Scott P.Mallery
Counsel
Labor & Employment
smallery@seyfarth.com
Scott invokes his unique legal experiences to approach problems from a variety of different angles to proceed with the most efficient, cost-effective and practical strategy, whether that be a public policy, advice and counsel, or litigation issue.
More About Scott
California’s legal and regulatory landscape, particularly in the labor and employment field, has become exceedingly complicated to navigate. Clients look to Scott to demystify the political process in California, and to present practical solutions for clients attempting to navigate the complex web that is the California political process generally, and labor and employment law specifically.
Scott’s unique professional experiences as a federal judicial law clerk in the Eastern District of California, as a political consultant in Sacramento, and as an adjunct professor of legal writing have helped him to become highly skilled in legal writing and research, while also possessing an adept knowledge of the intricacies of the political process in California. These skills are crucial as Scott assists clients to troubleshoot vexing issues that arise through the California legislative process and jump seamlessly into large legal writing and research projects.
After externing for the Honorable Frank C. Damrell Jr., Judge Damrell hired Scott as his law clerk. After clerking for a variety of judges sitting in the Eastern District of California, Scott went to work for a political consulting firm in California’s capital. At the consulting firm, he provided his knowledge on state-wide initiatives, consulted on the political ramification of certain legislation, and assisted clients in all matters relating to compliance with campaign finance laws and regulations.
Pulling from his unique experiences in the legislative, judicial, and private legal world, Scott assists clients in solving their legal problems in a holistic, forward-looking manner. Scott loves expanding upon, and applying, his knowledge of procedural issues, whether it comes to complex litigation, analysis of applicable rules, [or] choice of law issues.
Scott’s unique professional experiences as a federal judicial law clerk in the Eastern District of California, as a political consultant in Sacramento, and as an adjunct professor of legal writing have helped him to become highly skilled in legal writing and research, while also possessing an adept knowledge of the intricacies of the political process in California. These skills are crucial as Scott assists clients to troubleshoot vexing issues that arise through the California legislative process and jump seamlessly into large legal writing and research projects.
After externing for the Honorable Frank C. Damrell Jr., Judge Damrell hired Scott as his law clerk. After clerking for a variety of judges sitting in the Eastern District of California, Scott went to work for a political consulting firm in California’s capital. At the consulting firm, he provided his knowledge on state-wide initiatives, consulted on the political ramification of certain legislation, and assisted clients in all matters relating to compliance with campaign finance laws and regulations.
Pulling from his unique experiences in the legislative, judicial, and private legal world, Scott assists clients in solving their legal problems in a holistic, forward-looking manner. Scott loves expanding upon, and applying, his knowledge of procedural issues, whether it comes to complex litigation, analysis of applicable rules, [or] choice of law issues.
- JD, McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific
McGeorge Law Review, Editorial Board, Chief Legislation Editor
Dean’s honor list
Outstanding Scholastic Achievement Award - BA, University of California, Davis
Political Science and Spanish
UC Davis Rugby Club and Football Team
- California
- California Superior Court
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- Co-Author, "Election Talk In and Out of the Office Can Trip Up Employers," Bloomberg Law (May 23, 2024)
- Co-Author, "Wither the Administrative State: what Loper means for employment agencies," International Employment Lawyer (January 30, 2024)
- Author, "Policy Matters Newsletter - July 26, 2023," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (July 26, 2023)
- Co-Author, "Invited to a Party or a Pounding?: Responding to Congressional Investigations," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (July 10, 2023)
