Practice Areas
Practice Accolades
The American Lawyer Magazine's Litigation Department of the Year - Labor and Employment Law Finalist 2004, Winner 2006, and Finalist 2008
Listed in the highest tier for National Labor and Employment Practice in Chambers USA 2008
Ranked #1 for "Most Prestigious" Labor and Employment Practice, Vault 2008 Associate Survey
Honors + Affiliations
Listed, Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business (2007 & 2008)
Listed as Recommended, Employment, PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook 2008
Listed, New York Super Lawyer (2009)
Member, American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section
Member, Order of the Coif
Class of 1990 Valedictorian & May Company Scholar, Boston University
Bar Admissions
- New York
- New Jersey
Court Admissions
- U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Second, Fourth and Seventh Circuits
- U.S. District Courts for the Southern, Eastern, Northern and Western Districts of New York
- New York
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101 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10178-0060
Phone: 212.309.6718
Fax: 212.309.6001
Sam S. Shaulson is a partner in Morgan Lewis's Labor and Employment Practice. Mr. Shaulson, co-chair of the firm's Financial Services Employment Law Practice Group, specializes in labor and employment law and has represented clients in cases involving unpaid overtime and minimum wage, employee allegations of sexual harassment, defamation, breach of contract, the denial of employee benefits, free speech violations, discrimination based on age, race, sex, national origin, and disability, and related matters. He has represented clients in traditional labor matters under the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act and has negotiated both collective bargaining agreements and individual employment contracts.
In addition, Mr. Shaulson frequently handles complex litigation matters and has represented clients in several nationwide class actions, including cases involving Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, state wage and hour laws, and common law negligence. He has appeared in state and federal courts in the civil and criminal context, as well as before various administrative agencies.
Mr. Shaulson's representative clients include Babcock & Brown, Citigroup/Salomon Smith Barney, Deutsche Bank, GameStop, JPMorgan Chase and Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals.
Mr. Shaulson also frequently provides training to employees and managers on sexual harassment and discrimination in the workplace. He has addressed topics such as "Mediating Wage and Hour Class and Collective Actions" for JAMS Arbitrator and Mediator Training, and he facilitated the first annual "Program on Mediator Skills Training for ADR Neutrals" for the New York University Center for Labor and Employment Law.
In 2007 and 2008, Mr. Shaulson was named one of the leading U.S. lawyers for employment law by Chambers USA, based on the views of clients, peers, and other industry professionals. Chambers reported that Mr. Shaulson's clients call him "extremely bright, practical, responsive, and thorough."
Mr. Shaulson is admitted to practice in New York and New Jersey and before the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Second, Fourth and Seventh Circuits and the U.S. District Courts for the Southern, Eastern, Northern and Western Districts of New York.
Education
- University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1993, J.D.
- Boston University, 1990, B.S.B.A.