The team at Seyfarth Shaw LLP is well regarded by its clients for its ‘exceptional expertise and collaboration’, advising widely on matters concerning mass data theft, breaches of contract, computer fraud, workforce raiding, destruction of evidence, and complex trade secret misappropriation. The practice is jointly led by three partners: experienced Chicago-based trial attorney Michael Wexler and Los Angeles-based Robert Milligan both handle non-compete, computer fraud, and trade secret matters, as does the Boston-based Katherine Perrelli. Also in Boston, Dawn Mertineit is well equipped to assist clients across a range of industries with the remit of complex commercial disputes. Jesse Coleman is a key practitioner in Houston with a track record of litigating across the energy, telecoms, hospitality, and healthcare sectors. Advising on reputational risk relating to restrictive covenants and trade secrets forms a key portion of New York’s Gary Friedman’s workload. Daniel Joshua Salinas is also a key name in Los Angeles.
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‘In my opinion, their exceptional expertise and exceptional collaboration among members of the firm makes the client feel they are getting full 360-degree representation.’
'The Seyfarth team is great. They make excellent advisors.’
Key clients
- Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC
- Capstone Logistics, Inc.
- JWE, Inc.
- Karma Automotive
- Kelsey-Seybold Medical Group, PLLC
- Korn Ferry
- LG
- Lonza Houston, Inc.
- OnPrem Solutions
- Panda Restaurant Group
Work highlights
Secured a $40m settlement on behalf of Karma Automotive, a client in the automotive industry in a case addressing trade secret misappropriation, mass data theft, breaches of contract, computer fraud, workforce raiding, and destruction of evidence, delivering a highly favorable outcome for Karma Automotive.
Advised the client in a case involving allegations that a former managerial employee breached contracts and fiduciary duties, engaged in unfair competition, and misappropriated trade secrets.
Represented a financial advisor in a case that highlights significant developments in trade secrets and restrictive covenants.
Lawyers
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Leading partners
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Leading associates
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Practice head
Michael Wexler; Robert Milligan; Katherine Perrelli
Other key lawyers
Dawn Mertineit; Jesse Coleman; Daniel Joshua Salinas; Kevin Mahoney; Gary Friedman; Marcus Mintz; Sierra Chinn-Liu