Arthur F. "Art" Silbergeld - Lawyer in Los Angeles, CA

ArthurSilbergeld is a partner in Dickstein Shapiros Employment Practice. Hehas defended employers in over 100 trials in federal and state court andarbitrations, including trials of wage class actions, and he isannually identified as one of the top employment litigators inCalifornia. Mr. Silbergeld has defended numerous employers in federaland state bench and jury trials in class action and individual claims.Mr. Silbergeld advises major and midsize companies on all aspects ofwage and hour, equal opportunity employment, wrongful termination,harassment, disability, labor relations, and occupational safety andhealth matters as well as drug testing, mergers and acquisitions,workforce reductions and leaves of absence, Sarbanes-Oxley, and tradesecrets issues. He frequently conducts trainings for supervisors onpersonnel compliance, harassment, anti-discrimination and unionavoidance issues and has taught courses on federal and California wageand hour and leave of absence laws. Mr. Silbergeld is the class action editor of Benders California Labor Employment Bulletin, a chapter editor for The Developing Labor Law, and recently completed the third edition of Doing Business in California: An Employment Law Handbook.He is a fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, a memberof the American Employment Law Council, and is currently on theexecutive committee of the California Committee South of Human RightsWatch. He is a past trustee of the Los Angeles County Bar Associationand past chair of the 1,200-member Labor and Employment Law Section ofthe Los Angeles County Bar Association. He is also a charter member andpast officer of the Association of Workplace Investigators, Inc. Mr.Silbergeld has been a member of the executive committee of the Labor Employment Law Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Associationsince 1981.In 2011 and 2012, Mr. Silbergeld was named one of the top employment lawyers in California by the Los Angeles Daily Journal and recognized in The Best Lawyers in America. Mr. Silbergeld has been recognized by Super Lawyers each year since 2005.