Seyfarth Shaw
Encyclopedia
Seyfarth Shaw LLP is an American law firm. It has offices in the United States, including Chicago
, New York
, Boston
, Washington, D.C.
, Atlanta, Houston, Los Angeles
, San Francisco and Sacramento
, and an office in London
, England
.
. Seyfarth's employment attorneys are organized on the basis of subspecialties, such as employment class actions, wage
and hour issues, employee benefits lawsuits, workplace safety
matters, and labor-management relations disputes. However, the American Bar Association does not recognize legal specialties apart from Admiralty and Patent Law. The practice is also organized on the basis of industry groups.
Department is self-described as among the more prominent in the country The attorneys are experienced in the legal and consulting aspects of employee benefits and executive compensation plans as well as the business concerns faced by companies today. The group includes attorneys who have worked as in-house employee benefits counsel for major corporations and as employee benefits and executive compensation consultants. The group represent clients at the regional, national, and international level, and is capable of servicing a broad range of industries.
The practice covers a broad spectrum of litigation services, including trials and appeals in federal and state courts, in cases involving disputes over: intellectual property
; real estate
and construction
; trade secrets and restrictive covenants; creditor's rights
and bankruptcy
; product liability
and other torts; insurance
; D&O securities; government contracts; antitrust
and trade regulation; and other types of complex business litigation.
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
, Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, Atlanta, Houston, Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, San Francisco and Sacramento
Sacramento
Sacramento is the capital of the state of California, in the United States of America.Sacramento may also refer to:- United States :*Sacramento County, California*Sacramento, Kentucky*Sacramento – San Joaquin River Delta...
, and an office in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
Labor & Employment
Seyfarth Shaw describes itself as a well-regardedmanagement side labor and employment practice, and has provided services in this area for more than 60 years. The firm's labor & employment team consists of over 300 employment attorneys at all levels of experience in the firm's nine U.S. offices, and includes over 100 employment lawyers in CaliforniaCalifornia
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. Seyfarth's employment attorneys are organized on the basis of subspecialties, such as employment class actions, wage
Wage
A wage is a compensation, usually financial, received by workers in exchange for their labor.Compensation in terms of wages is given to workers and compensation in terms of salary is given to employees...
and hour issues, employee benefits lawsuits, workplace safety
Workplace safety
Workplace safety & health is a category of management responsibility in places of employment.To ensure the safety and health of workers, managers establish a focus on safety that can include elements such as:* management leadership and commitment...
matters, and labor-management relations disputes. However, the American Bar Association does not recognize legal specialties apart from Admiralty and Patent Law. The practice is also organized on the basis of industry groups.
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Seyfarth Shaw’s Employee Benefits and Executive CompensationExecutive compensation
Executive pay is financial compensation received by an officer of a firm, often as a mixture of salary, bonuses, shares of and/or call options on the company stock, etc. Over the past three decades, executive pay has risen dramatically beyond the rising levels of an average worker's wage...
Department is self-described as among the more prominent in the country The attorneys are experienced in the legal and consulting aspects of employee benefits and executive compensation plans as well as the business concerns faced by companies today. The group includes attorneys who have worked as in-house employee benefits counsel for major corporations and as employee benefits and executive compensation consultants. The group represent clients at the regional, national, and international level, and is capable of servicing a broad range of industries.
Commercial Litigation
Seyfarth Shaw’s Commercial Litigation Department has more than 180 attorneys in offices throughout the United States, and works in a broad range of dispute resolution needs, nationally and internationally. The group is composed of trial and appellate attorneys.The practice covers a broad spectrum of litigation services, including trials and appeals in federal and state courts, in cases involving disputes over: intellectual property
Intellectual property
Intellectual property is a term referring to a number of distinct types of creations of the mind for which a set of exclusive rights are recognized—and the corresponding fields of law...
; real estate
Real estate
In general use, esp. North American, 'real estate' is taken to mean "Property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals, or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this; an item of real property; buildings or...
and construction
Construction
In the fields of architecture and civil engineering, construction is a process that consists of the building or assembling of infrastructure. Far from being a single activity, large scale construction is a feat of human multitasking...
; trade secrets and restrictive covenants; creditor's rights
Creditor's rights
Creditor's rights is a legal term used to describe the set of procedural provisions designed to protect the ability of creditors - persons who are owed money - to collect the money that they are owed...
and bankruptcy
Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy is a legal status of an insolvent person or an organisation, that is, one that cannot repay the debts owed to creditors. In most jurisdictions bankruptcy is imposed by a court order, often initiated by the debtor....
; product liability
Product liability
Product liability is the area of law in which manufacturers, distributors, suppliers, retailers, and others who make products available to the public are held responsible for the injuries those products cause...
and other torts; insurance
Insurance
In law and economics, insurance is a form of risk management primarily used to hedge against the risk of a contingent, uncertain loss. Insurance is defined as the equitable transfer of the risk of a loss, from one entity to another, in exchange for payment. An insurer is a company selling the...
; D&O securities; government contracts; antitrust
Antitrust
The United States antitrust law is a body of laws that prohibits anti-competitive behavior and unfair business practices. Antitrust laws are intended to encourage competition in the marketplace. These competition laws make illegal certain practices deemed to hurt businesses or consumers or both,...
and trade regulation; and other types of complex business litigation.
Business Services
Seyfarth Shaw attorneys sell their services to a diverse client base, ranging from start-up ventures to middle market companies to large multinational corporations. The firm guides clients through various legal issues, and offers guidance on key decisions.Awards
- Seyfarth Shaw recognized as a leader by Chambers USA Rankings for the following years, 2009, 2008 , 2007 , 2006
- Seyfarth Shaw Recommended as a Preeminent Law Firm by Legal 500 United States 2008
- Law Firm of the Year – Hispanic National Bar Association
- Circle of Friends Award – NAACP San Jose/Silicon Valley
- Corporate Sponsor Award – Charles Houston Bar Association (2008)
- Outstanding Law Firm Partner – San Francisco AIDS Legal Referral Panel
- Unity Award – Sacramento Urban League
- Presidential Award – Cook County Bar Association (2008)
- Corporate Equality Index: 100 of 100 points—Human Rights Campaign (2008)