Seyfarth Names 20 New Partners

 January 17, 2025 - Seyfarth Shaw LLP proudly announces the elevation of 20 lawyers to partner across 11 offices and five practice departments. The promotions include two senior counsel, two counsel, and 16 associates.

“Our remarkable class of new partners embodies Seyfarth’s history of innovation and excellence in client service,” said Lorie Almon, Seyfarth chair and managing partner. “These 20 dynamic lawyers stem from across nearly all our practice departments and offices and reflect our firm's strength across a range of backgrounds and experience. We are excited to welcome them to our partnership and look forward to all that they will contribute.”

Seyfarth’s 20 new partners are:

• Heriberto Alvarez Jr. – Labor & Employment – Los Angeles (Downtown)
• Erica Bakies – Litigation – Washington, DC
• Mia Batista – Labor & Employment – New York
• Michael Berkheimer – Labor & Employment – Washington, DC
• Daniel Birnbaum – Labor & Employment – Chicago
• Matthew Catalano – Litigation – New York
• Shiva Emrani – Labor & Employment – Los Angeles (Century City)
• Sarah Fedner – Litigation – New York
• Nicholas Gillard-Byers – Labor & Employment – Seattle
• William Hampshire – International Employment – London
• Ben Hughes – Real Estate – Houston
• Emma Kazaryan – Labor & Employment – Seattle
• Christopher Manzer – Real Estate – Atlanta
• Nicholas Marcus – Corporate – Chicago
• Yoon-Woo Nam – Labor & Employment – Sacramento
• Alyssa Rutherford – Real Estate – Los Angeles (Downtown)
• Michael Steinberg – Labor & Employment – Boston
• Breanne Vaclavik – Corporate – Chicago
• Dallin Wilson – Litigation – Boston
• Kyle Winnick – Labor & Employment – New York

 About Seyfarth:

With more than 900 lawyers across 18 offices, Seyfarth Shaw LLP provides top tier advisory, litigation, and transactional legal services to clients worldwide.