Class & Collective Actions

Large-scale and systemic litigation has the potential for broad impact across a business. Substantial exposure and media coverage could tarnish a brand name. Business disruption, costs incurred, and talent interruptions could sidetrack company operations. Our attorneys approach each case with a comprehensive, organized, and cost-effective strategy that takes into account the short-term and long-term consequences of potential defense options and helps mitigate potential risks and business impact from the outset.

HOW WE HELP

Our litigators have unparalleled experience in the complex litigation space. Seyfarth has developed proven, productive measures to give our clients a strategic advantage. Importantly, our high-caliber legal representation and advanced service delivery capabilities are baked into the DNA of our litigation strategies. Our attorneys focus their practice on commercial and employment class actions, providing unique insights for how we can leverage service delivery techniques, technology, and other solutions to drive conflict resolution for businesses of all types.

With offices strategically located across the US, we have the ability to form integrated teams to defend our clients nationally, whether that means seamlessly conducting discovery in multiple states or defending against “copycat” cases that frequently appear in the wake of initial class action filings. We have a 50-state practice that delivers results in all types of forums for clients—arbitration, mediation, and in the courtroom.

We also have a national dedicated trial team that has tried cases to verdict in complex matters. As one of the first law firms that tried a wage hour class action in California, our trial roots run deep. We do not accept complex cases to settle, if that is not the goal of our client. Where it makes sense for our clients, we defend them to win at trial.

OUR SERVICES

Our complex litigators focus on commercial and employment actions, providing the experience needed to defend such high-stakes litigation.

Commercial Class Actions. Our commercial class action attorneys have handled hundreds of cases, defending consumer fraud, false advertising, privacy, data security, and product liability claims.

Employment Class Actions. Our employment attorneys defend some of the largest class cases across the country under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Equal Pay Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, wage and hour statutes and ERISA, as well as in numerous pattern and practice suits brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

THE SEYFARTH EXPERIENCE

Seyfarth takes a comprehensive, innovative approach to managing systemic cases. We put our vast advanced delivery capabilities into action to address thorny project management, electronic discovery, and data/statistical analysis to reach positive outcomes in complex litigation. We leverage a wide variety of internal experts, including Seyfarth’s own expert labor economists, certified legal project managers, legal technologists, and e-discovery experts. We also work with a wide range of external expert resources to address particular litigation challenges.

Working side-by-side with our partners, our team of allied legal professionals thinks through the different components of these complex cases and ensures a comprehensive service delivery model aligned with legal and defense strategy. This allows us to be efficient, impactful, and focused on results for clients. Our process designers map out elements of large cases to ensure efficient staffing, and strategic alignment of team members. Our in-house data analysis and outside experts provide early analysis of damages and economic models, to perceive vulnerabilities early, create case strategies, and drive resolution where appropriate. Our client-facing project managers create value by ensuring litigation teams work efficiently, including at times where fees can spike—in declaration campaigns, systemic investigations, opposition to class certification, and in many other ways.