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
Recipient, John H. & George V. Powell Endowed Award for Human Rights (2006, 2008)
Recipient, Takuji Yamashita Endowed Memorial Scholarship for Human Rights (2008)
bar admissions
- Illinois
- Chicago
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77 West Wacker Dr.
Chicago, IL 60601-5094
Phone: 312.324.1734
Fax: 312.324.1001
Lavanga V. Wijekoon is an associate in Morgan Lewis's Labor and Employment Practice. Attorneys in this practice regularly advise clients on virtually every type of labor and employment issue, from international counseling to management relations and labor disputes. Attorneys include the former chair of the Labor and Employment Law Section of the American Bar Association and fellows in the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers.
Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, Mr. Wijekoon served as a law clerk to Judge Marywave Van Deren of the Washington Court of Appeals, Division II, and was an extern to Judge Marsha J. Pechman of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.
Mr. Wijekoon received his J.D. from the University of Washington School of Law in 2009. While in law school, he served as an editor for the Pacific Rim Law & Policy Journal and was a member of the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Court team. He also received awards for his field research and legislative recommendations on human trafficking in India and Nepal. Mr. Wijekoon received his M.A. in international studies from the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington in 2009 and his B.A., magna cum laude, in political science and international studies from Illinois Wesleyan University in 2004.
Mr. Wijekoon is admitted to practice in Illinois.
education
- University of Washington, 2009, M.A.
- University of Washington School of Law, 2009, J.D.
- Illinois Wesleyan University, 2004, B.A., Magna Cum Laude