Firm Noted and Stuart Newman Quoted in National Law Journal
"One turf battle at a time, firms chase Littler"

The article "One turf battle at a time, firms chase Littler" in the April 30, 2007 issue of the National Law Journal reports that "Littler Mendelson isn't the only national labor and employment boutique in town. … Several law firms that specialize in labor and employment work are aggressively adding lawyers and opening new offices across the country in an attempt to offer their specialized legal services on a national scale. … Much of the growth comes amid a rapid consolidation in labor and employment law as small boutiques began to face increasing competition from national firms and clients reduced the number of law firms with which they worked. … Some firms, such as Seyfarth Shaw of Chicago … opted to add practice areas other than labor and employment. … But not all employment lawyers are drawn to national boutiques. Stuart Newman joined Seyfarth Shaw's Atlanta office last year after founding the Atlanta office of Jackson Lewis 28 years ago. He said Seyfarth Shaw's labor department has 350 lawyers, a size that is comparable to that of his former firm and other boutiques. As a lawyer focused on union relationships, having access to lawyers in other practice areas, such as employee benefits, is a "tremendous advantage," he said. But, more importantly, "Seyfarth works on the more complex or more difficult, higher profile traditional labor situations than do the other firms," he said.