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Jun 29, 2015

Litigator Jesse Coleman Joins Seyfarth in Houston

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HOUSTON (June 29, 2015) — Seyfarth Shaw LLP announced today the arrival of partner Jesse Coleman to the firm’s Litigation department in Houston. Coleman joins Seyfarth from Norton Rose Fulbright LLP, where he worked in the life sciences, pharmaceutical and health care litigation practice. 

Coleman’s practice focuses on various types of civil litigation facing the health care industry, energy industry, and related entities. This includes representing managed care organizations, insurance companies, hospital systems, and physicians in matters involving contract disputes, peer review and credentialing proceedings, Medicaid bid protests, antitrust claims, defamation claims, EMTALA claims, ERISA claims, professional liability claims, and regulatory matters before state and federal agencies. He also handles trade secret disputes. 

“Jesse is one of the top civil litigators in Texas for the health care industry,” said Kate Perrelli, chair of Seyfarth’s Litigation department. “He brings a deep understanding of how best to navigate the complex legal and business challenges facing our clients on a daily basis.”

“We’re excited to welcome such an accomplished and well-regarded litigator to our team in Houston,” said Mark Coffin, managing partner of Seyfarth’s Houston office. “Jesse deepens our Houston litigation bench and further strengthens our increasingly robust health law group. Our clients will benefit from Jesse’s experience guiding organizations through very sensitive and high-profile civil matters ranging from data breaches to antitrust issues; especially in the health care arena.” 

Prior to private practice, Coleman completed a one-year clerkship with the Honorable Thomas Reavley, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Houston, and a two-year clerkship with the Honorable Kathleen Cardone, U.S. District Court for the Western Division of Texas in El Paso. He earned his B.A., magna cum laude, from Brigham Young University and his J.D., magna cum laude, from George Mason University.

About Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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