Katherine Perrelli

Background

About Katherine Perrelli

Ms. Perrelli is the co-chair of Seyfarth’s national Trade Secrets, Computer Fraud & Non-Competes group, Vice Chair chair of the ABA Committee Specialized IP Law Division. Kate is also the immediate past national chair of Seyfarth’ s Litigation department. Her law practice is national in scope and includes a wide variety of complex commercial disputes, unfair competition, trade secret misappropriation and other intellectual property theft, restrictive covenant litigation, real estate litigation, franchise litigation, wrongful termination, and business torts. Her practice also includes counseling regarding employer compliance with the ADA, ADEA, Title VII, FLSA, and other state and governmental laws affecting employers. She is frequently retained to conduct internal workplace misconduct and other corporate investigations. Ms. Perrelli is also a leading authority on the law of trade secrets and noncompetes. In addition to representing clients on such matters across the country in federal and state trial courts, arbitrations and mediations, she is a frequent speaker and writer on these topics. She also counsels on minimizing litigation litigation risks and protecting confidential and proprietary business information and trade secrets. Ms. Perrelli is also a certified Six Sigma Green Belt. Using Lean Six Sigma and project management methodologies, the SeyfarthLean approach delivers increased value to clients at a time of increased market pressures and competitive demands. Ms. Perrelli applies these principles to her practice and also counsels clients on the use of lean six sigma, process improvements, data analyst is, and project management in legal processes. She also has considerable experience in and is a frequent speaker on devising and managing alternative, value-based fee structures.