Labor & Employment: Highly Regarded
USA Guide 2024 : Illinois
Band 1
Contact number
+1 312 269 8000About
Provided by Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
As laws protecting employees’ rights expand and grow more complex, it is increasingly important to have trusted legal allies by your side who understand your business. Our nationally acclaimed labor and employment practice helps employers react swiftly and surely to employment matters with the confidence that their actions are rooted in solid legal and strategic ground.
We counsel companies—public and private, large and small, for profit and not-for-profit—on the entire spectrum of labor and employment matters, including:
Litigation (discrimination, wage and hour, non-compete, Sarbanes-Oxley, WARN Act)
Traditional Labor Law
Corporate Transactions
Employment Law Counseling and Training
Our attorneys bring sound business instincts, best-practices approaches and creative thinking to each legal challenge. These assets combine to generate effective and practical solutions for our clients, allowing them to identify and minimize risks before costly, complex problems surface. When difficult situations arise, our clients benefit from our detailed knowledge of their industries and our decades of experience as negotiators, problem solvers and litigators. We are able to draw upon broad interdisciplinary resources within our firm that enable us to view legal issues from all angles.
For more information on the group, please visit http://www.nge.com/labor/.
Chambers Review
Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg has a comprehensive employment and labor practice with a strong roster of attorneys practicing in the area. The firm represents major employers in a range of disputes including wage and hour and discrimination suits. It is further noted for its work in trade secrets and non-compete agreements.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The team has a strong grasp of the law and excellent negotiation skills."
"They are undisputed subject matter experts in labor related issues."
"The firm's response time is always prompt, and the information received is always well thought out and provides us with insights we can understand and share as needed."
"The team has a strong grasp of the law and excellent negotiation skills."
"They are undisputed subject matter experts in labor related issues."
"The firm's response time is always prompt, and the information received is always well thought out and provides us with insights we can understand and share as needed."
Notable Practitioners
Jason Kim has notable expertise advising management on labor relations matters, including unfair labor practice matters before the NLRB. He is also adept at handling the full gamut of employment disputes.
"Jason makes himself available and always has timely insight into our labor issues and the current environment."
Sonya Rosenberg is well versed in counseling organizations in employee-related legal issues. She is also an experienced litigator.
"Sonya is pragmatic, thoughtful and drives creativity. She knows how to apply things and no problem is too big or small for her. She has so many modes and has the ability to adapt depending on the situation."
William Tarnow chairs the labor and employment practice at Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg. He is noted for his skillful handling of labor and employment disputes.
"Bill is an excellent attorney and advocate for our organization. I appreciate his breadth of knowledge and his ability to always find the time to respond to our requests."
"He has a very strong knowledge of his practice areas, communicates effectively and is practical when offering solutions."
Ranked Lawyers at
Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
Illinois