- Co-Author, "Policy Matters Newsletter - June 23, 2023," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (June 23, 2023)
- Co-Author, "Policy Matters Newsletter - May 16, 2023," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (May 16, 2023)
- Author, "Policy Matters Newsletter - April 25, 2023," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (April 25, 2023)
- Co-Author, "Policy Matters Newsletter - April 11, 2023," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (April 11, 2023)
- Co-Author, "Policy Matters Newsletter - March 17, 2023," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (March 17, 2023)
- Co-Author, "Policy Matters Newsletter - March 3, 2023," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (March 3, 2023)
- Co-Author, "Policy Matters Newsletter - February 17, 2023," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (February 17, 2023)
- Co-Author, "Policy Matters Newsletter - January 31, 2023," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (January 31, 2023)
- Co-Author, "Policy Matters Newsletter - January 13, 2023," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (January 13, 2023)
- Co-Author, "Policy Matters Newsletter - December 16, 2022," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (December 16, 2022)
- Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - November 18, 2022," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (November 18, 2022)
- Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - October 31, 2022," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (October 31, 2022)
- Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - October 14, 2022," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (October 14, 2022)
- Co-Author, "Meet the New Interpretation, (Pretty Much the) Same as the Old Interpretation: the DOL Proposes Its Own Independent Contractor Definition for the FLSA," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (October 11, 2022)
- Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - September 9, 2022," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (September 9, 2022)
- Co-Author, "No Shame in the Pay Reporting Game: Pay Transparency Senate Bill 1162 Abandons Public Disclosure Requirement," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (August 29, 2022)
- Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - August 26, 2022," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (August 26, 2022)
- Co-Author, "Return of the King? Not So Fast, Dr. Weil," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (April 8, 2022)
- Co-Author, "Congress Amends the Federal Arbitration Act and Bans Arbitration Agreements Covering Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault Claims," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (February 10, 2022)
- Co-Author, "Impacts of 5th Circuit Extension on Employers' OSHA ETS Compliance," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (November 15, 2021)
- Co-Author, "Settlement and Severance Agreement Restrictions Headline Final 2021 Legislative Approvals," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (October 18, 2021)
- Co-Author, "New Restrictions in Settlement and Severance Agreements Headline Governor Newsom’s Final 2021 Legislative Approvals," California Peculiarities Employment Law Blog, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (October 11, 2021)
- Co-Author, "Legislative Update: Paid Leave and Accommodation Tops 2021 Legislative Year," California Peculiarities Employment Law Blog, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (March 4, 2021)
- Co-Author, "Senate Passes Another Round of Coronavirus Relief to Replenish the Paycheck Protection Loan Program and Other Programs; Agriculture Receives Relief; House Approval Expected Thursday," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (April 22, 2020)
- Co-Author, "The House’s Legislative Response to Administration’s Return to Work Guidelines," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (April 20, 2020)
- Co-Author, "Trump Administration Issues Guidelines on 'Opening up America Again'," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (April 17, 2020)
- Author, "Justice Delayed, Justice Denied, in the Eastern District of California?," California Peculiarities Employment Law Blog, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (February 21, 2020)
- Author, Analysis of Chapter 77, Beyond Seinfeld’s Good Samaritan Debacle: Protecting Citizens Who Render Care at the Scene of an Accident from Civil Liability, 41 MCGEORGE L. REV. 647 (2010).
