Seyfarth Shaw LLP > Washington DC, United States > Firm Profile

‘The team has incredible depth of experience. Many of their people focus on this area of law, and can be a resource for the less-experienced team members. So, they are able to scale up quickly and draw from years of experience.’

‘Kate Perrelli is outstanding. She is creative, practical, and strategic, and able to get excellent results efficiently.’

‘The Seyfarth team gets the results they promise with teams that know our business inside and out.’

‘Exceptional expertise on restrictive covenants. Accessible and thoughtful on matters.’

‘I have great confidence in Kate Perrelli and her years of experience in guiding clients in creating restrictive covenants and enforcing them in litigation.’

‘Our account team at Seyfarth is exceptional – they provide a tailored experience to all our employees who greatly value from the legal advice they are given. Seyfarth is a professional firm and provides incredible service through the use of advanced technology and reporting features.’

‘I have worked with this team consistently for years and the people are what stand out the most. The attorneys and paralegals who work on our account team are dedicated individuals who truly value high client service. Gabriel Mozes is our lead attorney and has devoted a large majority of his personal time to servicing our account. We would have a very different looking team without Gabe.’

‘The depth of experience across many lines of business and the ability to help clients achieve desired outcomes.’

‘Nick Geannacopulos is an experienced and passionate advocate. He goes the extra mile for clients in helping them navigate through labor relations issues.’

‘Glenn Smith is exceptional.’

‘Seyfarth Shaw has a very experienced team of labor attorneys that have dealt with pretty much every type of labor situation and they are able to respond quickly and efficiently when needed.’

‘I have worked closely with Joe Damato for years and he is extremely knowledgeable and effective in working through negotiations and other labor union issues we have had to work through. He shares his knowledge and expertise in a calm way and has worked through some very tough issues with us to success.’

‘Highly sound advice on a range of issues in labor and employment law. Great responsiveness. Common sense solutions – appropriately scaled to the issue.’

‘Seyfarth’s labor team excels at understanding industry dynamics and macro trends. They give practical advice that is actionable.’

‘Arthur Telegen is supremely creative and incisive. He gets immediately to the heart of any complex matter and excels as both a counselor and an advocate. Robert Fisher is emerging as an important force.’

‘The Seyfarth Shaw team is wonderful to work with. They respond quickly to emails and if it is on a topic that will take some research they provide an eta on when to expect the information. They are will to jump on calls and take the time to answer all our questions and concerns.’

‘Seyfarth takes the time to understand your company, the company culture and the ultimate goals. Josh Seidman has spent many hours working with our company to assist with providing advice on how to best handle the many nuances that are involved with local sick time policies.’

‘Outstanding depth and high quality attorneys.’

‘Larry Lorber and Jennifer Kraft are outstanding. Very knowledgeable and client service focused.’

‘Experts on paid leave laws, subscriptions to updates on leave laws across the country, class actions.’

‘Very responsive and knowledgeable. I’d highlight Joshua Seidman and Daniel Whang.’

‘Tracy Billows and her team are exceptional attorneys. They know the law…they know our business…they know our people…and they are very practical. It take a lot of time and effort to get to know the business and the people. But, Tracy and her team take the time to do that, and it is beyond helpful in the counseling we receive.’

‘I’d highlight Tracy Billows, Gillian Lepore, Kyla Miller, Ashley Cano.’

‘Overall, a good team – and up to the challenge.’

‘The partners in charge of the projects are good, responsive and available to solve problems.’

‘This team is not just exceptional from a legal perspective, but truly understand the business and are practical in their advice and counsel. They are incredibly responsive and provide a lean team for effectiveness and efficiency.’

‘The individuals’ collective business sense and prioritization of providing practical advice and counsel sets them apart from their competitors.’

‘The team provides a great mix of being creative, protecting our interests and moving the process forward and not getting bogged down on unnecessary confrontation and drama. They focus on the big items and don’t let the process get slowed down on items that don’t move the needle. On top of that, they have significant knowledge and expertise on current deal precedents.’

‘Andrew Lucano and Stanley Bloch are two partners who have significant expertise in M&A as well as expertise in our industry. On top of that, they complement each other very well in their style thus giving is a good breath of viewpoints.’

