Washington, D.C.
1501 K Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20005

Phone 202.736.8015
Fax 202.736.8711

Practice Areas
Employment & Labor
General Appellate
Litigation
United States Supreme Court

Virginia A. Seitz, Partner

VIRGINIA A. SEITZ is a partner in Sidley’s Washington, D.C., office where she concencrates in appellate practice in the federal courts of appeals and the United States Supreme Court, focusing on issues of constitutional, labor and employment, and administrative law.

Ms. Seitz has practiced in the appellate courts for 20 years, following her clerkships with Supreme Court Justice William J. Brennan, Jr., and the Honorable Harry T. Edwards of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. On behalf of a wide range of clients, she has argued cases in the D.C., Second, Third, Fourth, Sixth, Seventh, Ninth, and Eleventh Circuits, as well as in the appellate courts in Maryland, Virginia, and Ohio. She has authored numerous briefs in the United States Supreme Court, including the amicus brief on behalf of retired military officers in Grutter v. Bollinger, cited by that Court in the oral argument and opinion for the Court in that case. Finally, she has handled an array of district court litigation involving important constitutional and federal law issues, including the Appropriations and Supremacy Clauses of the Constitution, the First Amendment, Title IX, Title VII, the Anti-Deficiency Act, ERISA, RICO, the NLRA, section 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act, and the Landrum-Griffin Act. Her pro bono work includes litigation under the Fair Housing Act, Title IX, the Equal Protection Clause, and the Due Process Clause.

Appointed by the leadership of both political parties, Ms. Seitz also served a five year term on the Board of Directors of the Congressional Office of Compliance. That Board promulgates regulations and adjudicates disputes concerning Members of Congress and their employees under the Congressional Accountability Act.

Ms. Seitz graduated summa cum laude from Duke University. She was a Rhodes Scholar, obtaining her M.A. Oxon. from Oxford University, and graduated first in her class from Buffalo Law School.

Admissions and Certifications

Education