Newsletters
- Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - June 3, 2022," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (June 3, 2022)
- Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - May 20, 2022," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (May 20, 2022)
- Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - May 6, 2022," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (May 6, 2022)
- Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - April 15, 2022," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (April 15, 2022)
- Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - January 14, 2022," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (January 14, 2022)
- Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - October 1, 2021," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (October 1, 2021)
- Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - July 2, 2021," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (July 2, 2021)
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Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - April 13, 2021," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (April 13, 2021)
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Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - March 30, 2021," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (March 30, 2021)
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Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - March 16, 2021," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (March 16, 2021)
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Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - February 26, 2021," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (February 26, 2021)
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Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - February 12, 2021," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (February 12, 2021)
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Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - January 29, 2021," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (January 29, 2021)
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Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - January 8, 2021," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (January 8, 2021)
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Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - December 21, 2020," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (December 21, 2020)
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Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - December 7, 2020," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (December 7, 2020)
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Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - November 20, 2020," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (November 20, 2020)
- Co-Author, "Election 2020 Special Report: What Has Happened and What May Happen," Policy Matters Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (November 5, 2020)
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Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - October 23, 2020," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (October 23, 2020)
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Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - October 2, 2020," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (October 2, 2020)
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Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - September 18, 2020," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (September 18, 2020)
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Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - September 4, 2020," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (September 4, 2020)
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Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - August 21, 2020," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (August 21, 2020)
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Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - July 31, 2020," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (July 31, 2020)
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Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - July 24, 2020," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (July 24, 2020)
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Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - July 17, 2020," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (July 17, 2020)
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Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - July 10, 2020," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (July 10, 2020)
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Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - June 26, 2020," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (June 26, 2020)
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Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - June 22, 2020," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (June 22, 2020)
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Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - June 12, 2020," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (June 12, 2020)
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Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - June 5, 2020," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (June 5, 2020)
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Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - May 29, 2020," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (May 29, 2020)
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Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - May 22, 2020," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (May 22, 2020)
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Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - May 7, 2020," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (May 7, 2020)
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Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - April 30, 2020," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (April 30, 2020)
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Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - April 23, 2020," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (April 23, 2020)
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Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - April 17, 2020," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (April 17, 2020)
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Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - April 9, 2020," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (April 9, 2020)
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Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - April 3, 2020," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (April 3, 2020)
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Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - March 26, 2020," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (March 26, 2020)
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Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - March 19, 2020," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (March 19, 2020)
