Thomas M. Wilde > Vedder Price > Chicago, United States > Lawyer Profile
Vedder Price Offices
222 NORTH LASALLE STREET, SUITE 2600
CHICAGO, IL 60601-1003
ILLINOIS
United States
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Thomas M. Wilde
Work Department
Labor & Employment
Position
Shareholder
Career
Mr. Wilde represents employers in all types of employment and labor relations matters. He is also outside legal counsel to a number of health care regulatory, licensing and certification organizations throughout the United States.
Mr. Wilde provides practical, cost-effective guidance to employers on employee relations issues including workforce reductions; discipline and discharge; harassment and workplace investigations; disability accommodation; FMLA compliance and employee leaves of absence; wage and hour compliance; collective bargaining; and policy development and administration. Mr. Wilde also conducts wage and hour compliance audits to help clients reduce the risk of wage and hour claims.
Mr. Wilde’s litigation work includes defending employers from wrongful discharge, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, equal pay and wage and hour claims. Mr. Wilde has significant experience representing employers in wage and hour class and collective actions, Department of Labor audits and investigations.
Memberships
- Member, Human Resources Management Association, Chicago
Education
- DePaul University College of Law, J.D., 1993, with honors
- Northern Illinois University, B.A., 1990, cum laude
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Transport > Aviation and air travel: finance
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)
- Real estate > Land use/zoning
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)
- Transport > Rail and road: finance
Firm Rankings
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)
- Transport > Shipping: finance
- Labor and employment > Labor-management relations
- Investment fund formation and management > Mutual/registered/exchange-traded funds
- Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense