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Sari M. Alamuddin

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A seasoned trial and complex litigation lawyer, Sari M. Alamuddin represents clients in retail, financial services, and other industries in litigation before US federal, state, and administrative law judges. Sari is the leader of the labor and employment practice in the Chicago office.

Extended Profile

Sari defends class and collective actions across the spectrum of employment law, including systemic discrimination employment claims, wage and hour claims, and claims arising under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).

In addition to his practice leadership role in Chicago, he serves on the firm’s Diversity Committee.

From 2007 through 2019, Chambers USA has named Sari one of the leading US lawyers for employment law.

Education

  • University of Wisconsin Law School, 1993, J.D., Cum Laude
  • Princeton University, 1990, A.B.

Admissions

  • Illinois
  • Wisconsin
  • US Supreme Court
  • US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
  • US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
  • US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
  • US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Awards and Affiliations

Recognized, Employment Law – Management, Chicago, The Best Lawyers in America (2017–2020)

Labor & Employment Star, Midwest, Benchmark Labor & Employment (2018)

Ranked, Labor & Employment, USA, Chambers Global (2017–2019)

Band 1, Labor & Employment, Illinois, Chambers USA (2007–2019)

Recommended, Labor and employment: ERISA litigation, The Legal 500 US (2018)

Member, Practice Group of the Year, Employment, Law360 (2017)

BTI Client Service All-Star (2015)

Member, American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section

Member, Advisory Board, Leading Lawyers Network

Editor, Wisconsin Law Review

Publications

6/19/2018 - FLSA Turns 80: A Closer Look At Conditional Cert. Standard

4/7/2017 - Seventh Circuit Extends Title VII Protections to Sexual Orientation

8/25/2014 - Chicago Litigation Departments of the Year: A Special Report

7/24/2014 - Fifth Circuit Holds Deferred Compensation Plan Is Governed by ERISA

3/20/2013 - Panelist, Recent Developments in Limiting and Defending Class and Mass Action Claims, presented for a dinner program sponsored by the Association of Corporate Counsel, Chicago Chapter and Morgan Lewis

7/10/2012 - Labor and Employment Summer Webinar Series: State Employment Law Road Trip Across the United States — Illinois

4/3/2012 - Co-presenter, Recent Developments for Investment Advisers and Broker-Dealers/FCMs Roundtable

3/16/2010 - The Obama Labor Department: What to Expect and How to Prepare

News

2/29/2016 - Chicago Labor & Employment Team Named Litigation Department of the Year

2/11/2015 - Morgan Lewis Recognized for Client Service Excellence

8/26/2014 - Morgan Lewis’s Chicago Labor and Employment Practice Honored by The National Law Journal

8/25/2014 - Chicago Litigation Departments of the Year, The National Law Journal

8/25/2014 - Chicago Litigation Departments of the Year: A Special Report

6/22/2012 - The Association of Corporate Counsel Recognizes Morgan Lewis and RBC Capital Markets as “2012 ACC Value Champions”

Events

4/25/2019 - Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product Doctrine

10/7/2014 - Running the Gauntlet: Navigating Your Way through Overlapping Regulatory Investigations and Civil Litigation

3/20/2013 - Recent Developments in Limiting and Defending Class and Mass Action Claims

7/10/2012 - Labor and Employment Summer Webinar Series: State Employment Law Road Trip Across the United States — Illinois

4/3/2012 - Recent Developments for Investment Advisers and Broker-Dealers/FCMs Roundtable

3/16/2010 - The Obama Labor Department: What to Expect and How to Prepare