has represented both plaintiff and defense-side clients (as well as agencies and high-profile individuals) and appeared before federal and state courts.
Beyond his corporate and client work, media outlets regularly call upon Philippe to simply explain legal news and trends affecting individuals and companies. He has been quoted in/by The New York Times, Washington Post, Forbes, The Guardian, Politico, Inc., Fortune, USA Today, Time.com Money, CNBC.com, The Los Angeles Times, Fast Company, ABC Radio, NBC affiliates, ABC TV Australia, WGN TV, and WGN Radio, where he appears as a regular guest for conversations spanning business, career and compliance trends.
Philippe has also developed and/or delivered interactive business, law, and negotiation courses at Northwestern University, DePaul, and Loyola, and designed interactive negotiation simulations for the University of Michigan. He serves as an Adjunct Professor on the faculty of the DePaul College of Law’s Masters of Legal Studies Program and guest lectures on effective compliance communication at Boston University’s School of Law. In addition, Philippe founded and co-led a turnkey compliance products company serving governmental customers in all 50 states.
- JD, Boston University School of Law
- BS, University of Michigan
Honors College
With distinction
- Illinois
Related Services
Philippe has developed key compliance communications tools and strategies for:
- A top three global aerospace company
- A top three global retailer
- A big three accounting firm
- A top five global tech company
- As part of a large scale federal consent decree initiative involving a big three automaker defendant as well as FBI, DOJ, EEOC, and state attorneys general enforcement actions
Related News & Insights
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Media Mentions
11/06/2024
Philippe Weiss Discusses Employers Managing Workplace Politics Post-Election in International Employment Lawyer
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Media Mentions
11/05/2024
Philippe Weiss Discusses Post-Election Office Politics on WGN Radio (Chicago)
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Media Mentions
10/21/2024
Philippe Weiss Discusses How DOL’s AI Roadmap Provides a Checklist for Employers in International Employment Lawyer
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Media Mentions
10/08/2024
Philippe Weiss Discusses Global Results Bonuses on WGN Radio (Chicago)
- Co-Author, "The Government Contract Compliance Handbook, 6th," Federal Publications (2024)
- Author, "Will That Halloween Costume Offend Co-Workers?," Bloomberg Law (October 27, 2021)
- Author, "Legal Risks with Virtual Holiday Work Parties," Corporate Compliance Insights (December 18, 2020)
- Author, "Bosses’ Top Fears When Managing Work-From-Home Staff," Thomson Reuters’ Westlaw Employment Journal (June 22, 2020)
- Author, "Training Harassment's First Responders," Human Resource Executive (December 13, 2017)
- Author, "Eight ways employers can make the most of March Madness," The Guardian (March 16, 2015)
- "Keep It Legal: Interviewing and Hiring on the Right Side of the Law," WinterWyman News & Views (April 23, 2013)
- "How to Host a Smashing Holiday Party Without Getting Sued," Hispanic Business.Com (December 10, 2012)
- Co-Author, "US high court to hear arguments in case that could reshape scope of supervisor liability," Daily Journal (November 26, 2012)
- Co-Author, "The U.S. Supreme Court To Revisit The Scope Of The Faragher/Ellerth Supervisor Liability Rule," One Minute Memo, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (November 15, 2012)
- Co-Author, "EEOC Issues New Guidance Applying Title VII And ADA To Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault And Stalking," One Minute Memo, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (October 26, 2012)
- Co-Author, "Cut! Harassment Training Videos Aren't Enough," Law360 (February 23, 2011)
- Chapter Author, "Winning Legal Strategies for Employment Law: What Every Company Should Know About Labor Law & Legal Compliance," Aspatore Books (April 2005)
- Co-Author, "Library Building Alternations Under the Americans with Disabilities Act," Illinois Libraries Journal, Vol 78, No. 1 (Winter 1996)
- Co-Author, "At-Will Employment," Illinois Libraries Journal, Vol. 77 No. 3 (Summer 1995)
- "Strategies for Private Businesses to Achieve Compliance and Culture Change," Testimony before State of Illinois Senate Task Force on Harassment and Discrimination, Springfield, IL (August 21, 2018)
- "Strategies for Private Businesses to Achieve Compliance and Culture Change," Testimony before State of Illinois House of Representatives Task Force on Harassment and Discrimination, Springfield, IL (February 27, 2018)
- "Crisis Management: Best Practices for Preventing and Addressing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace," Webinar, presented by Seyfarth Shaw LLP (January 4, 2018)
- "From Fundamentals to Action," Webinar, presented by Seyfarth Shaw LLP (May 19, 2016)
- Quoted, "Managers brace for conflict after Trump wins White House," International Employment Lawyer (November 6, 2024)
Philippe helps executives and employees achieve workplace and individual career success. He provides workplace compliance analysis for both clients and the media.
