Winston & Strawn LLP‘s bench of expertise encompasses wage and hour class and collective actions, whistleblowing, discrimination, harassment and misappropriation of trade secrets. Chicago’s Michael Roche is responsible for leading the team and excels in lawsuits involving claims of whistleblowing. Cardelle Spangler, also in Chicago, is a key name in the practice and also brings expertise in whistleblowing and discrimination matters to the group. Joan Fife is a reputed wage and class action attorney in the San Francisco office, while in Los Angeles, Jason Campbell provides further expertise in the defense of class wage and hour actions.
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Key clients
- Abbott Laboratories
- Accenture
- Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
- Becton Dickinson
- Cook's Children's Health Care System
- FieldTurf USA, Inc.
- LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton
- Tarkett USA, Inc.
Work highlights
- Acting as labor and employment law counsel for LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, providing labor and employment services for all of its U.S. affiliates.
- Acting as national employment counsel to Accenture in all of its employment litigation as well as providing advice and counsel to the company on all aspects of employment law.
- Advising Berlin Packaging L.L.C., and Berlin Packaging Italy, S.p.A. on an employment lawsuit filed against it in Cook County, Illinois.
Lawyers
Next generation partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Michael Roche
Other key lawyers
Cardelle Spangler; Joan Fife; Jason Campbell; Caitlin Tran