Profile: Seyfarth Shaw is a national firm based in Chicago. It acquired the law firm Paparelli & Partners in January, 2009. The firm ranked 62nd on The American Lawyer's 2009 AmLaw 100 rankings, with $467,000,000 in gross revenue in 2008. In the 2009 Global 100 survey, the firm was ranked as the 75th highest grossing law firm in the world. In terms of size, with 742 attorneys, the firm placed 47th on the National Law Journal's 2009 NLJ 250 ranking of U.S. firms based on size. Seyfarth Shaw has a large labor and employment practice. Its other practice areas include business law, contracts, employee benefits, environmental law, safety and health, and litigation. Prior to the acquisition, the firm's attorneys practiced out of ten offices, nine in the United States and one in Europe (Brussels).