Kamili Dawson of Seyfarth Shaw Appointed to The Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF) Foundation’s Board of Directors

San Francisco, CA (February 18, 2009)—Seyfarth Shaw LLP, one of America’s leading full-service law firms, today announced that The Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF) Foundation has appointed San Francisco-based partner Kamili W. Dawson as one of five new members to its board of directors. The BASF Foundation is charged with raising funds for BASF's youth, diversity and charitable programs, including BASF's flagship Volunteer Legal Services Program (VLSP). Dawson is a partner in the Labor and Employment Department of Seyfarth Shaw. Her practice focuses on defending employers and individual employees in single and multi-plaintiff sexual harassment, discrimination, wrongful termination, wage and hour and contract claims brought under federal and state law.

“I am honored to serve on the board of the BASF Foundation,” commented Dawson. “Seyfarth Shaw is an unrivaled leader in its dedication to its clients and community and I am thrilled to be a part of this tradition.”

Dawson's appointment to the board of the BASF Foundation is the latest illustration of Seyfarth Shaw's commitment to the organization. Partner Amy K. Skryja is the current Vice President on the Board of Directors for the Barristers Club of the BASF, among other roles within the organization, and associates Allison B. Moser, Laura J. Maechtlen, Andrea K. Anapolsky and Matthew A. Graffigna have also served in various capacities for the BASF. Other attorneys have also been active participants in BASF activities, including partner Christian J. Rowley, who periodically gives employment presentations for BASF's CORP program.

Dawson has tried single and multi-plaintiff cases in the San Francisco Bay Area and Santa Cruz. She also is experienced in drafting employee handbooks and manuals, employment applications and arbitration agreements. Dawson has counseled employers in employer/employee relations, termination disputes, workplace violence and other employment issues. She also conducts Labor Code compliance audits for a wide variety of clients. Currently, she serves on Seyfarth Shaw’s national Diversity Action Team.

The Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF) is a nonprofit voluntary membership organization of over 8,000 attorneys, law students and legal professionals in the Bay Area. Founded in 1872, BASF is one of the largest and most dynamic metropolitan bar associations in the U.S., with a long and distinguished record of community action, public service and service to the legal profession.

Seyfarth Shaw has over 775 attorneys located in nine offices throughout the United States including Chicago; New York; Boston; Washington, D.C.; Atlanta; Houston; Los Angeles; San Francisco and Sacramento; as well as Brussels, Belgium. The firm provides a broad range of legal services in the areas of labor and employment, employee benefits, litigation and business services. Seyfarth Shaw’s practice reflects virtually every industry and segment of the country’s business and social fabric. Clients include over 300 of the Fortune 500 companies, financial institutions, newspapers and other media, hotels, health
care organizations, airlines and railroads. The firm also represents a number of federal, state, and local governmental and educational entities. For more information, please visit www.seyfarth.com.