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Vedder

Labor & Employment: The Elite

USA Guide 2026 : Illinois


Vedder

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With a reputations as one of the premier labor and employment law firms in the country since our founding in 1952, Vedder Price has evolved into a full service employment litigation and counseling practice balanced with a highly sophisticated executive compensation and employee benefits practice. Our extensive knowledge of the vast array of labor and employment laws, as well as our decades of experience representing clients across a multitude of diverse industries enables us to understand the complex and ever evolving issues employers face. Vedder Price’s labor and employment team boasts attorneys with deep expertise and experience in all aspects of union-management relations, discrimination law counseling and litigation, restrictive covenant advice and litigation, wage and hour litigation (including sophisticated class and collective action litigation), and the vast array of federal, state and local employment regulatory topics. Our team also regularly conducts workplace investigations and trains employers and their employees on a vast array of workplace issues.

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Labor & Employment: The Elite - Illinois

Band 3

Band 3


What the Team is Known For

Vedder defends employers in class actions, wrongful discharge and discrimination litigation. The group is noted for its counsel on collective bargaining and union organizing issues. It regularly represents major corporations in a range of industries including pharmaceutical, financial services, healthcare and retail. The firm also provides clients with counsel on internal personnel policy and litigation avoidance strategies.

Work Highlights

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  • Vedder represented Choreo in the prosecution of a breach of customer non-solicitation and non-service agreements by former employees.

Strengths

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  • The firm is a clear subject matter expert on current trends, accessible and has deep knowledge of our business.

    Labor & Employment: The Elite respondentUSA

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 3Kenneth F Sparks
    Band 3Kenneth F Sparks

    Kenneth F Sparks

    Kenneth Sparks works on collective bargaining agreements, among labor and employment matters.

    • Ken knows our company extremely well, he brings a sense of comfort when we work with him.

      Labor & Employment: The Elite respondentUSA
  • Band 3Thomas M Wilde
    Band 3Thomas M Wilde

    Thomas M Wilde

    Thomas Wilde regularly advises employers on wage and hour litigation and harassment claims, as well as collective bargaining matters.
  • Band 5Elizabeth Hall
    Band 5Elizabeth Hall

    Elizabeth Hall

    Elizabeth Hall is a highly regarded labor and employment attorney. She regularly defends clients in class action claims.
    • I could not be happier with the level of service, the comprehensive thinking and the willingness to understand our business that she demonstrates in every single interaction.

      Labor & Employment: The Elite respondentUSA

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