More About Philippe
Philippe has played a leading role in developing internationally recognized compliance communications methods, now used throughout the ranks of the Fortune 500. Specifically, he pioneered Seyfarth at Work's highly practical messaging, which emphasizes everyday language and avoids "legalese." EEOC and DOJ-designated monitors have concluded that these methods, as embodied in both Seyfarth at Work consulting and training, are "wholly creative and successful." Philippe plays an advisory and planning-support role within Seyfarth at Work.
Philippe has collaborated with corporate executive teams and in-house legal and human resources leaders to develop core value statements, compliance plans, and high-impact training initiatives. Philippe has worked with federal enforcement agencies in the context of complex litigation settlement processes and has assisted governmental entities and NGO’s to craft messaging addressing legally and politically contentious challenges. Legislative task forces have relied upon Philippe for testimony on improving workplace culture and developing related legislation.
In his career as an attorney, Philippe has represented both plaintiff and defense-side clients (as well as agencies and high-profile individuals) and appeared before federal and state courts.
Beyond his corporate and client work, media outlets regularly call upon Philippe to simply explain legal news and trends affecting individuals and companies. He has been quoted in/by The New York Times, Washington Post, Forbes, The Guardian, Politico, Inc., Fortune, USA Today, Time.com Money, CNBC.com, The Los Angeles Times, Fast Company, ABC Radio, NBC affiliates, ABC TV Australia, WGN TV, and WGN Radio, where he appears as a regular guest for conversations spanning business, career and compliance trends.
Philippe has also developed and/or delivered interactive business, law, and negotiation courses at Northwestern University, DePaul, and Loyola, and designed interactive negotiation simulations for the University of Michigan. He serves as an Adjunct Professor on the faculty of the DePaul College of Law’s Masters of Legal Studies Program and guest lectures on effective compliance communication at Boston University’s School of Law. In addition, Philippe founded and co-led a turnkey compliance products company serving governmental customers in all 50 states.
Philippe has collaborated with corporate executive teams and in-house legal and human resources leaders to develop core value statements, compliance plans, and high-impact training initiatives. Philippe has worked with federal enforcement agencies in the context of complex litigation settlement processes and has assisted governmental entities and NGO’s to craft messaging addressing legally and politically contentious challenges. Legislative task forces have relied upon Philippe for testimony on improving workplace culture and developing related legislation.
In his career as an attorney, Philippe has represented both plaintiff and defense-side clients (as well as agencies and high-profile individuals) and appeared before federal and state courts.
Beyond his corporate and client work, media outlets regularly call upon Philippe to simply explain legal news and trends affecting individuals and companies. He has been quoted in/by The New York Times, Washington Post, Forbes, The Guardian, Politico, Inc., Fortune, USA Today, Time.com Money, CNBC.com, The Los Angeles Times, Fast Company, ABC Radio, NBC affiliates, ABC TV Australia, WGN TV, and WGN Radio, where he appears as a regular guest for conversations spanning business, career and compliance trends.
