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Christopher DeGroff

Christopher DeGroff

Seyfarth Shaw LLP, United States

Work Department

Labor and Employment Department; Complex Discrimination Litigation Practice Group.

Position

Chris DeGroff is the national Co-Chair of the firm's Complex Discrimination Litigation Practice Group, the Labor and Employment Department Chair for Chicago, and a Member of the Labor and Employment Department's Steering Committee. He represents employers throughout the country and in a wide range of employment law matters largely focused on multi-plaintiff and class/collective actions. His class action experience spans the entire scope of employment law theories, including claims of race, age and gender discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliation and wage and hour matters. He also has extensive experience litigating against the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), at the early charge stage, in administrative subpoena enforcement actions, and in large-scale EEOC pattern-or-practice litigation.

Career

Partner, Seyfarth Shaw LLP.

Languages

French

Education

JD, Indiana University School of Law (1996); BA, Indiana University (1992).