Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Labor & Employment - Labor Management Relations

Partner, Seyfarth Shaw, LLP

Joseph Damato is a Partner in the Labor & Employment practice group in Seyfarth Shaw LLP's Washington D.C. office. Joseph has extensive experience in the various substantive areas of labor and employment law, with an emphasis on matters arising under the National Labor Relations Act, including collective bargaining, contract administration and arbitration proceedings, labor issues relating to transactions and National Labor Relations Board proceedings. His experience also includes employment discrimination proceedings, OFCCP and affirmative action matters, wrongful discharge litigation and wage-hour matters. Joseph’s representation of employers has encompassed myriad types of litigation, including arbitration hearings, administrative proceedings, and court trials. In addition to litigation, his practice includes providing day-to-day counseling to a wide variety of employers. He has been recognized in The Legal 500 (Legalese Ltd.) for Labor and employment - Labor-management relations (2011-2022), and in Chambers USA  as a Leading Lawyer for Labor & Employment (2015-2022).

JD, The George Washington University School of Law with Honors BA, Providence College, Summa Cum Laude

Travel, reading, and time with family.