practice areas
practice accolades
The American Lawyer Magazine's Litigation Department of the Year – Labor and Employment Law Finalist 2004, Winner 2006, Finalist 2008, Finalist 2010, and Finalist 2012
Listed in the highest tier for National Labor and Employment Practice in Chambers USA 2011
Ranked in the top tier by The Legal 500 for Labor and Employment Litigation, ERISA Litigation, Labor-Management Relations, and Workplace and Employment Counseling (2011)
Ranked, National Tier 1: Employment Law – Management, U.S. News and Best Lawyers (2010)
Named one of Law360's Employment Groups of the Year (2010)
Ranked #1 for "Most Prestigious" Labor and Employment Practice, Vault 2012 Associate Survey
honors + affiliations
bar admissions
- Illinois
- New Jersey
- Pennsylvania
- Chicago
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77 West Wacker Dr.
Chicago, IL 60601-5094
Phone: 312.324.1103
Fax: 312.324.1001
Valerie E. Manos is an associate in Morgan Lewis's Labor and Employment Practice. Ms. Manos represents and counsels employers in all aspects of labor and employment law, including employment-related litigation and the preparation of employment policies, manuals, and agreements.
Ms. Manos earned her J.D., with high honors, from Rutgers University School of Law, Camden in 2009, where she received an award for excellence in practical legal writing and was a notes and comments editor for the Rutgers Law Journal. She earned her M.A. in English from Boston College in 2005 and her B.A., magna cum laude, in English from Northern Illinois University in 2001.
Ms. Manos is admitted to practice in Illinois, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
education
- Rutgers University School of Law, Camden, 2009, J.D., High Honors
- Boston College, 2005, M.A. (English)
- Northern Illinois University, 2001, B.A. (English), Magna Cum Laude