Seyfarth Shaw

What Seyfarth Shaw does

Seyfarth Shaw LLP is a full-service international law firm founded in 1945 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm is organized as a private limited liability partnership and operates across approximately 19 offices in the United States, United Kingdom, Italy, Australia, Hong Kong, and — following a June 2026 launch — Miami, with a dedicated Latin America-Connected Businesses practice. It employs roughly 1,000 attorneys supported by hundreds of professional staff, delivering advisory, litigation, and transactional legal services to enterprise and public-sector clients across verticals that include retail, construction, financial services, healthcare, and government.

The firm's service portfolio is reinforced by a proprietary technology stack built around Seyfarth Link (matter and knowledge management), Seyfarth Cognition (AI-powered deal execution and diligence), SeyfarthLean (process optimization), and Seyfarth Labs (innovation incubator). In March 2026, Seyfarth expanded its generative AI partnership with Hebbia, reporting that more than 7 million pages of firm content have been processed through AI-driven workflows for document review, due diligence, and transactional execution. Recognition by independent ranking bodies — including Chambers USA Band 1 for Labor & Employment (six years), Retail (nine years), and Government Contracts, plus Bloomberg Law's Top 5 Large Law Firms and #2 Technology & Innovation ranking in 2026 — supports sustained brand positioning.

Seyfarth's business model is built on partner-led client relationships, hourly and alternative fee arrangements typical of large law firms, and a distributed office model that aligns with multinational client needs. Recent strategic emphasis on AI tooling and Latin America cross-border work points to incremental expansion of both addressable market and delivery efficiency, while enterprise client references such as the $180M Municipality of Anchorage settlement demonstrate engagement scale.

Name

Seyfarth Shaw

Legal name

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Website

https://seyfarth.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1945

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Seyfarth Shaw LLP is a full-service international law firm with roughly 1,000 attorneys across approximately 19 offices, serving enterprise and public-sector clients with advisory, litigation, and transactional services enhanced by proprietary AI-powered platforms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

M&A Advisory (Buy-side/Sell-side) (BPAHADAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Financial Crime, AML/CFT & Sanctions Compliance (BPAHAFAE)

Keywords

• Legal advisory services
• Commercial litigation services
• Transactional legal counsel
• Labor employment law
• Corporate legal services

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices19 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Advisory: Provides advisory legal services including employment law, corporate counseling, employee benefits, global immigration, privacy compliance, and regulatory advisory services to enterprise clients worldwide.
2. Legal Services - Litigation: Full-service litigation capabilities spanning class actions, commercial disputes, employment litigation, IP litigation, securities litigation, and white collar defense.
3. Legal Services - Transactional: Transactional legal services including M&A, capital markets, real estate, corporate finance, restructuring, and tax services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Seyfarth Shaw LLP is a full-service global law firm providing advisory, litigation, and transactional legal services to businesses and government entities. With approximately 1,000 attorneys across 19 offices globally, the firm serves clients in industries including construction, financial services, healthcare, retail, and government. The firm also operates proprietary technology platforms (Seyfarth Link, Seyfarth Cognition) and an innovation methodology (SeyfarthLean) to enhance service delivery.

Product overview

Seyfarth Shaw LLP operates as a full-service law firm providing advisory, litigation, and transactional legal services worldwide through a portfolio architecture combining core legal practice areas with advanced delivery technology products. The firm's service delivery is powered by proprietary technology platforms including Seyfarth Link (collaboration and communication platform), Seyfarth Cognition (AI-powered information management), and SeyfarthLean Consulting (operational process improvement). Additional offerings include Seyfarth Labs (technology R&D), Seyfarth at Work (productivity consulting), and Lean Solutions (Six Sigma process management). The firm also produces thought leadership content through its Pioneers and Pathfinders podcast. Legal services span Advisory (employment, corporate, privacy), Litigation (commercial, employment, IP), and Transactions (M&A, real estate, capital markets) across industries including construction, energy, financial services, healthcare, hospitality, manufacturing, retail, technology, and transportation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Seyfarth Link: Award-winning tech platform for enhancing collaboration, communication, and relationship transparency.
• Seyfarth Cognition
• SeyfarthLean Consulting
• Seyfarth Labs
• Seyfarth at Work
• SPAN (Seyfarth People and Alumni Network)

Products and services

• Advisory Legal Services Legal advisory and counseling services provided to businesses, government entities, and organizations across multiple practice areas and industries.
• Litigation Legal Services Commercial litigation representation for clients in disputes, including those involving the firm's Litigation Department chaired by Giovanna "Gina" Ferrari.
• Transactional Legal Services Transactional legal representation including corporate, M&A, tax, and other deal-related legal services overseen by the National Corporate Department chaired by Andrew Lucano.
• Labor and Employment Law Services

Quantifiable outcome

• $180M settlement for Anchorage in 12-year Port of Alaska dispute
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• HebbiacoreTechnology or Integration · 12 March 2026Strategic partnership expanding use of Hebbia's AI-powered Matrix platform across transactional practices to accelerate diligence, deal execution, and legal analysis at scale. Seyfarth attorneys have developed firm-specific configurations reflecting the firm's legal reasoning, workflows, and institutional knowledge. Since adopting Hebbia, Seyfarth has processed more than 7 million pages of legal documents through the platform.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Ogletree Deakins: Major US employment law firm with a similar Labor & Employment and litigation focus. Directly competes with Seyfarth's national employment practice for the same enterprise buyer segment and industry verticals.
• Jackson Lewis: One of the largest US law firms specializing in employment and labor law. Directly competes with Seyfarth's Band 1-ranked Labor & Employment practice for the same enterprise client base and similar class action defense and workplace law matters.
• Littler Mendelson: The largest US law firm focused exclusively on employment and labor law. Directly competes with Seyfarth in workplace law, class action defense, and labor relations matters across the same Fortune 500 and large enterprise client segments.
• Morgan, Lewis & Bockius: Large US-headquartered international law firm with similar size, comparable mix of employment, litigation, and transactional practices, and overlapping enterprise client base. Closely comparable in scale, geographic footprint, and practice breadth.

Broad incumbents

• Latham & Watkins: Top global law firm with a dominant transactional practice. Competes with Seyfarth on M&A, capital markets, and complex litigation mandates for the largest enterprise clients across high-value matters.
• DLA Piper: Major international law firm with similar global office count and broad practice mix spanning corporate, employment, litigation, and regulatory. Competes with Seyfarth on cross-border transactions and enterprise mandates.
• Hogan Lovells: Global law firm with deep regulatory and cross-border practices. Competes with Seyfarth on international transactions, government contracts, healthcare, and complex litigation matters for multinational clients.
• Greenberg Traurig: Large full-service US law firm with a strong employment practice and broad geographic footprint. Competes with Seyfarth across multiple practice areas and shares similar enterprise client focus, particularly in litigation and transactions.
• Baker McKenzie: One of the world's largest law firms with deep global coverage across 40+ countries. Competes with Seyfarth in cross-border M&A, transactions, and regulatory matters for multinational enterprise clients.
• Sidley Austin: Major Chicago-headquartered global law firm with comparable scale and practice breadth. Competes with Seyfarth in transactional, litigation, and regulatory matters across enterprise clients, with similar size and Chicago roots.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/official.seyfarthshaw
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/seyfarth-shaw
• Instagraminstagram.com/seyfarthshawllp

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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