Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Chairperson: Lorie E Almon

Number of partners: 450

Number of other lawyers: 520

Firm Overview: 

Seyfarth Shaw LLP is a full-service international law firm, serving Fortune 1000, Global 500 and other companies worldwide through more than 900 attorneys and dedicated professional staff (including certified project managers, legal technologists, practice managers and other paraprofessionals). Seyfarth has been widely recognized for its leadership in designing innovative, client-focused solutions for the delivery of high quality legal services.

• Named a National Tier 1 “Best Law Firm” in 15 practice areas by U.S. News – Best Lawyers®in 2024 in the areas of commercial litigation, construction law, employee benefits (ERISA) law, employment law - management, health care law, immigration law, labor law - management, litigation - antitrust, litigation - construction, litigation - ERISA, litigation - intellectual property, litigation - labor and employment, litigation – securities, real estate law and trusts & estates law.
• Named to Seramount’s “Best Law Firms for Women” list in 2023.
• Seyfarth named the 2023 Pro Bono Partner Firm of the Year by Eastside Legal Assistance Program, recognizing it as a “law firm that has consistently demonstrated exceptional dedication to pro bono work.”
• Seyfarth Named as a “Best of the Best Leading Edge Law Firm” by BTI Consulting for Use of Strategic Innovation
• BTI Consulting’s 2024 Litigation Outlook ranked Seyfarth as a “Powerhouse” for both Complex Employment Litigation and Employment Litigation in its annual survey of in-house counsel. In addition, Seyfarth was named a “Leader” in Class Action Litigation, “Distinguished” in Cybersecurity Litigation, “Noteworthy” in Complex Commercial Litigation, and a “Standout” in Commercial Litigation.
• BTI Consulting named Seyfarth for its “Client Service A-Team,” ranking in the Top 10 percent of all law firms serving large and Fortune 1000 clients. The top ranked firms “knew how to help their clients and acted quickly — without being asked,” adding that “clients now have the highest expectations of law firms they have ever had.”
• The 2023 edition of Benchmark Litigation ranked the firm “Tier 1” nationally for Labor & Employment.
• Earned a perfect score of 100 in the annual Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index and was named a ‘Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality’ for the 14th consecutive year.
• Achieved Gold Standard Certification from the Women In Law Empowerment Forum (WILEF) for 2022. Seyfarth was among only 32 US law firms to earn this distinction in 2022.
• Recognized by Law360 as ‘Practice Group of the Year’ in government contracts.
• Regularly first-to-market on many legal service delivery innovations―including bespoke technology and AI for individual client needs; breaking new ground every day.
• Largest US labor and employment practice in a full-service firm, with over 400 attorneys exclusively engaged in labor and employment law in the United States.
• Specialist international employment law practice with experience covering more than 190 countries, including matters on which we have advised on up to 150 countries at one time, acting for some of the world’s largest multinational companies.
• One of the largest real estate practices in the United States with more than 120 attorneys.
• One of the largest employee benefits and executive compensation practices in the US, serving clients across 30+ industries.
• 150+ business litigators across a global platform, offering a full-service litigation practice.
• Proactive litigation strategies in the rapidly changing legal services landscape.
• Handled more than 200 corporate M&A transactions across a diverse range of industries over the past two years.

Main Areas of Practice: 

• ADA Title III & Public Access
• Antitrust & Competition
• Capital Markets
• Class & Collective Actions
• Commercial Contracts & Outsourcing Transactions
• Commercial Finance
• Commercial Litigation
• Construction
• Construction & Development Projects
• Construction Claims & Disputes
• Consumer Financial Services Litigation
• Corporate Counseling & Governance
• Creditor Rights & Bankruptcy Litigation
• eDiscovery & Information Governance
• Employee Benefits
• Employment
• Employment Litigation
• ESG, Corporate Citizenship & Human Rights
• Executive & Equity Compensation
• Financial Products & Technology
• Financial Services
• Franchise & Distribution
• Government Contracts
• Government Relations & Policy
• Health Care, Life Sciences & Pharmaceuticals
• Immigration
• Infrastructure & Project Finance
• International Dispute Resolution
• Institutional Investors
• Intellectual Property Counseling & Prosecution
• Intellectual Property Litigation
• International Employment Law
• Labor Management Relations
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Privacy & Cybersecurity
• Product Liability & Complex Tort
• Real Estate
• Real Estate Finance
• Real Estate Litigation
• REITs & Real Estate Capital Markets
• Restructuring & Insolvency
• Retail, Wholesale & Distribution
• Securities & Fiduciary Duty Litigation
• Tax
• Tax Controversies & Litigation
• Technology, Mobility & Connectivity
• Trade Secrets & Non-Competes
• Transactional Risk Insurance
• Transportation & Logistics
• Trusts & Estates
• White Collar Defense & Investigations
• Workplace Arbitration & ADR
• Workplace Safety & Environmental