People: Erik B. von Zeipel, Partner
Erik B. von Zeipel
Partner
Biography
Erik is a partner in Seyfarth Shaw LLP’s Century City office. A member of the Commercial Litigation practice group, he maintains a broad litigation and counseling practice representing corporate entities in a wide variety of business disputes. Erik has significant experience in complex litigation, including class action lawsuits, trade secrets, breach of contract, unfair competition law, construction, and antitrust.
Erik is also the Chair of Seyfarth Shaw’s Southern California Pro Bono Committee. As part of his pro bono work, Erik has established and obtained recognition of tax free status for non-profit companies, helped families with adoption cases, and provided legal assistance to the homeless.
While in law school, Erik studied International, European Union and Chinese law in England, the Netherlands and China. Erik is also a non-practicing Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales.
Erik minored in Accounting in college, passed the California CPA exam while in law school and has been involved in several litigation matters involving complex accounting issues.*
*Not admitted as a CPA in California.
Erik is a partner in Seyfarth Shaw LLP’s Century City office. A member of the Commercial Litigation practice group, he maintains a broad litigation and counseling practice representing corporate entities in a wide variety of business disputes. Erik has significant experience in complex litigation, including class action lawsuits, trade secrets, breach of contract, unfair competition law, construction, and antitrust.
Erik is also the Chair of Seyfarth Shaw’s Southern California Pro Bono Committee. As part of his pro bono work, Erik has established and obtained recognition of tax free status for non-profit companies, helped families with adoption cases, and provided legal assistance to the homeless.
While in law school, Erik studied International, European Union and Chinese law in England, the Netherlands and China. Erik is also a non-practicing Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales.
Erik minored in Accounting in college, passed the California CPA exam while in law school and has been involved in several litigation matters involving complex accounting issues.*
*Not admitted as a CPA in California.
Education
- J.D., University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law (2002)
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B.A., University of California, Los Angeles (1998)
summa cum laude
Business-Economics with a minor in accounting
Admissions
- California
Courts
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Central, Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of California
