Brian Clemow represents public and private employers in labor relations, personnel problems and other employment law matters. His clients include health care entities, educational institutions, manufacturers, financial services, state and local governments, and non-profit organizations. He also counsels CEOs and other senior executives regarding employment contracts and other employment-related agreements. Brian has taught various courses in labor relations and employment law at the University of Connecticut School of Law, and served two terms as Chairman of the Connecticut Bar Association's Labor and Employment Law Section. He is a frequent speaker on employment-related topics at programs sponsored by business and professional groups. Brian is the only Connecticut labor lawyer representing management who is listed in every edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Distinctions · AV Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell · Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers: Employment: Mainly Defendant; 2002-2006 and Labor & Employment; 2007-2011 · Listed as a Connecticut Super Lawyer®: Employment & Labor;2006-2012 · Listed in The Best Lawyers in America®: Employment Law-Management, Labor Law-Management;1983-2012 · Selected as one of the "Top 100 Most Powerful Corporate Employment Attorneys in America", by Lawdragon and Human Resource Executive; 2011 Professional Affiliations · American Bar Association · Connecticut Bar Association: Former Chair, Labor and Employment Section · Hartford County Bar Association · AAA Advisory Council for Connecticut · Connecticut School Attorneys Council: Former President · Labor and Employee Relations Association: Steering Committee Community Involvement · Hartford Hospital: Corporator and Co-Chair, Annual Fund · Harvard-Yale Regatta Committee · American Red Cross, Charter Oak Chapter: Former Chair · American School for the Deaf: Former President Experience Higher Education Labor Relations Retiree Health Insurance Benefit Changes Upheld Landmark Case Establishing Teacher Negotiations Act Parameters Contract Between City and For-Profit Education Company RM Election Case Insurance Fund Dispute CEO Employment Agreements Collective Bargaining Negotiations, Including Domestic Partner Benefits Creation of a Public/Private Partnership Publications Winter 2012, Employment Law Letter - Winter 2012 Fall 2011, Employment Law Letter October 7, 2011, NLRB Postpones Requirements for Employers to Post Employees' Rights September 7, 2011, Union Organizing in Health Care Made Easier September 1, 2011, NLRB Requiring Posting of Employees' Rights Summer 2011, Employment Law Letter July 3, 2011, Unions Have Too Tight A Grasp On Public Purse May 8, 2011, Cut Link Between State Unions' Power, Pay Spring 2011, Employment Law Letter March 25, 2011, Educational Organizations: Revenue Generated from Room Rentals Winter 2011, Employment Law Letter April 27, 2009, Employee Free Choice Act: Dream or Disaster? April 20, 2009, Independent Contractors: More Problem Than Promise? January 2008, Sending A Message About E-Mails News September 2, 2011, "Best Lawyers in America" Recognizes 30 Lawyers from the Firm July 15, 2011, James Ruggeri Receives National Recognition from "Chambers USA America's Leading Lawyers" June 17, 2011, Attorney Brian Clemow Named a Top Employment Attorney in America April 2011, 35 Shipman & Goodwin Attorneys Named a "Top Lawyer" in Hartford County October 28, 2010, "Super Lawyers" Recognizes 47 Lawyers From Shipman & Goodwin LLP September 23, 2010, "Best Lawyers In America" Recognizes 27 Lawyers from Shipman & Goodwin LLP June 11, 2010, Shipman & Goodwin Recognized by Chambers USA 2010 October 27, 2009, Shipman & Goodwin Attorneys Named 2010 Connecticut Super Lawyers & Rising Stars August 10, 2009, 25 Shipman & Goodwin Attorneys Recognized as "2010 Best Lawyers in America" June 22, 2009, Shipman & Goodwin Recognized by Chambers USA 2009 March 2, 2009, Shipman & Goodwin Attorneys Named 2009 Connecticut Super Lawyers & Rising Stars and Featured in Connecticut Magazine December 4, 2008, Shipman & Goodwin Attorneys Recognized as "2009 Best Lawyers in America" November 7, 2008, Shipman & Goodwin Attorneys Named 2009 Connecticut Super Lawyers & Rising Stars July 15, 2008, Shipman & Goodwin Recognized by Chambers USA April 25, 2008, Attorneys Named By Super Lawyers® September 1, 2007, Nineteen Shipman & Goodwin Attorneys Named The Best Lawyers in America for 2008 June 15, 2007, Shipman & Goodwin Ranked in Chambers USA June 5, 2006, Shipman & Goodwin Recognized by Chambers USA February 1, 2006, Thirty-Five Shipman & Goodwin Attorneys Named Connecticut "Super Lawyers®" September 1, 2005, Seventeen Shipman & Goodwin Attorneys Named The Best Lawyers in America for 2006 Events November 2, 2011, 2011 Fall Labor and Employment Seminar October 15, 2010, Labor & Employment Fall Seminar March 19, 2010, Labor and Employment Department Public Sector Spring Seminar October 30, 2009, Labor & Employment Fall Seminar October 31, 2008, Labor & Employment Fall Seminar May 15, 2008, Debate 2008 October 19, 2006, Labor and Employment Department Fall Seminar July 21, 2005, Arbitration and Public Policy |