Seyfarth Earns Top Rankings in Legal 500 U.S. 2018

The 2018 edition of The Legal 500 United States recommends 96 Seyfarth Shaw lawyers across the country in 15 different practice areas. Seyfarth was ranked “Top Tier” in the Intellectual Property - Trade Secrets; Labor and Employment - Immigration; Labor and Employment - Labor-Management Relations; and Labor and Employment - Workplace and Employment Counseling categories.

Nationally, Seyfarth practices were also recommended in 11 practice areas including Construction; Cyber Law; Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans; ERISA Litigation; Healthcare: Service Providers; Investment Fund Formation and Management; Labor and Employment Disputes; M&A: Middle-Market; Real Estate; Securities Litigation: Defense; and Tax.

Based on specific feedback from corporate counsel, 12 Seyfarth partners were honored among the country’s “Leading Lawyers” this year and they include Michael Wexler (Trade Secrets), James King (Immigration), Angelo Paparelli (Immigration), Russell Swapp (Immigration), Gerald Maatman (Labor and Employment Disputes), Camille Olson (Labor and Employment Disputes), Brad Livingston (Labor-Management Relations), Lawrence Lorber (Workplace and Employment Counseling), William Perkins (Workplace and Employment Counseling), David Baffa (Workplace and Employment Counseling), Suzanne Saxman (M&A: Middle-Market), and Bennett Greenberg (Construction).

Notably, four Seyfarth partners were also named 2018 Legal 500 “Next Generation Lawyers,” a guide to up-and-coming lawyers nationwide, and they include Alison Ashford (Construction), Richard Lutkus (Cyber Law), Gabriel Mozes (Immigration), and Cynthia Mitchell (Real Estate).

The Legal 500 United States is an independent guide providing comprehensive coverage on legal services and is widely referenced for its definitive judgment of law firm capabilities. You can read Seyfarth’s full rankings here.