Elizabeth N. Hall > Vedder Price > Chicago, United States > Lawyer Profile

Vedder Price, a long-established brand name in its home town of Chicago, has an experienced labor and employment team which advises employers on a broad range of labor matters, working with a global client base across the US. The firm regularly works in negotiations in heavily unionized industries, such as healthcare, where it regularly engages in representing employers in collective bargaining agreements and provides counsel concerning organized industrial actions. Elizabeth Hall leads the practice from Chicago. Hall is involved in a wide range of employment matters, including workplace investigations against C-suite employees, advising on non-compete contracts, and assisting in regulatory advice in the healthcare industry. Thomas Hancuch also supports the Chicago practice in a variety of matters, such as compliance, employee benefits, and executive compensation. Meanwhile, in Washington DC, Amy L. Bess is particularly adept in counseling non-profit and education organizations in negotiating severance agreements, conducting internal investigations, and other related employment matters.

Vedder Price represents clients in industries which vary from healthcare to logistics to manufacturing, among many others. Running the group are duo Kenneth F. Sparks and Elizabeth Hall in Chicago. Sparks offers of deep experience in labor and employment matters, while Hall has negotiated many collective bargaining agreements and is comfortable advising on the National Labor Relations Act of 1935 and other traditional labor law matters, as are many other team members.

The group at Vedder Price specializes in assisting management-side clients with the gamut of contentious labor and employment matters. Typical mandates involve discipline, leaves of absence, and wage and hour violations; the team’s expertise extends to union grievances, organizing and bargaining, and the protection of confidential information and trade secrets. It boasts a track record in representing clients in claims of unlawful discrimination, harassment, and class actions alleging violation of EEO laws. Chicago-based Elizabeth Hall steers the practice and is well-versed in defending employers before state and federal courts, administrative agencies, and arbitral forums against discrimination and breach of contract claims. Nicholas Anaclerio and Thomas Petrides are key contacts at the Chicago and Los Angeles offices, respectively.