Seyfarth Shaw LLP

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.

• Earned “Law Firm of the Year” in Litigation - ERISA in the US News - Best Lawyers® 2022 edition of ‘Best Law Firms’. As well as, 15 Tier 1 national rankings in the areas of commercial litigation, construction law, employee benefits (ERISA) law, employment law - management, franchise law, health care law, immigration law, labor law - management, litigation - antitrust, litigation - construction, litigation - ERISA, litigation - intellectual property, litigation - labor and employment, patent law and real estate law.
• Recognized by The Financial Times among the world’s most innovative law firms for the eleventh consecutive year in its annual FT Innovative Lawyers series.
• Named a 2022 “Trailblazer” for Legal Technology by the National Law Journal. The firm was recognized for its new advanced immigration management platform, Caribou.
• BTI Consulting named Seyfarth ‘Most Recommended Law Firms’ in 2021. Seyfarth Shaw was named one of 21 law firms recommended by general counsel. These recommendations directly reflect the longstanding dedication to exceptional client service and innovative solutions, which continue to set the firm apart.
• 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 2021. Seyfarth was among only 29 US law firms to earn this distinction in 2021.
• 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.
• Recognized by Law360 as ‘Practice Group of the Year’ in employment law for ten years.
• Specialist international employment law practice with experience covering more than 160 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 150 attorneys.
• One of the largest employee benefits and executive compensation practices in the US, serving clients across 30+ industries.
• 165+ 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 and public access
• Antitrust and competition
• Appellate
• Bankruptcy and restructuring
• Capital markets
• Class and collective actions
• Commercial contracts and outsourcing transactions
• Commercial finance
• Commercial litigation
• Construction
• Construction and development projects
• Construction claims and disputes
• Consumer financial services litigation
• Corporate counseling and governance
• eDiscovery and information governance
• Employee benefits
•  Employment
• Employment litigation
• ESG, corporate citizenship and human rights
• Executive and equity compensation
• Financial products and technology
• Financial services
• Franchise and distribution
• Government contracts
• Government contracts litigation
• Government relations and policy
• Health care, life sciences and pharmaceuticals
• Hospitality and leisure
• Immigration
• Infrastructure and project finance
• International dispute resolution
• Institutional investors
• Intellectual property counseling and prosecution
•  Intellectual property litigation
• International employment law
• Labor management relations
• Manufacturing
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Post-pandemic recovery and renewal
• Privacy and cybersecurity
• Product liability and complex tort
• Real estate
• Real estate finance
• Real estate litigation
• REITs and real estate capital markets
• Remote workforce
• Retail, wholesale and distribution
• Securities and fiduciary duty litigation
• Tax
• Tax controversies and litigation
• Technology, mobility and connectivity
• Trade secrets and non-competes
• Transportation and logistics
• Trials
• Trusts and estates
• Trusts and estates litigation
• White-collar defense and investigations
• Workplace arbitration and ADR
• Workplace safety and environmental

International experience: Seyfarth Shaw’s international service model is custom-built to deliver an integrated, cross-border legal and commercial solution. Seyfarth’s model relies exclusively upon cohesive partner-led teams of highly experienced international attorneys who focus solely on helping multinational clients deal with their international business issues, regardless of location. Central to the firm’s international department is Seyfarth’s award-winning, specialist international employment practice, which is acknowledged as one of the world’s leading practices in the area. Our team also offers multidisciplinary corporate, commercial, and real estate advice to multinational clients with needs across the globe.