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Winston Taylor LLP

Labor & Employment: The Elite

USA Guide 2026 : Illinois


Winston Taylor LLP

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About

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Drawing upon over 80 years of experience in labor and employment law, Winston Taylor boasts a dedicated team of attorneys known for their adept, effective, and successful handling of a wide spectrum of labor and employment law issues across multiple industries. Our Illinois-based team is one of the most experienced labor and employment groups among the region’s multi-disciplined law firms, enabling us to tackle an extremely challenging and diverse workload with finesse. We routinely handle cases before administrative boards, trial courts, and courts of appeal, involving a myriad of issues including discrimination, harassment, wage and hour disputes, misappropriation of trade secrets, whistleblower claims, and traditional labor matters. Moreover, we provide proactive guidance and litigation-minimizing advice and counsel with respect to nearly all labor and employment challenges that our clients encounter in the regular course of business. Widely trusted by major employers both in Illinois and nationwide, we also represent several major employers as national and/or regional labor and employment law counsel, or as a “preferred provider,” managing either all or significant portions of our clients’ labor and employment litigation and advisory needs.

Industries (5)

  • Professional Services
  • Retail & Consumer Products
  • Financial Services & Banking
  • Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices
  • Health Care

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Labor & Employment: The Elite - Illinois

Band 4

Band 4


What the Team is Known For

Winston Taylor has a high quality team that undertakes a range of labor and employment matters, including complex issues such as wage and hour violations and labor relations counseling. The group also excels in representation of clients in discrimination cases, whistle-blower matters and trade secrets disputes. Its client base includes management consulting companies and medical device corporations.

Work Highlights

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  • Winston Taylor advised Tarkett USA on a claim of breach of contract and misappropriation of trade secrets against a former employee.

Strengths

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  • Winston Taylor has some of the best strategies for complicated employee situations and claims.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 4Michael Roche
    Band 4Michael Roche

    Michael Roche

    Michael Roche is an experienced litigator, representing clients across all industries, with a particular focus on representation of professional services and financial firms.

    • Michael provides expert legal advice grounded in a practical perspective.

      Labor & Employment: The Elite respondentUSA
  • Band 5Cardelle Spangler
    Band 5Cardelle Spangler

    Cardelle Spangler

    Cardelle Spangler is best known for her expertise in representing her clients in discrimination and retaliation claims.

    • Cardelle masters complexities and is able to pull difficult things together into a digestible manner.

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Ranked Individuals at Winston Taylor LLP (2)

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