‘Seyfarth provides great effort and work product in the negotiation of P3 and similar agreements. Due to the complex nature of the transaction, it takes a very detailed and skilled individual to handle the multiple agreements and their interrelated aspects and intricacies. Seyfarth handled these matters skillfully.’

‘Chuck Wall and Alison Ashford are very diligent, thoughtful and hard working individuals who are able to deftly handle the most complicated of issues.’

‘James Newland hits the sweet spot in combining carefully supported advice on legal risks with a range of practical options for resolving business and legal dilemmas.’

‘Michael Wagner, has been our immediate “go to” person with any issues or questions we have. He is exceptional in being communicative, clear, concise, compassionate, and knowledgeable. During this ongoing pandemic, Wagner has been flexible and willing to work at any time of the day to help us. He understands the importance of our issues and has always strived to help us in any way he can. Wagner is also extremely willing to dissect and communicate issues thoroughly so all parties understand and are in agreement. He never leaves anything unclear. I could not recommend him or Seyfarth Shaw LLP enough.’

‘Seyfarth is a very strong firm that delivers top talent.’

‘Jason Smith is an excellent litigator and an animal in the court room. I’m glad that he’s on my side.’

‘I work for a community developer and we were looking for a top tier construction attorney to assist with document drafting and legal analysis. After researching attorneys, I discovered Sara Beiro Farabow. As a former head of the firm’s construction practice, she certainly had all the credentials we wanted; however, many attorneys have credentials but Sara has ideal experience for us. She is very knowledgeable and incredibly detailed. We have used Sara and her associate Michael Wagner on numerous projects and their attention to detail and willingness to walk us through all of our questions is wonderful. Sara is one of the best negotiators I have ever had the privilege to work with. Sara is just simply the best and Michael seems to have learned much from Sara. In short, I would recommend this firm and these two attorneys without hesitation. They are simply the best in this field and I am very happy to have found them. They have saved us a lot of money over time.’

‘David Blake of Seyfarth Shaw came as a recommendation to ourselves given our unique circumstances and the challenges we could expect. We have been highly impressed with David’s performance and his ability to articulate somewhat technical elements into a manner which are easily understood and fully within our interests. David’s ease in communicating has created a working relationship that is professional, courteous and welcomed.’

‘Wealth of experience and how e-discovery overlaps with other practice areas so you can get proactive, effective advice.’

‘Scott Carlson has deep expertise in e-discovery, privacy, cybersecurity and other related areas so he is able to deliver strategic, proactive and effective advice.’

‘Scott Carlson’s diplomatic style works well with all levels of an organization, so you can trust him to deliver advice not just to the team but the executives and board. Finally, Scott is well connected to other experts and happy to loop them in so you can have a one-stop-shop with his practice.’

‘Seyfarth has key subject matter experts in every field that we require.’

‘While they are still mostly a national law firm with a small global footprint, I have found that they coordinate seamlessly with our foreign counsel and often have a good grasp of extraterritorial laws themselves. Their e-discovery/cyber, privacy, internal investigation, and employment & labor practices are specifically some of the best I’ve seen anywhere.’

‘Scott Carlson and John Tomaszewski are two of the most knowledgeable resources in their respective practice areas that can be found. Both of them is an absolute source of truth in their areas. They know exactly when to bring in team members when they are needed, but keep extra resources lean where they are able to, and always provide the work they bill for themselves.’

‘The Seyfarth e-discovery practice is responsive, extremely knowledgeable and have built in efficiencies in how they use analysts and attorneys.’

‘The Seyfarth team is great as a whole. Kathleen McConnell has jumped on last minute projects involving harvesting large amounts of data from both legacy and current systems and is extremely knowledgeable about data collection and and analysis.’

‘Great knowledge, creative and practical in advising, and responsive in a very timely manner.’

‘Jon Karelitz is the best. He is very responsive and helpful, gives fantastic practical advice and doesn’t try to do more than is necessary.’

‘Exceptional client focus and availability, very adept at delivering complex legal analysis in plain English. The entire team is a pleasure to work with.’

‘Jon Karelitz and Diane Dygert are go-to legal resources in the defined benefit and defined contribution retirement income spaces, respectively. Very impressed with their attention to detail and ability to communicate to various functions within our company.’

