Anne E. Larson

Employment Law; Traditional Labor Relations; Litigation; Unfair Competition and Trade Secrets; Wage and Hour; Class Action; Whistleblower and Compliance; Pay Equity; Technology; Leaves of Absence/Reasonable Accommodation; Cybersecurity and Privacy

Chicago shareholder, Anne Larson, concentrates her practice on high stakes litigation such as Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) class actions, Title VII disparate treatment, disparate impact and retaliation claims, and Fair Labor Standards Act collective actions. Anne’s broad litigation experience has made her a go-to counselor and risk manager for clients facing tough C-Suite shake-ups, executive misconduct and terminations, internal harassment investigations, threatened disability claims and accommodation requests, and Family Medical Leave Act issues. This allows companies to focus on running their businesses while avoiding or reducing the time drain and expense of litigation.

Anne was named a “BTI Client Service All-Star” in Litigation and Labor & Employment. Only 296 attorneys across the country made this list, based solely on unprompted, confidential feedback from clients at Fortune 50 to 1000 companies. Chambers USA Leading Lawyers for Business named Anne to their exclusive “Leaders in their Field” roster in 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026. Only 63 Labor & Employment attorneys in Illinois received this distinction. The Best Lawyers in America awarded Anne “Best Lawyer” honors for Commercial Litigation (2020-2026) and for Employment Law – Management (2023-2026).

Super Lawyers has named Anne one of the “Top 50 Women Illinois Lawyers” for the last fourteen years, and one of the “Top 100 Illinois Lawyers” for the last thirteen years. Crain’s Chicago Business also recognized Anne as a top litigator, naming her to its elite 2023 “Notable Litigators and Trial Attorneys” list. The recognition reflects Anne’s legal influence and achievements in Chicago’s business community.

Anne received the Chicago Lawyer 2022 Salute! Top Women In Law Award for being an influential woman in law known for her success and leadership in the legal community, and for mentoring and promoting other women in the profession. Anne received the 2019 “Leadership Award” at the 10th Annual Leadership Forum of the Coalition of Women’s Initiatives in Law (“Coalition”), and recently finished her term as the 2020-22 Co-Chair of the Coalition’s National Board. The Leadership Award was given to Anne for excellence in lawyering and for consistently advocating for women and gender parity in the legal profession.

Personally, Anne has a passion for the arts and has served as President of the Board for both Shattered Globe Theatre and Hedwig Dances. She also served as Co-Chair of the Chicago Community Trust’s Young Leaders Fund (YLF), an organization that seeks out and makes grants to local not-for-profits dedicated to the arts, children and economic redevelopment. In her spare time, Anne may be found at boot camp, cycling the lakefront with her husband or planting thousands of tulips in her tiny Chicago yard.

Anne served as Law Clerk to the Honorable George W. Lindberg, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, and participated in several high-profile criminal prosecutions while clerking. She spoke at Judge Lindberg’s memorial service on June 20, 2019, in the James B. Parsons Ceremonial Courtroom.

Coalition of Women’s Initiatives in Law – 2020-22 Co-Chair of the National Board; 2020-2025 Co-Chair of the National Programming Committee

The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation, American Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, Illinois Bar Association & Arizona Bar Association

Society of Human Resources Professionals (SHRP)

Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)

P.E.O. International