- Co-Presenter, "Navigating Employer's Responses to Employees' Off-Duty Conduct," Webinar, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (March 13, 2024)
- Co-Speaker, "Policy Matters Podcast Episode 36: Spotlight on the NJ Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights," Podcast, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (March 15, 2023)
- Co-Presenter, "Policy Matters Podcast Episode 35: Setting The Table: Public Policy Responses to AI in Employment," Podcast, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (February 21, 2023)
- Speaker, "Episode 34: President’s Second Nominee For Wage And Hour Administrator Stuck In Committee…Again," Podcast, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (February 17, 2023)
- Co-Presenter, "Policy Matters Podcast - Episode 33: FTC’s Crackdown on Non-Competes Through Agency Rulemaking Part 2," Podcast, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (February 10, 2023)
- Co-Presenter, "Policy Matters Podcast - Episode 33: FTC’s Crackdown on Non-Competes Through Agency Rulemaking Part 1," Podcast, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (February 7, 2023)
- Co-Presenter, "Policy Matters Podcast - Episode 32: Let Them Speak," Podcast, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (February 3, 2023)
- Co-Presenter, "Policy Matters Podcast - Episode 30: Mid-Term Elections Review Part 2," Podcast, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (December 16, 2022)
- Speaker, "Policy Matters Podcast - Episode 29: Mid-Term Elections Review," Podcast, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (November 11, 2021)
- Co-Presenter, "Government Policy Summit 2022," Seminar, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (September 30, 2022)
- Co-Presenter, "Policy Matters Podcast - Episode 27: Independent Contractor Classification: An Uneven Analytical Road," Podcast, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (August 22, 2022)
- Co-Presenter, "Policy Matters Podcast - Episode 26: Feeling the Bern: Government Contractors Could Face Blacklisting - Again," Podcast, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (May 24, 2022)
- Co-Presenter, "Session 1: The Basics of Effective Policy Advocacy," Seyfarth's Government Advocacy Institute (May 24, 2022)
- Co-Presenter, "2021 California Legislative Update," Webinar, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (October 14, 2021)
- Speaker, Policy Matters Podcast - Episode 24: Employment Arbitration: New Federal Law & Impact On Employer Arbitration Agreements, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (March 8, 2022)
- Speaker, Policy Matters Podcast - Episode 23: How COVID-19 Liability Shields Have Expired and Developed During the COVID Loop, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (February 8, 2022)
- Speaker, Policy Matters Podcast - Episode 22: Student-Athletes Running into the NLRB, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (October 22, 2021)
- Speaker, Policy Matters Podcast - Episode 17: Secretary Walsh Continues to Fill his DOL Dance Card, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (July 22, 2021)
- Speaker, Policy Matters Podcast - Episode 16: Cannabis Legalization and the Effect on the L&E World - Part 1 & 2), Seyfarth Shaw LLP (July 15, 2021
- Speaker, Policy Matters Podcast - Episode 15: A Paradigm Shift in Transportation, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (June 2, 2021)
- Co-Presenter, "The Biden Administration: Actions on Labor & Employment in the First 100 Days," Webinar, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (May 4, 2021)
- Speaker, Policy Matters Podcast - Episode 13: Filling out the DOL Roster: Deputy Secretary and Solicitor Nominees on Tap, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (April 7, 2021)
- Speaker, Policy Matters Podcast - Episode 11: The Manchin Principle: Fissures in the Democratic Caucus Threaten Biden’s Legislative Agenda, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (March 2, 2021)
- Speaker, Policy Matters Podcast - Episode 9: GOVERNMENTALphabet Soup: What is an ETS Anyway?, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (February 12, 2021)
- Co-Presenter, "2020 US Election – The Biden Administration: Early Actions on Labor & Employment and How They Can Affect Employers," Webinar, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (February 9, 2021)
- Speaker, Policy Matters Podcast - Episode 8: A Fireside Chat with Former OFCCP Director Craig Leen, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (February 8, 2021)
- Speaker, Policy Matters Podcast - Episode 7: What to Expect at the National Labor Relations Board in 2021, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (February 2, 2021)
- Speaker, Policy Matters Podcast - Episode 6: How California’s Controversial Worker Classification Test Could Affect Federal Policy, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (January 29, 2021)
- Speaker, Policy Matters Podcast - Episode 5: It’s Physics: The Longer the Impeachment, the Slower the Velocity of Change, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (January 20, 2021)
- Speaker, Policy Matters Podcast - Episode 4: Marty Walsh, Secretary of Labor Nominee, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (January 8, 2021)
- Speaker, Policy Matters Podcast - Episode 3: Senate Flip Suggests Quicker Path to Success for Biden, Agenda, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (January 8, 2021)
- Speaker, Policy Matters Podcast - Episode 2: What to Expect When You're Expecting a Biden-Harris OSHA, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (January 4, 2021)
- Speaker, Policy Matters Podcast - Episode 1: What to Expect Post-Inauguration in Labor and Employment, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (January 4, 2021)
- Co-Presenter, "2020 US Election: What to Expect in Labor & Employment from the Biden-Harris Administration," Webinar, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (December 4, 2020)
- Presenter, "California and Federal Civil Procedure Highlights," presented by the Bar Review, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, Sacramento, CA (June 28, 2014)
- Quoted, "California Passes Hourly-Wage Law in Move That Could Overhaul Abuse-Ridden Garment Manufacturing Sector," The Fashion Law (September 29, 2021)
- Quoted, "4 Types Of Failed Wage And Hour Bills States Could Resurrect," Law360 Employment Authority (July 29, 2021)
- Quoted, "California Assembly Bill 5 (AB5)," Investopedia (May 23, 2021)
- Quoted, "Fears of 'Sacramento Mentality' Spur Battle Over DOL No. 2 Pick," Bloomberg Law (March 16, 2021)
- Quoted, "Pandemic Hazard Pay Bonuses Imposed by Cities Face Court Battles," Bloomberg Law (February 23, 2021)
- Quoted, "Future of Minimum Wage, OSHA, ACA and Immigration," HRIS & Payroll Excellence (November 1, 2020)
- Quoted, "California Changes Contractor Law," Material Handling & Logistics (September 23, 2020)
- ACLU’s voter protection program, biennial volunteering
- UC Davis Rugby Club, Alumni board of directors
- Operation Protect and Defend
- Open Doors to the Federal Courts
Scott invokes his unique legal experiences to approach problems from a variety of different angles to proceed with the most efficient, cost-effective and practical strategy, whether that be a public policy, advice and counsel, or litigation issue.
