Seyfarth Shaw’s Atlanta Office Ranked as a “Best Place to Work”

Contact:
Ivette Delgado, Senior Public Relations Associate
(212) 218-5273, idelgado@seyfarth.com

ATLANTA (September 20, 2011) — The Atlanta, Georgia, office of leading law firm Seyfarth Shaw LLP is pleased to announce its ranking by the Atlanta Business Chronicle as a “Best Place to Work.” The office was ranked 14 in the medium business category.

Surveys were completed by Seyfarth Shaw employees and tabulated by Quantum Workplace, Inc., an independent firm, and they gauged issues including level of trust in co-workers, believing co-workers consistently go the extra mile to achieve great results and feeling that career development efforts are aligned with the firm’s overall goals.

“This is a significant statement regarding the caliber of our Seyfarth team,” said Atlanta Office Managing Partner Steve Kennedy. “We very much appreciate the contributions of everyone in the office which have led us to this highly coveted designation. As a full service firm that provides legal counsel with a great reputation in Labor & Employment law, we are honored to be recognized for ‘practicing what we preach.’”

Opened in 1996, the Atlanta office is regularly a leader in associate and employee satisfactions surveys. Recently recognized in the Atlanta Business Chronicle for being one of the fastest growing Atlanta law firms in terms of attorney head count over the last five years, and the second fastest growing Atlanta law firm in terms of revenue over the last five years.

In April 2010, the office reflected its commitment to the Atlanta market and relocated its office, becoming one of the city’s first law firms to seek and obtain LEED Commercial Interiors Gold certification for green design in the new space.

Seyfarth Shaw has over 750 attorneys located in 10 offices throughout the United States, including: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Sacramento, San Francisco and Washington, D.C., as well as internationally in London. Seyfarth Shaw provides a broad range of legal services in the areas of labor and employment, employee benefits, litigation, corporate and real estate. The firm’s clients include over 300 of the Fortune 500 companies, and our practice reflects virtually every industry and segment of the economy. For more information, please visit www.seyfarth.com.