Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott

Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott is a full-service national law firm founded on January 31, 1958, with its founding office in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It provides business and litigation legal counsel to a broad range of clients, among them Fortune 500 companies, family-owned businesses, startups, nonprofits, government entities and individuals. The firm operates a network of offices across the United States.

Its work spans business law, commercial litigation, risk management and project management. Business counsel is oriented towards clients' risk and project management needs and the pursuit of their business goals, drawing on more than six decades of experience. In litigation and dispute resolution, the firm represents clients in litigation matters and helps resolve disputes through coordinated, multidisciplinary teams, with an emphasis on understanding clients' operations and industries.

For cross-border matters, Eckert Seamans works through its relationship with SCG Legal, an international network of independent law firms that connects clients with counsel outside the United States. This complements the firm's domestic office network and allows it to support clients on international legal matters.

The firm describes its approach as proactive and solution-oriented. Attorneys work in coordinated, multidisciplinary teams focused on helping clients pursue business goals and resolve disputes.