More About Scott
California’s legal and regulatory landscape, particularly in the labor and employment field, has become exceedingly complicated to navigate. Clients look to Scott to demystify the political process in California, and to present practical solutions for clients attempting to navigate the complex web that is the California political process generally, and labor and employment law specifically.
Scott’s unique professional experiences as a federal judicial law clerk in the Eastern District of California, as a political consultant in Sacramento, and as an adjunct professor of legal writing have helped him to become highly skilled in legal writing and research, while also possessing an adept knowledge of the intricacies of the political process in California. These skills are crucial as Scott assists clients to troubleshoot vexing issues that arise through the California legislative process and jump seamlessly into large legal writing and research projects.
After externing for the Honorable Frank C. Damrell Jr., Judge Damrell hired Scott as his law clerk. After clerking for a variety of judges sitting in the Eastern District of California, Scott went to work for a political consulting firm in California’s capital. At the consulting firm, he provided his knowledge on state-wide initiatives, consulted on the political ramification of certain legislation, and assisted clients in all matters relating to compliance with campaign finance laws and regulations.
Pulling from his unique experiences in the legislative, judicial, and private legal world, Scott assists clients in solving their legal problems in a holistic, forward-looking manner. Scott loves expanding upon, and applying, his knowledge of procedural issues, whether it comes to complex litigation, analysis of applicable rules, [or] choice of law issues.
Scott’s unique professional experiences as a federal judicial law clerk in the Eastern District of California, as a political consultant in Sacramento, and as an adjunct professor of legal writing have helped him to become highly skilled in legal writing and research, while also possessing an adept knowledge of the intricacies of the political process in California. These skills are crucial as Scott assists clients to troubleshoot vexing issues that arise through the California legislative process and jump seamlessly into large legal writing and research projects.
After externing for the Honorable Frank C. Damrell Jr., Judge Damrell hired Scott as his law clerk. After clerking for a variety of judges sitting in the Eastern District of California, Scott went to work for a political consulting firm in California’s capital. At the consulting firm, he provided his knowledge on state-wide initiatives, consulted on the political ramification of certain legislation, and assisted clients in all matters relating to compliance with campaign finance laws and regulations.
Pulling from his unique experiences in the legislative, judicial, and private legal world, Scott assists clients in solving their legal problems in a holistic, forward-looking manner. Scott loves expanding upon, and applying, his knowledge of procedural issues, whether it comes to complex litigation, analysis of applicable rules, [or] choice of law issues.
- JD, McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific
McGeorge Law Review, Editorial Board, Chief Legislation Editor
Dean’s honor list
Outstanding Scholastic Achievement Award - BA, University of California, Davis
Political Science and Spanish
UC Davis Rugby Club and Football Team
- California
- California Superior Court
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- Co-Author, "Election Talk In and Out of the Office Can Trip Up Employers," Bloomberg Law (May 23, 2024)
- Co-Author, "Wither the Administrative State: what Loper means for employment agencies," International Employment Lawyer (January 30, 2024)
- Author, "Policy Matters Newsletter - July 26, 2023," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (July 26, 2023)
- Co-Author, "Invited to a Party or a Pounding?: Responding to Congressional Investigations," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (July 10, 2023)
- Co-Author, "Policy Matters Newsletter - June 23, 2023," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (June 23, 2023)
- Co-Author, "Policy Matters Newsletter - May 16, 2023," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (May 16, 2023)