‘Seyfarth has a depth of knowledge and capabilities across multiple employment law practice areas ranging from wage and hour, paid sick leave, drug testing, background checks, pay equity to diversity & inclusion, immigration, and labor relations. If there’s someone that has more depth and expertise in an area or jurisdiction (e.g. California) that would be more helpful, the team has no hesitation in connecting me to that attorney, and billing is reasonable for the work that’s done.’

‘The team at Seyfarth Shaw has been great to work with. They are responsive, clear and always provide great counsel. They are willing to meet by phone, Zoom or whatever I prefer.’

‘The attorneys I work with are very practical in their advice and counsel. There isn’t fluff in how they respond. Part of the practicality I appreciate from Seyfarth attorneys is that recommendations can reasonably be acted upon. The attorneys at Seyfarth seem to have a better understanding of the challenges we deal with as in-house attorneys in terms of navigating organizations that may have multiple stakeholders. I believe this is in part due to the breadth of matters they handle for a large number of organizations in different industries and with different employee bases. They also share insight as to how they have advised other clients navigating similar issues thereby providing more options for consideration than other firms. Noah Finkel and Brian Long have provided excellent support from a wage and hour perspective.’

‘I primarily work with Camille Olson and she is incredibly responsive, understands my industry and its particular needs, and is always helpful and supportive. When needed, she has brought in other attorneys who are well versed in the areas I needed. I have no hesitation in recommending Camille and Seyfarth Shaw.’

‘The labor & employment team at Seyfarth is exceptional. I have worked primarily with Annette Idalski and her team. Annette’s team is very strong in wage and hour litigation, with a primary focus on the Fair Labor Standards Act. Annette’s team are exceptional litigators in employment law. They deliver an exceptional work product and are extremely focused on winning cases for their clients.’

‘I work primarily with Annette Idalski, Brian Smith, and Kyle Winnick. The qualities that I value about this team are knowledge of the law, briefing skills, courtroom skills, due diligence, case preparation and commitment to winning the case. Annette leads this team with a commitment to law that I have never seen. She is an amazing lawyer and leader.’

‘This practice is unique not just in its depth and breadth of knowledge and experience, but in the very practical way they work with companies to find the best solution or achieve the best outcome according to the specific needs and desires of the company. On more than one occasion I have come to this practice group at Seyfarth with an issue and they propose a practical and real-life solution that perfectly fits my needs and risk tolerance as a company.’

‘Noah Finkel is an expert on the substance. He marries knowledge with what really matters to clients. He can take a complex theory or legal concept and boil it down quickly to how it impacts my employees and how we as a company can best adapt and change to ensure compliance and a workable solution.’

‘The Seyfarth team is unique in the quality of its partners and the caliber of representation they deliver. What distinguishes their lawyers the most is the creativity in advocacy they bring to the table. Seyfarth is consistently well prepared and provides excellent results to our company in litigation; relatedly, the group also provides key strategic counsel on other regulatory compliance needs that arise within our business from time to time.

‘Christopher Robertson, Teddie Arnold, and Barry Miller, along with many of the other Seyfarth partners and Sr. Counsel are always knowledgeable, timely and creative in their approach to providing skilled advocacy.’

‘Seyfarth has very good intergenerational mix of attorneys that are assigned to litigation teams. I have noticed that this mix provides a good synergy among the attorneys, which in my view improves the work product.’

‘Attorney Teddie Arnold has all of the qualities needed of a successful litigator. He is very well equipped intellectually and has excellent interpersonal skills. Overall, a very nice (and unusual)combination of traits for a litigator.’

‘Seyfarth has a particularly strong Government contracts practice because its team blends a high degree of expertise in this area with best-in-class trial skills. Seyfarth is highly attuned to client needs and concerns and takes a collaborative approach to the development and execution of case strategy. The team is very receptive to feedback, approaches trial preparation with impressive dedication and attention to detail, and achieves great results.’

‘Don Featherstun and Gina Ferrari are two of the best trial lawyers I’ve ever seen in action, as reflected in their grace under pressure, ability to think on their feet, skillful examination of witnesses, and mastery of complex facts. They are highly knowledgeable in government contracts, which makes for a formidable team in government contract disputes.’

‘They have brought a strong understanding of cyber-risk advisory and relevant experience to the forefront in protecting proprietary information, assisting in the interpretation of results, and communicating assessment results in a most effective manner for security leaders, risk leaders, senior management and directors.’

