Seyfarth Shaw to Celebrate 40 Years in Washington D.C.

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

WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 15, 2011) —  Leading law firm Seyfarth Shaw LLP will celebrate the 40th anniversary of its Washington, D.C. office on Thursday, September 22 from 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. The festivities will include a cocktail reception at our office at 975 F Street N.W. with members of charitable organizations with which the firm has partnered over the years in attendance.

“We are incredibly appreciative of the Washington, D.C. community and we maintain our commitment to playing an active, positive role where we work and live,” said Joseph Damato, Seyfarth Shaw’s Washington, D.C. office managing partner. “This anniversary is a great time for us to reflect on our roots in the community and to celebrate with those who we have been fortunate to serve and get to know along the way.”

Our Washington, D.C. office opened in 1971 with just two labor and employment lawyers. Since then, the office has expanded to almost 60 lawyers. Today, our attorneys in D.C. represent the firm’s key strengths in the areas of government contracts, construction law and litigation, real estate, intellectual property law, labor and employment and employee benefits.

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.