- Author, "Policy Matters Newsletter - April 25, 2023," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (April 25, 2023)
- Co-Author, "Policy Matters Newsletter - April 11, 2023," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (April 11, 2023)
- Co-Author, "Policy Matters Newsletter - March 17, 2023," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (March 17, 2023)
- Co-Author, "Policy Matters Newsletter - March 3, 2023," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (March 3, 2023)
- Co-Author, "Policy Matters Newsletter - February 17, 2023," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (February 17, 2023)
- Co-Author, "Policy Matters Newsletter - January 31, 2023," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (January 31, 2023)
- Co-Author, "Policy Matters Newsletter - January 13, 2023," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (January 13, 2023)
- Co-Author, "Policy Matters Newsletter - December 16, 2022," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (December 16, 2022)
- Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - November 18, 2022," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (November 18, 2022)
- Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - October 31, 2022," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (October 31, 2022)
- Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - October 14, 2022," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (October 14, 2022)
- Co-Author, "Meet the New Interpretation, (Pretty Much the) Same as the Old Interpretation: the DOL Proposes Its Own Independent Contractor Definition for the FLSA," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (October 11, 2022)
- Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - September 9, 2022," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (September 9, 2022)
- Co-Author, "No Shame in the Pay Reporting Game: Pay Transparency Senate Bill 1162 Abandons Public Disclosure Requirement," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (August 29, 2022)
- Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - August 26, 2022," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (August 26, 2022)
- Co-Author, "Return of the King? Not So Fast, Dr. Weil," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (April 8, 2022)
- Co-Author, "Congress Amends the Federal Arbitration Act and Bans Arbitration Agreements Covering Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault Claims," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (February 10, 2022)
- Co-Author, "Impacts of 5th Circuit Extension on Employers' OSHA ETS Compliance," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (November 15, 2021)
- Co-Author, "Settlement and Severance Agreement Restrictions Headline Final 2021 Legislative Approvals," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (October 18, 2021)
- Co-Author, "New Restrictions in Settlement and Severance Agreements Headline Governor Newsom’s Final 2021 Legislative Approvals," California Peculiarities Employment Law Blog, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (October 11, 2021)
- Co-Author, "Legislative Update: Paid Leave and Accommodation Tops 2021 Legislative Year," California Peculiarities Employment Law Blog, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (March 4, 2021)
- Co-Author, "Senate Passes Another Round of Coronavirus Relief to Replenish the Paycheck Protection Loan Program and Other Programs; Agriculture Receives Relief; House Approval Expected Thursday," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (April 22, 2020)
- Co-Author, "The House’s Legislative Response to Administration’s Return to Work Guidelines," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (April 20, 2020)
- Co-Author, "Trump Administration Issues Guidelines on 'Opening up America Again'," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (April 17, 2020)
- Author, "Justice Delayed, Justice Denied, in the Eastern District of California?," California Peculiarities Employment Law Blog, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (February 21, 2020)
- Author, Analysis of Chapter 77, Beyond Seinfeld’s Good Samaritan Debacle: Protecting Citizens Who Render Care at the Scene of an Accident from Civil Liability, 41 MCGEORGE L. REV. 647 (2010).
