Ms Katherine Perrelli > Seyfarth Shaw LLP > Boston, United States > Lawyer Profile
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Ms Katherine Perrelli

Work Department
Commercial Litigation; Trade Secrets, Computer Fraud & Non-Competes; Labor & Employment
Position
Ms. Perrelli is a partner in the Litigation Department of Seyfarth Shaw LLP. She is a trial lawyer with over 25 years of experience representing regional, national, and international corporations in the financial services, transportation, manufacturing, technology, pharmaceutical, and staffing industries. Her commercial practice focuses on trial work and counseling in the areas of trade secrets and restrictive covenants, unfair competition and complex commercial disputes, including dealer/franchise disputes, and contract disputes. Her experience spans all forms of dispute resolution, including mediation and arbitration, as well as litigation in federal and state courts and before administrative agencies across the country. On the employment side, Ms. Perrelli’s practice focuses on trial work and counseling regarding executive compensation and employer compliance with the ADA, ADEA, Title VII and all other state and governmental laws affecting employers.
Career
Ms. Perrelli is a certified Six Sigma Green Belt. Using Lean Six Sigma and project management methodologies, our SeyfarthLean approach delivers increased value to our clients at a time of increased market pressures and competitive demands. Seyfarth’s commitment to delivering legal services in a new way—with an emphasis on value and continuous improvement—has been praised by the Association of Corporate Counsel as being “five years ahead of every other AmLaw 200 firm.” Ms. Perrelli has been selected regularly as one of the state’s “Super Lawyers” in a joint survey conducted by the publishers of Law and Politics magazine and Boston magazine, as part of a special publication entitled “The Top Attorneys in the Northeast.”
Memberships
American Bar Association; Massachusetts Bar Association; Boston Bar Associationl; New York Bar Association; Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America
Education
B.A., Skidmore College (1980); J.D., Western New England College School of Law (1984)
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
(Leading lawyers)Working closely with the firm’s IP and corporate departments on a myriad of cases, Seyfarth Shaw LLP’s dedicated trade secrets practice is consistently sought out by an array of entities operating in highly technical sectors, including automotive manufacturing, healthcare, and life sciences. The team is praised by clients for its ‘exceptional expertise‘ in non-competes and restrictive covenants, an area in which the Boston-based Katherine Perrelli and Dawn Mertineit are key names. On the West Coast, Robert Milligan focuses on trade secrets, non-competes, and data theft cases, working with a diverse roster of multinationals. The Chicago-based Michael Wexler is noted for his expertise in high-tech matters, including electric vehicles and remote storage facilities. Los Angeles-based associate Joshua Salinas is recommended for his experience in trade secret misappropriation, unfair competition, and patent infringement. Scott Humphrey has left the practice.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading lawyers - United States > Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters) - United States > Intellectual property
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Construction (including construction litigation)
- Labor and employment > Immigration
- Labor and employment > Labor-management relations
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > E-discovery
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- Labor and employment > ERISA litigation
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions): defense
- Tax > Not-for-profit (nonprofit and tax exempt organizations)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Government > Government contracts
- Real estate > Real estate
- Industry focus > Cannabis
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious