Robert E.Buch
Partner
Labor & Employment
rbuch@seyfarth.com
Robert provides clients with effective advice to prevent industrial injuries, mitigate damages, and contain them within the workers' compensation venue of law.
More About Robert
Robert counsels employers on solutions to problems in the fields of workers' compensation and labor management. Workers' compensation is part of the fabric of labor management—if not properly managed, it can cross over into other more costly fields, such as civil litigation and statutory violations involving the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Family and Medical Leave Act.
Robert's practice has been at all levels of the judicial process, from arbitrations to the Supreme Court. He has established networks of attorneys around the country to coordinate a consistent response for the firm's clients. Robert has also assembled a training program for employers to diminish and contain potential liabilities in the field.
Robert began his practice as a union labor attorney before moving to Seyfarth nearly three decades ago. His background on the union side of labor law has enabled him to address the matters and concerns of both sides of the problem.
"I have, over my years at the firm, enjoyed the skills, professionalism, and work ethic of my partners and associates. The support staff is second to none."
Robert's practice has been at all levels of the judicial process, from arbitrations to the Supreme Court. He has established networks of attorneys around the country to coordinate a consistent response for the firm's clients. Robert has also assembled a training program for employers to diminish and contain potential liabilities in the field.
Robert began his practice as a union labor attorney before moving to Seyfarth nearly three decades ago. His background on the union side of labor law has enabled him to address the matters and concerns of both sides of the problem.
"I have, over my years at the firm, enjoyed the skills, professionalism, and work ethic of my partners and associates. The support staff is second to none."
- JD, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
- MS, University of Southern California
- BA, University of Southern California
- California
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- Listed in Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White Inc.) for Workers' Compensation Law - Employers (2012-2023)
- Recognized as "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White Inc.) for Workers' Compensation Law - Employers (2019, 2021)
- Listed in California Super Lawyers for Workers' Compensation Law (Thomson Reuters) (2005, 2009-2014)
- State Bar of California, Law Advisory Commission, Chairman
- American Trial Lawyers Association, Workers' Compensation Section, Chairman, 1987
- California State Bar Workers' Compensation Committee, former member
- California Applicants' Attorneys Association, Former Member, Board of Governors, former member, Board of Governors
- Los Angeles County Bar Association, Workers’ Compensation Section, Media Chairman, State and Federal Legislation Committee
- Co-Author, "California Employees Presumed to Have Contracted COVID-19 at Work When Seeking Workers’ Compensation Benefits," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (May 8, 2020)
- “The Role of an Occupational Variant in Determining Permanent Disability under California Workers’ Compensation Law,” 15 California Western Law Review 369, January 1980
- “The Political Prisoner Syndrome,” 20 Crime and Delinquency 2, April 1974
- Contributor to Lindemann, Barbara, and David D. Kadue, Primer on Sexual Harassment (Bureau of National Affairs, Washington, D.C., 1992)
- Co-Author, CEB, California Workers’ Compensation Practice Fourth Edition
- Lectured extensively before California Self Insurers Association, Merchants & Manufacturers Association, and National Managed Health Care Congress
- Presented seminars for National Business Institute and Conference Development, Inc.
- Addressed American Trial Lawyers at their National Convention on numerous occasions
- Adjunct professor at Loyola Law School
- Adjunct professor at Southwestern Law School
- Professor, 10-week course preparing candidates for legal specialization for the CEB and State Bar
- Regular lecturer for both plaintiff and defense bars
Robert provides clients with effective advice to prevent industrial injuries, mitigate damages, and contain them within the workers' compensation venue of law.
More About Robert
Robert counsels employers on solutions to problems in the fields of workers' compensation and labor management. Workers' compensation is part of the fabric of labor management—if not properly managed, it can cross over into other more costly fields, such as civil litigation and statutory violations involving the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Family and Medical Leave Act.
Robert's practice has been at all levels of the judicial process, from arbitrations to the Supreme Court. He has established networks of attorneys around the country to coordinate a consistent response for the firm's clients. Robert has also assembled a training program for employers to diminish and contain potential liabilities in the field.
Robert began his practice as a union labor attorney before moving to Seyfarth nearly three decades ago. His background on the union side of labor law has enabled him to address the matters and concerns of both sides of the problem.
"I have, over my years at the firm, enjoyed the skills, professionalism, and work ethic of my partners and associates. The support staff is second to none."
Robert's practice has been at all levels of the judicial process, from arbitrations to the Supreme Court. He has established networks of attorneys around the country to coordinate a consistent response for the firm's clients. Robert has also assembled a training program for employers to diminish and contain potential liabilities in the field.
Robert began his practice as a union labor attorney before moving to Seyfarth nearly three decades ago. His background on the union side of labor law has enabled him to address the matters and concerns of both sides of the problem.
"I have, over my years at the firm, enjoyed the skills, professionalism, and work ethic of my partners and associates. The support staff is second to none."
- JD, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
- MS, University of Southern California
- BA, University of Southern California
- California
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Sep 22, 2020
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- Listed in Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White Inc.) for Workers' Compensation Law - Employers (2012-2023)
- Recognized as "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White Inc.) for Workers' Compensation Law - Employers (2019, 2021)
- Listed in California Super Lawyers for Workers' Compensation Law (Thomson Reuters) (2005, 2009-2014)
- State Bar of California, Law Advisory Commission, Chairman
- American Trial Lawyers Association, Workers' Compensation Section, Chairman, 1987
- California State Bar Workers' Compensation Committee, former member
- California Applicants' Attorneys Association, Former Member, Board of Governors, former member, Board of Governors
- Los Angeles County Bar Association, Workers’ Compensation Section, Media Chairman, State and Federal Legislation Committee
- Co-Author, "California Employees Presumed to Have Contracted COVID-19 at Work When Seeking Workers’ Compensation Benefits," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (May 8, 2020)
- “The Role of an Occupational Variant in Determining Permanent Disability under California Workers’ Compensation Law,” 15 California Western Law Review 369, January 1980
- “The Political Prisoner Syndrome,” 20 Crime and Delinquency 2, April 1974
- Contributor to Lindemann, Barbara, and David D. Kadue, Primer on Sexual Harassment (Bureau of National Affairs, Washington, D.C., 1992)
- Co-Author, CEB, California Workers’ Compensation Practice Fourth Edition
- Lectured extensively before California Self Insurers Association, Merchants & Manufacturers Association, and National Managed Health Care Congress
- Presented seminars for National Business Institute and Conference Development, Inc.
- Addressed American Trial Lawyers at their National Convention on numerous occasions
- Adjunct professor at Loyola Law School
- Adjunct professor at Southwestern Law School
- Professor, 10-week course preparing candidates for legal specialization for the CEB and State Bar
- Regular lecturer for both plaintiff and defense bars