Seyfarth Shaw Partner Sang-yul Lee Named to Law Bulletin's "40 Under Forty"

Chicago (August 24, 2007)—Sang-yul Lee, an attorney with Seyfarth Shaw LLP, one of America’s leading full service law firms, has been recognized by the Law Bulletin Publishing Company (publisher of Chicago Daily Law Bulletin and Chicago Lawyer) as one of “40 Illinois Attorneys Under Forty to Watch” for 2007. Lee joins Seyfarth Shaw attorneys Gerald Pauling, Allegra Rich, Phillip Shawn Wood and Mark Johnson who have each been named to the exclusive list.

Lee, a partner in the firm’s Chicago office, is a member of the Labor and Employment department.  He has extensive experience representing clients in EEO litigation, collective bargaining, arbitrations, layoffs and closures, wage and hour audits and class actions.  Additionally, Lee is one of the partners in charge of coordinating the firm’s growing international practice. He advises clients in the United States, Asia and Europe on both inbound and outbound legal matters.

The Law Bulletin profile praises Lee, noting that he “has quickly become one of the city’s top labor and employment attorneys.   At the same time, he’s dedicated countless hours to mentoring law students and younger attorneys and has worked tirelessly to promote diversity within his law firms.”  Contemporaries note his focused but practical approach to counseling and litigation as well as his ability to resolve complex legal issues, many requiring substantial interdisciplinary counseling.  Lee’s profile further notes that, “With his sterling professional record, it’s little surprise that Lee is a highly sought-after speaker and educator.” In addition, he is a board member of the Korean American Bar Association, where, as his profile points out, he “helped transform this organization from a small group of about 30 attorney members into a full-fledged organization that today boasts more than 150 members.”

Lee received his B.A. from Northwestern University and his A.M. and J.D. degrees from the University of Illinois.  He is a volunteer Hearing Board member of the Illinois Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission, contributing editor for BNA’s Developing Labor Law and a member of the University of Illinois College of Law Board of Visitors.

This is the Law Bulletin’s ninth annual ranking. Selection criteria for this roster of 40 young attorneys are based on an examination of the nominees’ career achievements including successful settlements, verdicts, acquisitions or transactions, how far the nominees have risenin their practice area and the contributions the attorneys have made to their communities.

Seyfarth Shaw has over 725 attorneys located in nine offices throughout the United States including Chicago, New York, Boston, Washington D.C., Atlanta, Houston, Los Angeles, SanFrancisco and Sacramento as well as Brussels, Belgium.  Seyfarth Shaw provides a broad range of legal services in the areas of labor and employment, employee benefits, litigation and business services.  The firm’s practice reflects virtually every industry and segment of the country’s business and social fabric.  Clients include over 200 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.

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