Philippe has also developed and/or delivered interactive business, law, and negotiation courses at Northwestern University, DePaul, and Loyola, and designed interactive negotiation simulations for the University of Michigan. He serves as an Adjunct Professor on the faculty of the DePaul College of Law’s Masters of Legal Studies Program and guest lectures on effective compliance communication at Boston University’s School of Law. In addition, Philippe founded and co-led a turnkey compliance products company serving governmental customers in all 50 states.
- JD, Boston University School of Law
- BS, University of Michigan
Honors College
With distinction
- Illinois
Related Services
Philippe has developed key compliance communications tools and strategies for:
- A top three global aerospace company
- A top three global retailer
- A big three accounting firm
- A top five global tech company
- As part of a large scale federal consent decree initiative involving a big three automaker defendant as well as FBI, DOJ, EEOC, and state attorneys general enforcement actions
Related News & Insights
-
Media Mentions
11/06/2024
Philippe Weiss Discusses Employers Managing Workplace Politics Post-Election in International Employment Lawyer
-
Media Mentions
11/05/2024
Philippe Weiss Discusses Post-Election Office Politics on WGN Radio (Chicago)
-
Media Mentions
10/21/2024
Philippe Weiss Discusses How DOL’s AI Roadmap Provides a Checklist for Employers in International Employment Lawyer
-
Media Mentions
10/08/2024
Philippe Weiss Discusses Global Results Bonuses on WGN Radio (Chicago)
- Co-Author, "The Government Contract Compliance Handbook, 6th," Federal Publications (2024)
- Author, "Will That Halloween Costume Offend Co-Workers?," Bloomberg Law (October 27, 2021)
- Author, "Legal Risks with Virtual Holiday Work Parties," Corporate Compliance Insights (December 18, 2020)
- Author, "Bosses’ Top Fears When Managing Work-From-Home Staff," Thomson Reuters’ Westlaw Employment Journal (June 22, 2020)
- Author, "Training Harassment's First Responders," Human Resource Executive (December 13, 2017)
- Author, "Eight ways employers can make the most of March Madness," The Guardian (March 16, 2015)
- "Keep It Legal: Interviewing and Hiring on the Right Side of the Law," WinterWyman News & Views (April 23, 2013)
- "How to Host a Smashing Holiday Party Without Getting Sued," Hispanic Business.Com (December 10, 2012)
- Co-Author, "US high court to hear arguments in case that could reshape scope of supervisor liability," Daily Journal (November 26, 2012)
- Co-Author, "The U.S. Supreme Court To Revisit The Scope Of The Faragher/Ellerth Supervisor Liability Rule," One Minute Memo, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (November 15, 2012)
- Co-Author, "EEOC Issues New Guidance Applying Title VII And ADA To Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault And Stalking," One Minute Memo, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (October 26, 2012)
- Co-Author, "Cut! Harassment Training Videos Aren't Enough," Law360 (February 23, 2011)
- Chapter Author, "Winning Legal Strategies for Employment Law: What Every Company Should Know About Labor Law & Legal Compliance," Aspatore Books (April 2005)
- Co-Author, "Library Building Alternations Under the Americans with Disabilities Act," Illinois Libraries Journal, Vol 78, No. 1 (Winter 1996)
- Co-Author, "At-Will Employment," Illinois Libraries Journal, Vol. 77 No. 3 (Summer 1995)
- "Strategies for Private Businesses to Achieve Compliance and Culture Change," Testimony before State of Illinois Senate Task Force on Harassment and Discrimination, Springfield, IL (August 21, 2018)
- "Strategies for Private Businesses to Achieve Compliance and Culture Change," Testimony before State of Illinois House of Representatives Task Force on Harassment and Discrimination, Springfield, IL (February 27, 2018)
- "Crisis Management: Best Practices for Preventing and Addressing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace," Webinar, presented by Seyfarth Shaw LLP (January 4, 2018)
- "From Fundamentals to Action," Webinar, presented by Seyfarth Shaw LLP (May 19, 2016)
- Quoted, "Managers brace for conflict after Trump wins White House," International Employment Lawyer (November 6, 2024)