Recognition

Jan 16, 2018

Law360 Names Seyfarth “Practice Group of the Year” in Employment Law for Seventh Straight Year

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For the seventh consecutive year, Seyfarth Shaw was named a Law360 top Employment “Practice Group of the Year,” a distinct recognition that is unique only to Seyfarth. Now in its eighth year, the Practice Group of the Year series drew 747 submissions in 2017. The distinction is given to those firms behind the litigation wins and major deals that resonated throughout the legal industry in the past year. 

In its profile, Law360 said the firm’s, “…employment lawyers worked on three cases involving the U.S. Supreme Court while defeating two major lawsuits brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, securing the firm its seventh consecutive spot among Law360's Employment Practice Groups of the Year."

In the Law360 profile, Laura Maechtlen, chair of the firm's Labor and Employment department, attributed the group's success to both its lawyers and clients. Maechtlen stated:

"We maintain the most accomplished, innovative and hardest working group of L&E lawyers in the country."

"They are at the heart of what makes Seyfarth special, and they are the reason clients trust us with their biggest and most complex employment matters. We have great clients because we have great lawyers."

To read the full Law360 profile, click here (subscription required).