‘Scott Carlson brings his expert knowledge to his work in providing guidance around the execution of engagements, interpretation of results, and communication of results to audiences of different management levels and knowledge. He is skillful and ensures that messaging is effective, yet balanced for key parties involved.’

‘The real estate team is excellent at project management and they consistently deliver on a high volume of complex transactions. They have broad expertise across a variety of asset classes in multiple geographies so we are able to engage them on deals across our US portfolio.’

‘Seyfarth Shaw has been an integral part of our team for many years. Their ability to work on locations across the US makes them a convenient “one stop shop” for our legal review of real estate documents.’

‘I’m always impressed with the Seyfarth team. They are thoughtful, punctual, responsive, and always keep protecting our best interests in mind as their client. ’

‘Seyfarth is a very well-equipped team. They are well resourced with a great, and well earned reputation, while also being very reasonable with their billings. They collaborate better than any other law firm I have worked with.’

‘They understand the client and their needs, and always have a very practical perspective on what is legally sound, and commercially appropriate.’

‘Seyfarth Shaw excels at successfully managing client and case requirements, strategic litigation management, cost effectiveness, and diversity.’

‘They achieve successes by conducting early and thorough case assessments, identifying critical legal and factual issues, building and fostering relationships based upon trust, and applying their excellent written and oral advocacy skills. Second, Seyfarth provides value in a cost-effective manner.’

‘Seyfarth works with clients to determine reasonable goals and narrowly tailoring litigation tactics to achieve those goals, whether that means a motion to dismiss, limited discovery regarding a factual issue necessary for an early motion for summary judgment, mediation, trial, or appeal.’

‘Tom Locke provides outstanding advice regarding early-case strategy, and he works collaboratively with me and insureds to implement that strategy efficiently and cost effectively. Tom’s thorough preparation and litigation skills ensure that we obtain the best possible results.’

‘Renee Appel is a successful oral advocate and writer who guides clients, fact and expert witnesses through often complex factual and legal issues.’ 

‘The Seyfarth team knows when to be aggressive and when to capitalize on a favorable resolution; they are true business partners and willing to discuss alternative billing arrangements; they are true collaborators.’

‘Greg Markel has deep knowledge and expertise in governance and securities litigation. I always talk to him if there is anything I need in those areas as he can be trusted to give his unvarnished opinion and has worked on many cases in the area and is up on the legal precedents.’

‘Seyfarth’s real estate practice is cost efficient and constructive in helping to get transactions closed. Their practical appropriate to solving complex issues serves their clients well in ultimately bringing deals to a close.’

‘Seyfarth Shaw takes a very pragmatic and measured approach that facilitates excellent results and limits contentiousness in difficult negotiations.’

‘Jay Wardlaw and Dan Evans provide exceptional service. They are each incredibly responsive and eager to assist. I rely on their guidance without hesitation and find that our counterparties are always eager to work with them again.’

‘The practice has a good focus on large institutional investors.’

‘Steven Richman is a standout team member.’

‘Seyfarth Shaw is one of the only large law firms whose investment management practice focuses primarily on institutional investors rather than managers.’

‘The unflappable Robert Bodansky is a pragmatic advisor on the most challenging and complex issues facing private markets investors. Trevor Tullius is a clear communicator, particularly when counseling business decision markets. Steven Richman’s strong tax background gives him an advantage when reviewing certain transactions for investors.’

‘Steve Meier is the main Partner that we work with at Seyfarth on various real estate securities transactions. His entire team is great.’

‘Steve has a deep understand in complex real estate tax matters which is willing and able to communicate in a comprehensible and actionable manner. He comes up with solutions and provides sound advice. While busy, he is responsive and a great overall communicator.’

‘John Napoli continues to lead this practice’s strength – real estate and REIT related matters. John has the ability to blend his knowledge of corporate and tax law with a practical perspective that is unique in the industry. Seyfarth also is at the forefront of diversity efforts, technology, and billing efforts.’

‘John Napoli continues to stand out within this practice. John continues his hands on role on each matter he is involved with and responds rapidly to client needs. John has the ability to quickly bring the full breadth of Seyfarth’s team to any mater.’

‘The team is extremely thoughtful. In my mind they are technically correct in their analysis and work well with my firm to provide us the best execution. Their billing is more than fair.’