Dawn ReddySolowey

As co-chair of Seyfarth's Appellate practice group, Dawn represents employers in high-stakes appeals and post-trial motions in federal and state courts around the country. She has handled appeals in numerous jurisdictions involving claims including discrimination, retaliation, whistleblower, defamation, and related tort and contract claims.

Dawn's experience in both trials and appeals provides particular value to clients. Her appellate experience informs how she builds the trial record, including ensuring that critical objections and issues are properly preserved for appeal. Her trial experience, in turn, shapes her approach to challenging adverse jury verdicts in post-trial motions and on appeal. She views the appellate record through the lens of an experienced trial lawyer, identifying potential reversible error and focusing on the arguments most likely to persuade the court.

Dawn conducts complex, high-stakes workplace and internal investigations involving C-suite executives and other senior leaders, as well as cultural and workplace assessments designed to identify and address broader concerns about organizational culture. Her work includes sensitive matters involving discrimination, harassment, retaliation, executive conduct, workplace misconduct, and employee relations. Dawn works closely with general counsel, corporate directors, human resources, and senior leadership, bringing sound judgment, credibility, and a practical approach to executive matters requiring discretion and careful decision-making. She helps clients navigate legal, reputational, and organizational risk and develop practical recommendations that strengthen workplace culture and mitigate future risk.

Dawn provides practical, strategic legal advice on complex and sensitive workplace issues, with a focus on solutions that reflect her clients' business needs. As a founding member and co-lead of Seyfarth's Cultural Flashpoints Task Force, she helps employers navigate the legal and practical challenges that arise when political, social, religious, and cultural conflicts enter the workplace. She writes Flashpoints in Focus, a monthly Law360 column examining emerging cultural flashpoints and their implications for employers.

Dawn is a nationally recognized authority on religious accommodation and discrimination in the workplace and a frequent author and commentator on these subjects. She helps employers navigate accommodation requests involving Sabbath observance, prayer breaks, workplace use of AI, and other religious practices, providing practical guidance on the legal framework, accommodation options, and operational challenges. Dawn has helped establish important precedent in religious accommodation cases across the country.

Dawn is also a member of the firm's Health Emergency & Infectious Diseases Task Force. She is a national leader in defending employers in vaccine-related litigation and counseling employers on vaccination requirements, religious and disability accommodations, and related workplace law issues.