Newsletters
- Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - June 3, 2022," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (June 3, 2022)
- Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - May 20, 2022," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (May 20, 2022)
- Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - May 6, 2022," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (May 6, 2022)
- Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - April 15, 2022," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (April 15, 2022)
- Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - January 14, 2022," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (January 14, 2022)
- Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - October 1, 2021," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (October 1, 2021)
- Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - July 2, 2021," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (July 2, 2021)
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Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - April 13, 2021," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (April 13, 2021)
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Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - March 30, 2021," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (March 30, 2021)
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Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - March 16, 2021," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (March 16, 2021)
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Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - February 26, 2021," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (February 26, 2021)
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Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - February 12, 2021," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (February 12, 2021)
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Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - January 29, 2021," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (January 29, 2021)
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Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - January 8, 2021," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (January 8, 2021)
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Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - December 21, 2020," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (December 21, 2020)
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Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - December 7, 2020," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (December 7, 2020)
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Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - November 20, 2020," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (November 20, 2020)
- Co-Author, "Election 2020 Special Report: What Has Happened and What May Happen," Policy Matters Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (November 5, 2020)
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Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - October 23, 2020," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (October 23, 2020)
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Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - October 2, 2020," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (October 2, 2020)
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Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - September 18, 2020," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (September 18, 2020)
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Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - September 4, 2020," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (September 4, 2020)
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Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - August 21, 2020," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (August 21, 2020)
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Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - July 31, 2020," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (July 31, 2020)
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Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - July 24, 2020," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (July 24, 2020)
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Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - July 17, 2020," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (July 17, 2020)
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Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - July 10, 2020," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (July 10, 2020)
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Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - July 2, 2020," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (July 2, 2020)
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Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - June 26, 2020," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (June 26, 2020)
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Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - June 22, 2020," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (June 22, 2020)
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Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - June 12, 2020," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (June 12, 2020)
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Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - June 5, 2020," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (June 5, 2020)
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Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - May 29, 2020," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (May 29, 2020)
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Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - May 22, 2020," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (May 22, 2020)
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Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - May 7, 2020," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (May 7, 2020)
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Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - April 30, 2020," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (April 30, 2020)
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Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - April 23, 2020," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (April 23, 2020)
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Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - April 17, 2020," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (April 17, 2020)
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Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - April 9, 2020," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (April 9, 2020)
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Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - April 3, 2020," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (April 3, 2020)
