Seyfarth Shaw Appoints New Los Angeles Managing Partner

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Brian Kiefer, Director of Public Relations
(312) 460-6401, bkiefer@seyfarth.com

Ivette Delgado, Senior Public Relations Associate
(212) 218-5273, idelgado@seyfarth.com

LOS ANGELES (May 15, 2012) — Leading law firm Seyfarth Shaw LLP announced today that Laura Shelby, partner in the Labor & Employment Department, has been named managing partner of the Los Angeles-Century City office.

Established in 1973 as Seyfarth's first office in California, the Century City office is one of the firm's fastest growing with more than 90 attorneys. Earlier this year, the Century City office welcomed Litigation partner Frank Burke, who joined from Steptoe & Johnson LLP. Combined with its Downtown office, Seyfarth now has nearly 150 attorneys in the Los Angeles market who serve clients across the country.

“I’m excited by this role and look forward to continuing to grow Seyfarth’s presence and platform in California in several key areas, including corporate, litigation, real estate, employee benefits, and labor and employment,” explained Shelby.

Shelby focuses her practice on representing management and employer organizations in labor relations and employment litigation with a particular emphasis in the areas of wrongful discharge, employment discrimination, and sexual harassment.

Seyfarth Shaw has over 800 attorneys located in 10 offices throughout the United States, including: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Sacramento, San Francisco and Washington, D.C., as well as internationally in London. Seyfarth Shaw provides a broad range of legal services in the areas of labor and employment, employee benefits, litigation, corporate and real estate. The firm’s clients include over 300 of the Fortune 500 companies, and our practice reflects virtually every industry and segment of the economy. For more information, please visit www.seyfarth.com .