Brian Clemow
Of Counsel
Brian Clemow is partially retired and is "Of Counsel" to the firm. During his many years as a partner, Brian represented public and private employers in labor relations, personnel problems and other employment law matters. His clients included health care entities, educational institutions, manufacturers, financial services, state and local governments, and non-profit organizations. He also counseled CEOs and other senior executives regarding employment contracts and other employment-related agreements. Brian 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 was 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 was listed in every edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
Credentials
Education
- Harvard College, B.A., 1966, cum laude
- University of Pennsylvania Law School, LL.B., 1969, cum laude
Bar Admissions
- Connecticut, 1969
Court Admissions
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1975
Distinctions
- AV Preeminent® Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
- Listed in Chambers USA, Employment: Mainly Defendant (2002-2006); Labor & Employment (2007-2024)
- Listed as a Connecticut Super Lawyer®: Employment & Labor (2006-2024)
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America®: Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management (1983-2012, 2014-2025)
- Inductee, Most Powerful Employment Attorneys Hall of Fame (Lawdragon and Human Resource Executive) (2016)
- Selected as one of the "500 Leading Corporate Employment Lawyers" (Lawdragon) (2023)
- Selected as one of the "Top 20 Lawyers in Traditional Labor & Employment Law" (Lawdragon and Human Resource Executive) (2012, 2014)
- Selected as one of the "Nation's Most Powerful Employment Attorneys" (Lawdragon and Human Resource Executive) (2013)
- Selected as one of the "Top 100 Most Powerful Corporate Employment Attorneys in America" (Lawdragon and Human Resource Executive) (2011)
- Connecticut Bar Foundation: James W. Cooper Fellow
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
- Duncaster Foundation: Board of Directors