FordHarrison LLP, one of the country’s largest management-side labor and employment law firms, is pleased to announce that Craig R. Thorstenson, Managing Partner of the firm’s Chicago office and member of FordHarrison's Executive Committee, was named to the 2021 Illinois Super Lawyers list.
Attorneys are selected for this honor through a statewide nomination process, peer review by practice area and independent research on candidates. The rigorous process is designed to identify lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Only five percent of attorneys in the state of Illinois are named “Super Lawyers.”
Craig devotes his practice to the litigation of employment disputes and providing related counseling. With over 30 years of experience, he has vast experience in a broad range of labor and employment matters, including defending numerous WARN Act, FLSA and Title VII class actions, prosecuting and defending actions over restrictive covenants, and handling complex labor arbitrations. Craig also routinely provides day-to-day preventive advice and counsel to his clients on every aspect of the employer-employee relationship. In addition to providing his clients with counseling, he conducts targeted client training for human resources professionals and company managers, including training on LGBT issues.
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Super Lawyers Magazine features the list and profiles of selected attorneys and is distributed to attorneys in the state or region and the ABA-accredited law school libraries. Super Lawyers is also published as a special section in leading city and regional magazines across the country. In the United States, Super Lawyers Magazine is published in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., reaching more than 13 million readers.