Guy N. Halgren
Print PDFPartner, Chairman of the Executive Committee
Guy Halgren is a partner in the Labor and Employment Practice Group in the firm's San Diego office and is Chairman of the firm's Executive Committee. Since Mr. Halgren became Chairman in 2001, Sheppard Mullin has grown strategically to meet the needs of its clients. Under his leadership, the Firm has opened offices in New York, Washington, D.C., Century City, North County San Diego, Santa Barbara, Shanghai and the Silicon Valley.
Areas of Practice
Although Mr. Halgren devotes most of his time to serving as the Firm's Chairman, he continues to practice as a Labor and Employment Partner. He has a special expertise in defending employers in wage and hour class actions.Education
- J.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 1984, graduated fifth in his class, Order of the Coif
- B.A., University of California, Davis, 1977, with honors
Clerkships
- Externed for the Honorable Gordon Thompson, Jr., U.S. District Court Judge, in San Diego during 1983
Admissions
- California
Memberships
- Past Chair, Committee on Employment Law, Wage and Hour Subcommittee, National Retail Federation
- Past consultant, Continuing Education for the Bar publication "Handling a Wrongful Termination Action"
- Past Chair, Labor and Employment Law Section, San Diego County Bar Association
- Member, Labor and Employment Law Section, American Bar Association
- Member, Labor and Employment Law Section, California State Bar Association
- Member, Labor and Employment Law Section, San Diego County Bar Association
Articles
- Guy Halgren, Sheppard Mullin Chair, Featured in San Diego Business Journal "Executive Profile", February 21, 2005
- Class Action Alert!, May 15, 2000