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Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - March 26, 2020," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (March 26, 2020)
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Co-Author, "Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - March 19, 2020," Newsletter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (March 19, 2020)
- Co-Presenter, "Navigating Employer's Responses to Employees' Off-Duty Conduct," Webinar, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (March 13, 2024)
- Co-Speaker, "Policy Matters Podcast Episode 36: Spotlight on the NJ Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights," Podcast, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (March 15, 2023)
- Co-Presenter, "Policy Matters Podcast Episode 35: Setting The Table: Public Policy Responses to AI in Employment," Podcast, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (February 21, 2023)
- Speaker, "Episode 34: President’s Second Nominee For Wage And Hour Administrator Stuck In Committee…Again," Podcast, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (February 17, 2023)
- Co-Presenter, "Policy Matters Podcast - Episode 33: FTC’s Crackdown on Non-Competes Through Agency Rulemaking Part 2," Podcast, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (February 10, 2023)
- Co-Presenter, "Policy Matters Podcast - Episode 33: FTC’s Crackdown on Non-Competes Through Agency Rulemaking Part 1," Podcast, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (February 7, 2023)
- Co-Presenter, "Policy Matters Podcast - Episode 32: Let Them Speak," Podcast, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (February 3, 2023)
- Co-Presenter, "Policy Matters Podcast - Episode 30: Mid-Term Elections Review Part 2," Podcast, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (December 16, 2022)
- Speaker, "Policy Matters Podcast - Episode 29: Mid-Term Elections Review," Podcast, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (November 11, 2021)
- Co-Presenter, "Government Policy Summit 2022," Seminar, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (September 30, 2022)
- Co-Presenter, "Policy Matters Podcast - Episode 27: Independent Contractor Classification: An Uneven Analytical Road," Podcast, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (August 22, 2022)
- Co-Presenter, "Policy Matters Podcast - Episode 26: Feeling the Bern: Government Contractors Could Face Blacklisting - Again," Podcast, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (May 24, 2022)
- Co-Presenter, "Session 1: The Basics of Effective Policy Advocacy," Seyfarth's Government Advocacy Institute (May 24, 2022)
- Co-Presenter, "2021 California Legislative Update," Webinar, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (October 14, 2021)
- Speaker, Policy Matters Podcast - Episode 24: Employment Arbitration: New Federal Law & Impact On Employer Arbitration Agreements, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (March 8, 2022)
- Speaker, Policy Matters Podcast - Episode 23: How COVID-19 Liability Shields Have Expired and Developed During the COVID Loop, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (February 8, 2022)
- Speaker, Policy Matters Podcast - Episode 22: Student-Athletes Running into the NLRB, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (October 22, 2021)
- Speaker, Policy Matters Podcast - Episode 17: Secretary Walsh Continues to Fill his DOL Dance Card, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (July 22, 2021)
- Speaker, Policy Matters Podcast - Episode 16: Cannabis Legalization and the Effect on the L&E World - Part 1 & 2), Seyfarth Shaw LLP (July 15, 2021
- Speaker, Policy Matters Podcast - Episode 15: A Paradigm Shift in Transportation, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (June 2, 2021)
- Co-Presenter, "The Biden Administration: Actions on Labor & Employment in the First 100 Days," Webinar, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (May 4, 2021)
- Speaker, Policy Matters Podcast - Episode 13: Filling out the DOL Roster: Deputy Secretary and Solicitor Nominees on Tap, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (April 7, 2021)
- Speaker, Policy Matters Podcast - Episode 11: The Manchin Principle: Fissures in the Democratic Caucus Threaten Biden’s Legislative Agenda, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (March 2, 2021)
- Speaker, Policy Matters Podcast - Episode 9: GOVERNMENTALphabet Soup: What is an ETS Anyway?, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (February 12, 2021)
- Co-Presenter, "2020 US Election – The Biden Administration: Early Actions on Labor & Employment and How They Can Affect Employers," Webinar, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (February 9, 2021)
- Speaker, Policy Matters Podcast - Episode 8: A Fireside Chat with Former OFCCP Director Craig Leen, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (February 8, 2021)
- Speaker, Policy Matters Podcast - Episode 7: What to Expect at the National Labor Relations Board in 2021, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (February 2, 2021)
- Speaker, Policy Matters Podcast - Episode 6: How California’s Controversial Worker Classification Test Could Affect Federal Policy, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (January 29, 2021)
- Speaker, Policy Matters Podcast - Episode 5: It’s Physics: The Longer the Impeachment, the Slower the Velocity of Change, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (January 20, 2021)
- Speaker, Policy Matters Podcast - Episode 4: Marty Walsh, Secretary of Labor Nominee, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (January 8, 2021)
- Speaker, Policy Matters Podcast - Episode 3: Senate Flip Suggests Quicker Path to Success for Biden, Agenda, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (January 8, 2021)
- Speaker, Policy Matters Podcast - Episode 2: What to Expect When You're Expecting a Biden-Harris OSHA, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (January 4, 2021)
- Speaker, Policy Matters Podcast - Episode 1: What to Expect Post-Inauguration in Labor and Employment, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (January 4, 2021)
- Co-Presenter, "2020 US Election: What to Expect in Labor & Employment from the Biden-Harris Administration," Webinar, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (December 4, 2020)
- Presenter, "California and Federal Civil Procedure Highlights," presented by the Bar Review, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, Sacramento, CA (June 28, 2014)
- Quoted, "California Passes Hourly-Wage Law in Move That Could Overhaul Abuse-Ridden Garment Manufacturing Sector," The Fashion Law (September 29, 2021)
- Quoted, "4 Types Of Failed Wage And Hour Bills States Could Resurrect," Law360 Employment Authority (July 29, 2021)
- Quoted, "California Assembly Bill 5 (AB5)," Investopedia (May 23, 2021)
- Quoted, "Fears of 'Sacramento Mentality' Spur Battle Over DOL No. 2 Pick," Bloomberg Law (March 16, 2021)
- Quoted, "Pandemic Hazard Pay Bonuses Imposed by Cities Face Court Battles," Bloomberg Law (February 23, 2021)
- Quoted, "Future of Minimum Wage, OSHA, ACA and Immigration," HRIS & Payroll Excellence (November 1, 2020)
- Quoted, "California Changes Contractor Law," Material Handling & Logistics (September 23, 2020)
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