The expertise of Winston & Strawn LLP’s labor and employment team covers a wide range of contentious matters including whistleblower, discrimination, wrongful termination, misappropriation of trade secrets, and breach of contract mandates. The group routinely assists employers in the healthcare, professional services, and luxury goods segments. National practice chair Michael Roche is based in Chicago and has broad advisory and contentious labor and employment expertise. Also in Chicago, local managing partner Cardelle Spangler has acted on numerous high-profile discrimination matters. In San Francisco, Joan Fife is a seasoned class action practitioner whose practice encompasses wage and hour classification matters and suitable seating and rest break lawsuits.
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‘Jason Campbell and Caitlin Tran are great to work with. They offer practical advice and understand their clients' goals.'
'Very responsive, solution-oriented, easy-going style, extremely knowledgeable. Quick to understand our business and business imperatives when developing advice and course of action.'
'This practice excels at partnership in contentious situations but also in daily counseling and advice. I appreciate the staffing with traditional partners/associates and also staff attorneys with deep experience at a lower billing rate for daily counseling.'
'Jason Campbell and Caitlin Tran are both practical advisors that don't shy away from practical advice and difficult judgment calls. They have deep experience and leverage that knowledge to help offer off-the-cuff and practical advice.'
Key clients
- Abbott Laboratories
- Accenture
- Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
- Cook’s Children’s Health Care System
- C.R. Bard, Inc.
- LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH)
- United States Women’s National Soccer Team (USWNST), including Carli Lloyd, Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe, Becky Sauerbrunn, and Hope Solo
Work highlights
- Acted as national employment counsel for LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH), providing labor and employment services for all of its U.S. affiliates (approximately 40 companies).
- Acted as national employment counsel to Accenture, one of the largest employers in the world.
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