NEW YORK (Business Wire EON/PRWEB ) June 3, 2008 -- Seyfarth Shaw LLP, one of America’s leading full-service law firms, today announced that Jonathan P. Wolfert has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in its Commercial Litigation Practice Group. Wolfert had been a partner at Kaplan Thomashauer & Landau LLP.
Wolfert has extensive experience in a wide variety of commercial litigation. He has particular strength in cases concerning complex insurance, securities and bankruptcy litigation.
“Jonathan is a talented commercial litigator who adds depth and experience to our litigation group in New York, and we are very pleased to welcome him to our growing team of leading attorneys,” said John P. Napoli, Co-Managing Partner of the firm’s New York office. “He is also dedicated to team-based representation of institutional clients, which is equally important to us because of our firm’s commitment to providing top talent to our clients across offices and practice areas.”
Seyfarth Shaw’s Commercial Litigation Practice Group combines the dedicated focus of a litigation boutique and the resources of a national firm in a singular commitment to their clients’ objectives and the successful resolution of claims. As a national firm, the group’s attorneys draw upon a depth of resources and the remarkable insight from colleagues in a broad range of practices, from tax to healthcare, intellectual property to real estate, transportation to employee benefits.
“Jonathan is a welcomed addition to our team of commanding litigators across the country,” said Michael R. Levinson, Chair of the firm’s Litigation Department. “Demands for our commercial litigation work continue to grow, and Jonathan’s skills and his dedication to team work and client service complement the hallmarks of our practice.”
Wolfert graduated with honors from the University of Michigan (Phi Beta Kappa). He later earned his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School, where he was Order of the Coif. He is a member of the Bar of the State of New York, and is also admitted to the United States District Courts for the Southern District of New York, the Eastern District of New York and the District of Colorado, the United States Courts of Appeals for the Second, Third and Seventh Circuits, and the United States Supreme Court.
“At Seyfarth Shaw, I can draw on the firm’s resources and call on my colleagues throughout the country to help me provide the best possible representation for my clients,” said Wolfert. “I am delighted to join Seyfarth Shaw’s dynamic commercial litigation team and its growing practice here in New York.”
Seyfarth Shaw has over 750 attorneys located in nine offices throughout the United States including Chicago, New York, Boston, Washington D.C., Atlanta, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Sacramento, as well as Brussels, Belgium. The firm provides a broad range of legal services in the areas of real estate, labor and employment, employee benefits, litigation and business services. Seyfarth Shaw’s practice reflects virtually every industry and segment of the country’s business and social fabric. Clients include over 200 of the Fortune 500 companies, financial institutions, newspapers and other media, hotels, health care organizations, airlines and railroads. The firm also represents a number of federal, state, and local governmental and educational entities. For more information, please visit www.seyfarth.com.
Source: PRWeb: Legal / Law
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