Longtime Writers Guild of America West general counsel Tony Segall is retiring from the position, the union announced to members on Monday.

As Segall steps into an outside counsel role, in-house WGA West lawyer Sean Graham, currently the director of the union’s agency department, will ascend to the general counsel position. In addition, Jonah J. Lalas — a partner at the labor-focused firm Segall co-founded, Rothner, Segall & Greenstone — will join the union as an outside counsel after previously working on arbitrations for the union.

“I have been fortunate to work with and learn from Tony throughout my time at the Guild as he has played a role in every part of the Guild’s work, from organizing drives to public policy to negotiations,” WGA West executive director Ellen Stutzman said in the message to members on Monday. “We all owe Tony a great debt for the work he has done...