gold standardBy Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and Lorie Almon

We wanted to share a new, significant development with our loyal blog readers — Seyfarth’s Labor & Employment Practice Group has just been recognized for excellence by one of the most prestigious awards in the legal profession.

The Seyfarth L&E practice group was named Labor & Employment Team of the Year at the 10th Annual Chambers USA Awards for Excellence ceremony in New York City on Tuesday evening. Our practice group was selected as the top-ranked firm in the United States in labor & employment law from a Winners Logo 2shortlist of highly respected firms that also included Jones Day, Littler, Morgan Lewis, and Proskauer.

The Chambers Awards honor the achievements of leading law firms and lawyers across the country for pre-eminence in key practice areas and notable achievements during the past 12 months, including outstanding work, impressive strategic growth, and excellence in client service. Chambers described Seyfarth as “the market-leading labor & employment practice in the country with an expertise and track-record of successful, cutting-edge defenses to employment discrimination class actions, bet-the-company EEOC lawsuits, and complex, high-stakes  wage & hour litigation.”

The Chambers report included client quotes about Seyfarth’s work that included: “Aside from being legal experts in their fields, the firm’s attorneys are incredibly responsive and provide pragmatic, value-add legal advice,” and “I’ve had several occasions when they’ve given advice contrary to that of other firms – in every instance the lawyers at Seyfarth have been correct.”

Chambers’ 150-member research team conducted and analyzed hundreds of interviews with corporate general counsel of companies, court rulings in cases defended, and submissions provided by the firms. The Chambers selection is a gold standard award for the firm, one that holds great credibility with client companies.

To all of our clients, loyal blog readers, and colleagues, thank you so much for your support and the honor bestowed on Seyfarth’s labor & employment practice group by Chambers.

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