The 2020 edition of The Legal 500 United States recommends 85 Seyfarth lawyers across the country in 17 different practice areas. Seyfarth was ranked "Top Tier" in the Construction; Immigration; Labor-Management Relations; M&A: Middle Market; Trade Secrets (Litigation and Non-Contentious Matters); and Workplace and Employment Counseling categories.
Nationally, Seyfarth practices were also recommended in 11 practice areas including Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans; ERISA Litigation; Labor and Employment Disputes (Including Collective Actions): Defense; Cyber Law (Including Data Privacy and Data Protection); E-discovery; Government Contracts; Real Estate; Securities Litigation: Defense; Healthcare: Advice to Service Providers; Private Equity Funds (Including Venture Capital); and US Taxes: Non-Contentious.
Based on specific feedback from corporate counsel, eight Seyfarth partners were honored among the country's "Leading Lawyers" this year and they include James King (Immigration), Russell Swapp (Immigration), Bradford Livingston (Labor-Management Relations), Michael Wexler (Trade Secrets - Litigation and Non-Contentious Matters), Lisa Damon (Workplace and Employment Counseling), Lawrence Lorber (Workplace and Employment Counseling), Gerald Maatman (Labor and Employment Disputes [Including Collective Actions]: Defense), and Vincent Sama (Securities Litigation: Defense).
Notably, Seyfarth partners Bennett Greenberg (Construction), Angelo Paparelli (Immigration), Suzanne Saxman (M&A: Middle Market), David Baffa (Workplace and Employment Counseling), William Perkins (Workplace and Employment Counseling), and Camille Olson (Labor and Employment Disputes [Including Collective Actions]: Defense) were inducted into the 2020 Legal 500 Hall of Fame. The Legal 500 Hall of Fame highlights individuals who have received constant praise by their clients for continued excellence.
In addition, ten Seyfarth partners were named 2020 Legal 500 "Next Generation Lawyers," a guide to up-and-coming lawyers nationwide, and they include Alison Ashford (Construction), Gabriel Mozes (Immigration), Karla Sanchez (Labor-Management Relations), Christine Hendrickson (Workplace and Employment Counseling), Jake Downing (Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans), Gina Merrill (Labor and Employment Disputes [Including Collective Actions]: Defense), Coby Turner (Labor and Employment Disputes [Including Collective Actions]: Defense), Richard Lutkus (Cyber Law [Including Data Privacy and Data Protection]), John Tomaszewski (Cyber Law [Including Data Privacy and Data Protection]), and Cynthia Mitchell (Real Estate). Three Seyfarth lawyers were named "Rising Stars" and they include Joshua Seidman (Workplace and Employment Counseling), Chelsea McCue (Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans), and Edward Arnold (Government Contracts).
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