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Susan Gelwick

Partner

Susan Gelwick

Biography

Ms. Gelwick is based in the Boston office of Seyfarth Shaw LLP, where her practice encompasses all areas of civil litigation and concentrates on commercial and business litigation. Ms. Gelwick represents companies in the manufacturing, sales, and service industries in business disputes involving license and distributor agreements, requirements contracts, commercial leases, royalty agreements, and intellectual property issues.

Representative matters include defense of investment advisors in claims for unsuitable investments, defense of producer of national infomercials in suits by the Federal Trade Commission and product manufacturers, defense of publishing company in copyright infringement action, defense against trademark infringement and unfair competition actions, and defense of general partners in actions brought by limited partners. Ms. Gelwick also has significant trial experience in both the state and federal courts, as well as significant state and federal appellate experience. In addition to serving as a clerk for Judge Mazzone of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, she also served as a clerk for the Honorable Federico A. Moreno of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Education

J.D., University of Notre Dame Law School, cum laude
B.A., University of Vermont

Admissions

  • Massachusetts
  • Rhode Island

Courts

  • U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts