Patrick W. Shea

Lenders

Weber v. FujiFilm (D. Conn. 2012) (prevailed in three-week federal jury trial brought by a senior executive alleging age and national origin discrimination).
Perkins v. Southern New England Telephone (D. Conn. 2011) (prevailed in three-week wage and hour class action jury trial).
Christie v. General Electric (D. Conn. 2010) (prevailed in six-day age discrimination jury trial brought by employee with 20 years of service).
Eldridge v. Provident Life& & Accident Insurance Co., (Mass. Super. Ct. 2001) (defendant’s verdict in three-week jury trial of nationwide class action alleging breach of contract).
Flanagan v. General Electric Co., (2d Cir. 2001) (affirming summary judgment for defendants in ERISA class action challenging transfer of more than $1 billion in pension plan assets).
Prevailed in nine arbitrations before the AAA and FINRA.

Leading Lawyer, Labor and Employment Disputes Including Collective Actions: Defense
Legal 500 US
Band 1, USA Labour & Employment
Chambers Global
Band 1, New York Labor & Employment
Chambers USA
Labor & Employment — Workplace and Employment Counseling
Legal 500 US
Legal 500 US lists Patrick Shea for workplace and employment counseling, noting him as a “leading lawyer” in labor and employment disputes who “seems to win whatever he touches.”
Named in
The Best Lawyers in America, including 2027 “Lawyer of the Year” for Litigation - Labor and Employment in New York City
Fellow, College of Labor and Employment Lawyers
America’s Top 100 Employment Law Attorneys
Lawdragon
Rated "AV Preeminent," Martindale-Hubbell®

Appointed by the Chairman of the EEOC to serve on a Negotiated Rulemaking Committee that developed regulations governing age discrimination releases under Title II of the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act
Member, New York, Connecticut and the District of Columbia Bar Associations
Admitted to a number of federal district and circuit courts
After graduating from law school, he served as law clerk to the honorable Raymond J. Pettine, Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island