Seyfarth Shaw New York Office Managing Partners Ranked Top 100 Influential Leaders by National Association of Corporate Directors

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Ivette Delgado, Senior Public Relations Associate
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CHICAGO (September 20, 2011) — Leading law firm Seyfarth Shaw is pleased to announce that the firm’s New York office co-managing partners Lorie Almon (Labor & Employment) and John Napoli (Corporate & Finance) have been recognized by the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) in its 2011 NACD Directorship 100, the most influential leaders in the boardroom and the corporate governance community. Almon was listed in the Governance Professional Institutions category, and Napoli was listed as one of the “People to Watch.”

Almon also co-chairs Seyfarth’s National Wage & Hour Litigation practice group, and she is frequently recognized by her peers as a leader in her field. She also serves on the firm’s Labor & Employment department’s leadership team in addition to chairing the New York Advisory Board of Jumpstart, one of the nation’s fast growing nonprofit organizations in the field of early childhood education.

Napoli chairs the firm’s national tax group, and his legal practice focuses on federal, state and local taxation, representing public and private clients, regularly advising clients on tax issues relating to corporate mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, consolidations, financing, real estate (including REITs), tax free like kind 1031 exchanges, subchapter S corporations, partnerships, joint ventures and limited liability companies.

This year’s selected individuals represent a range of companies including Apple, JP Morgan Chase, Coca-Cola, Walmart and General Electric, among others. The list includes 100 leading corporate directors and chief executive officers as well as governance advocates who have demonstrated commitment for upholding the highest standards and best practices in corporate governance.

The honorees will be recognized at a gala dinner at the Waldorf Astoria in New York on November 8. The dinner will be held in conjunction with NACD’s annual Directorship Forum. Honorees in the Governance Institutions and Professionals are included based on the influence of the organizations they serve. To view the full list of 2011 NACD Directorship 100 honorees, please visit www.NACDonline.org/2011-D100-Honorees.

With more than 11,000 members, the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) delivers information and insights to corporate board members to help confront complex business challenges and enhance shareowner value. NACD is focused on creating more effective and efficient boards through director-led education and peer forums to share ideas and leading practices based on more than 30 years of primary research.

Seyfarth Shaw has over 750 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.