AfshinNajafi
Associate
Commercial Litigation
anajafi@seyfarth.com
Whether he is working with a small business owner or a Fortune 500 company, Afshin takes the time to understand complex litigation issues and delivers innovative legal solutions tailored to each client’s unique situation.
More About Afshin
Afshin is an accomplished litigator with an impressive track record of representing clients in mediation, arbitration, and litigation before state and federal courts across the country. His practice focuses on complex commercial litigation and class action defense, spanning trade secrets, non-competes, unfair competition, data privacy, fraudulent transfers, and judgment enforcement. Known for his skillful advocacy and unwavering commitment to his clients, Afshin is a trusted advisor who delivers sound legal advice and zealous representation in complex disputes.
Afshin combines a deep understanding of the legal system with a keen eye for detail, enabling him to develop innovative strategies both in and out of the courtroom. A skilled negotiator, he has helped clients resolve disputes through mediation and other forms of alternative dispute resolution.
Afshin is also deeply committed to his community. He volunteers at legal clinics, represents clients in immigration proceedings on a pro bono basis, and is active in professional organizations, including the Iranian American Bar Association.
A proud alumnus of the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, Afshin served as a member of the Hastings Law Journal and President of the Iranian Law Students Association. During law school, he gained valuable in-house experience as a legal intern for a multinational technology company focusing on memory and storage products and for a Silicon Valley fintech startup. He earned his undergraduate degree in political science from San Jose State University, where he also spent a semester in Washington, DC, as an intern in the United States House of Representatives.
Afshin combines a deep understanding of the legal system with a keen eye for detail, enabling him to develop innovative strategies both in and out of the courtroom. A skilled negotiator, he has helped clients resolve disputes through mediation and other forms of alternative dispute resolution.
Afshin is also deeply committed to his community. He volunteers at legal clinics, represents clients in immigration proceedings on a pro bono basis, and is active in professional organizations, including the Iranian American Bar Association.
A proud alumnus of the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, Afshin served as a member of the Hastings Law Journal and President of the Iranian Law Students Association. During law school, he gained valuable in-house experience as a legal intern for a multinational technology company focusing on memory and storage products and for a Silicon Valley fintech startup. He earned his undergraduate degree in political science from San Jose State University, where he also spent a semester in Washington, DC, as an intern in the United States House of Representatives.
- JD, University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
- BA, San Jose State University
Magna cum laude
Pi Sigma Alpha
- California
- US District Court, Central District of California
- US District Court, Northern District of California
- US District Court, Southern District of California
- US District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
Related Services
- Iranian American Bar Association
Languages
- Persian
Whether he is working with a small business owner or a Fortune 500 company, Afshin takes the time to understand complex litigation issues and delivers innovative legal solutions tailored to each client’s unique situation.
More About Afshin
Afshin is an accomplished litigator with an impressive track record of representing clients in mediation, arbitration, and litigation before state and federal courts across the country. His practice focuses on complex commercial litigation and class action defense, spanning trade secrets, non-competes, unfair competition, data privacy, fraudulent transfers, and judgment enforcement. Known for his skillful advocacy and unwavering commitment to his clients, Afshin is a trusted advisor who delivers sound legal advice and zealous representation in complex disputes.
Afshin combines a deep understanding of the legal system with a keen eye for detail, enabling him to develop innovative strategies both in and out of the courtroom. A skilled negotiator, he has helped clients resolve disputes through mediation and other forms of alternative dispute resolution.
Afshin is also deeply committed to his community. He volunteers at legal clinics, represents clients in immigration proceedings on a pro bono basis, and is active in professional organizations, including the Iranian American Bar Association.
A proud alumnus of the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, Afshin served as a member of the Hastings Law Journal and President of the Iranian Law Students Association. During law school, he gained valuable in-house experience as a legal intern for a multinational technology company focusing on memory and storage products and for a Silicon Valley fintech startup. He earned his undergraduate degree in political science from San Jose State University, where he also spent a semester in Washington, DC, as an intern in the United States House of Representatives.
Afshin combines a deep understanding of the legal system with a keen eye for detail, enabling him to develop innovative strategies both in and out of the courtroom. A skilled negotiator, he has helped clients resolve disputes through mediation and other forms of alternative dispute resolution.
Afshin is also deeply committed to his community. He volunteers at legal clinics, represents clients in immigration proceedings on a pro bono basis, and is active in professional organizations, including the Iranian American Bar Association.
A proud alumnus of the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, Afshin served as a member of the Hastings Law Journal and President of the Iranian Law Students Association. During law school, he gained valuable in-house experience as a legal intern for a multinational technology company focusing on memory and storage products and for a Silicon Valley fintech startup. He earned his undergraduate degree in political science from San Jose State University, where he also spent a semester in Washington, DC, as an intern in the United States House of Representatives.
- JD, University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
- BA, San Jose State University
Magna cum laude
Pi Sigma Alpha
- California
- US District Court, Central District of California
- US District Court, Northern District of California
- US District Court, Southern District of California
- US District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
Related Services
- Iranian American Bar Association
Languages
- Persian