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Vedder Price

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Vedder Price is well positioned to provide labor and employment advice on matters stemming from the healthcare, transport, manufacturing, retail, cannabis and food and beverage sectors. Its practice spans union organizing, collective bargaining matters, corporate campaigns strikes and grievance proceedings. Elizabeth Hall and Kenneth Sparks jointly oversee the practice from the Chicago office. Sparks is notably ‘first class in managing labor and employment disputes’. Hope Goldstein from the Los Angeles office is highly regarded, especially for her expertise in matters involving compliance with the NLRA.
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  • ‘We work with Hope Goldstein, who knows us very well and she is incredibly knowledgeable about the labor practice and within that, labor in the arts, culture and entertainment industry. Truly a lovely professional that is invaluable to our work.’

  • ‘We work extensively with Ken Sparks of Vedder Price on all labor and employment matters. He truly seeks to understand all aspects of the business, including priorities and risk tolerance, and understands those things vary over time. Ken is a true expert with a photographic memory of all aspects of labor law.’

  • ‘Ken Sparks is truly first class in managing labor and employment disputes. What makes these services so invaluable is not only Ken's expertise in this area of law, but also his vast experience with almost every major labor union.’

Key clients

  • University of Chicago Medical Center
  • Cresco Labs Inc.
  • Vulcan Materials
  • Ferrara Candy Company
  • BakeMark, Inc.
  • AAR Corp.
  • Graymont Limited
  • CGH Medical Center
  • SSM Healthcare, St. Louis University Hospital
  • Munson Healthcare/Munson Medical Center

Work highlights

Acted as primary negotiator and spokesperson for Munson Healthcare Manistee Hospital in negotiations with SEIU Healthcare-Michigan.
Representing University of Chicago Medicine and its affiliates, UCMC and UChicago Ingalls, both affiliated with The University of Chicago, on a broad range of labor and employment matters.
Represents SSM Health and its academic hospital, SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital, on a broad range of labor matters.

Lawyers

Practice head

Elizabeth Hall; Kenneth Sparks

Other key lawyers

Hope Goldstein