Seyfarth Shaw
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Seyfarth Shaw LLP (Template:IPAc-en Script error: No such module "Respell".)[1] is an international AmLaw 100 law firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in Chicago in 1945 by Henry Seyfarth, Lee Shaw, and Owen Fairweather, Seyfarth Shaw originally focused on the area of labor and employment law.
History
Seyfarth Shaw was founded in Chicago in 1945 by attorneys Henry Edward Seyfarth, Lee Charles Shaw, and Owen Fairweather. Seyfarth graduated from the University of Illinois in 1928 and two years later received his J.D. degree from the University of Chicago Law School. Lee Shaw enrolled at the University of Michigan, where he played football as an offensive and defensive lineman alongside future President Gerald Ford. He completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Chicago in 1936 and two years later earned his J.D. degree at the university's law school. The third founding partner, Owen Fairweather, earned his undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College and then graduated cum laude from the University of Chicago Law School in 1938.[2]
After World War II ended in August 1945, Shaw and Fairweather returned to Chicago from their stint with the National War Labor Board and together with their senior colleague, Seyfarth, set up a boutique law firm specializing in labor law. In 1947, Lee Shaw helped draft the Taft-Hartley Act.[3]
With coverage across the U.S. and several international outposts in London, Australia and Asia, Seyfarth opened its first new U.S. office in decades in Charlotte in 2019. This was followed by its Seattle office launch in 2020.
Rankings
The American Lawyer ranks Seyfarth 59th in its annual AmLaw 100 ranking of the largest U.S. law firms by revenue. The National Law JournalTemplate:'s "NLJ 250" list ranks Seyfarth 50th among the largest law firms in the United States. Top Legal 500,[4] U.S. News & World Report,[5] and Chambers [6] rank Seyfarth as one of the best law firms in the United States in numerous practice areas.
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