Brandon J. Fournier is a partner in the Firm Shifman Fournier. His diverse career in municipal government began with his appointment as City Administrator for the City of Southgate.  During this time, he served as the Director of Labor Relations and Operations for the City. This included overseeing the City’s Department of Law. Over the course of his career, he has developed an expertise in labor law, employment matters and risk management. During his tenure in Southgate, Mr. Fournier was recognized by Crain’s Detroit Business Prestigious 20 in their 20’s Program as a regional leader for innovation and sound government management.

Over the course of his career, Mr. Fournier has negotiated numerous collective bargaining agreements, presented Act 312 arbitrations, handled grievance arbitrations, actively designed, and maximized employee benefit programs and assisted with benefit compliance and implementation.

In 2018, Mr. Fournier was honored with receiving the Michigan Municipal League Outstanding Service Award for his work representing the MML for a variety of legislative issues including the recent focus on retiree health care, which resulted in the adoption of Public Act 202 of 2017. Mr. Fournier continues to serve as Special Counsel to the Michigan Municipal League regarding legislative matters of labor, employment relations and municipal finance.  In 2023 Mr. Fournier was recognized as one of Crain’s Detroit Business Notable Leaders in Employment & Labor Law.