Richard Siegel

Mr.Siegel is an associate in the Labor and Employment practice group in the firm’s Washington, DC office.

Mr. Siegel’s practice focuses on various labor and employment, employee benefits, and ERISA issues.

Mr. Siegel has represented plan sponsors and fiduciaries in a wide range of matters arising under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act ("ERISA"). Mr. Siegel’s experience includes counseling and representing plan sponsors and fiduciaries in litigation on the numerous duties imposed upon fiduciaries in the administration of plans and investment of plan assets, including the prudent selection and oversight of investment professionals and other service providers, prohibited transaction issues, interpretation of plan documents, unfunded and underfunded liabilities, withdrawal liability, claims for benefits, and recovery of delinquent contributions.

Mr. Siegel frequently represents employers in various labor and employment litigation matters. He has significant experience in litigating matters and counseling employers on issues arising under federal labor laws, including the National Labor Relations Act, Railway Labor Act, Fair Labor Standards Act, Service Contract Act, and the Federal Employers’ Liability Act. He also has substantial experience in litigating and counseling employers on employment-related claims such as sexual harassment, breach of employment contracts, and breach of confidentiality agreements.

Mr. Siegel also has experience in numerous other areas of litigation, including white collar defense, antitrust matters, government contract disputes, and other complex civil litigation.

Mr. Siegel first began working for Sheppard Mullin as a summer associate in 2006 where he assisted in numerous litigation and transactional matters. Mr. Siegel is a representative of the Washington, DC office to Sheppard Mullin’s Associates’ Forum.

Education

• J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, Cum Laude, American Criminal Law Review, 2007
• M.S., Florida State University, 2004
• B.A., Florida State University, Cum Laude, 2003

Admissions

• District of Columbia
• Maryland
• United States District Court for the District of Columbia
• United States District Court for the District of Maryland
• United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Memberships

• Member, District of Columbia Bar, Labor and Employment Law Section
• Member, Maryland State Bar Association, Section of Labor and Employment Law
• Member, American Bar Association, Section of Labor and Employment Law

Articles

Author, 7th Circuit: Deference Given to Parties' Intent in Dispute over Classification, Court Report, Society for Human Resource Management, February 20, 2009

Co-Author - 9th Circuit: Shopping Mall Management Company Unlawfully Limited Union's Activities, Court Report, Society for Human Resource Management, September 12, 2008

Co-Author - 5th Circuit: Manager's Questioning Was Not Protected Activity, Court Report, Society for Human Resource Management, June 27, 2008.

Co-Author - 1st Circuit Bus Company Committed Unfair Labor Practice, Court Report, Society for Human Resource Management, April 25, 2008.

Co-Author - 7th Circuit: Hospitals Interfered With Nurses' Right to Organize, Court Report, Society for Human Resource Management, April 4, 2008

"Federal Criminal Conspiracy," Twenty-First Survey of White Collar Crime, American Criminal Law Review, Spring, 2006. 43 Am. Crim. L. Rev. 495.

FCC Law Blog Articles

• "FCC Steps Up DTV Enforcement", April 17, 2008
• "Incumbents Big Winners in 700 MHz Auction", April 1, 2008

Government Contracts Law Blog Articles

• "The "Franken Amendment": A Blow to Arbitration and Increased Litigation and Compliance For Government Contractors", December 8, 2009