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Alyana J. Abellar
Alyana J. Abellar
Alyana J. Abellar is an associate at Blacha Law Office, in Naperville, and concentrates her practice on family law, immigration, and probate. Abellar is a member of the Chicago, DuPage County, and Kane County Bar Associations as well as the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois. She received her B.A. from the University of the Philippines Diliman and her J.D. magna cum laude from Michigan State University College of Law. She also has received Jurisprudence Achievement Awards for Immigration Law, Trust and Estates, Torts, and Sales and Leases.
James G. Aldrich
James G. Aldrich
James G. Aldrich is a Member at Dykema Gossett PLLC, in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, where he leads the firm’s Immigration Team in the Labor and Employment Department. He has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for Immigration Law (2021 – present) and by The Legal 500 (United States) for Labor and Employment — Immigration (2017 – 2019). Aldrich is a member of the State Bar of Michigan and the American Immigration Lawyers Association. He earned his B.A. from Michigan State University and his J.D. from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law.
Joseph P. Basile
Joseph P. Basile
Joseph P. Basile has concentrated his practice in Chicago workers’ compensation and civil litigation. He is a Chair-qualified arbitrator for the Circuit Court of Cook County Mandatory Arbitration Program. Mr. Basile has served as a faculty member for annual IICLE^® Workers’ Compensation Institutes, and he authored the chapter on workers’ compensation retaliatory discharge for WORKERS’ COMPENSATION PRACTICE (IICLE^®, 2023). Mr. Basile received his BSBA in Business Administration from Saint Louis University and his JD with distinction from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law, where he was a member of the law review.
Paul E. Bateman
Paul E. Bateman
Paul E. Bateman is a Shareholder in Littler Mendelson PC’s Chicago office, where he focuses his practice in labor and employment law. He received his JD from the University of Michigan and his BS from Illinois State University.
Matthew R. Custardo
Matthew R. Custardo
Matthew R. Custardo concentrates his practice in commercial litigation, election law, and employment law at Custardo Law, LLC, in Naperville. He received his BS from Lewis University and his JD from the University of Illinois Chicago College of Law.
Joshua L. Ditelberg
Joshua L. Ditelberg
Joshua L. Ditelberg is a Partner at Seyfarth Shaw LLP in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on labor and employment and transactions. He is a Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers and the American Bar Foundation, and he is Vice President and Past President of the Chicago Chapter of the Labor and Employment Relations Association. Mr. Ditelberg received his BA summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania, his MA from the University of Pennsylvania, and his JD magna cum laude from the University of Michigan Law School.
Kenneth R. Dolin
Kenneth R. Dolin
Kenneth R. Dolin is a Partner at Seyfarth Shaw LLP in Chicago, where he concentrates in labor relations and employment law. He is a member of The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, and he has authored several pieces on labor law, including for The National Law Journal. Mr. Dolin received his BA with honors from the University of Wisconsin, his JD with honors from the University of Illinois College of Law, his MiLR Fellowship from Cornell University ILR School, and his LLM from the New York University School of Law.
Linda J. Haynes
Linda J. Haynes
Linda J. Haynes is a Partner at Seyfarth Shaw LLP in Chicago, where she focuses her practice on employee benefits, executive and equity compensation, and institutional investors. She received her B.S. from Purdue University and her J.D. cum laude from the Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
Yasamin N. Kaye
Yasamin N. Kaye
Yasamin N. Kaye is an associate with Goldberg Kohn in Chicago, where she concentrates her practice in bankruptcy and creditors’ rights. She is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute and the American Bankruptcy Association and serves on the Chicago board of the International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation and the pro bono committee of the Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois. She received her B.A. from the University of Michigan and her J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School.
Prisca M. Kim
Prisca M. Kim
Prisca M. Kim is a Principal at Goldberg Kohn in Chicago, where she practices in the Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights Group. While attending law school, Ms. Kim was a part of the Employment Discrimination Project for the Edwin F. Mandel Legal Aid Clinic and served as an extern to the Honorable Michael T. Mason of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. She is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute, the Turnaround Management Association, and the American Bar Association. She received her B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles, and her J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School.
Ronald J. Kramer
Ronald J. Kramer
Ronald J. Kramer is a Partner at Seyfarth Shaw LLP in Chicago, where he practices in the areas of labor and employment law. He is a Past Chair of the American Bar Association Section of State and Local Government Law, a Super Lawyer in the area of employment and labor, and served as President of the Howard Area Community Center Board of Directors. Mr. Kramer received his BA from Michigan State University magna cum laude and his JD with high honors from the Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Steven R. Lifson
Steven R. Lifson
Steven R. Lifson is a retired Partner with Seyfarth Shaw LLP, in Chicago, and concentrated his practice on employee benefits and ERISA. Mr. Lifson is a member of the ESOP Association; the National Center for Employee Ownership; and the American, Illinois, and Chicago Bar Associations. Mr. Lifson obtained his undergraduate degree with honors from Boston University. He received his J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law and his M.S. with honors from the University of Illinois Chicago College of Law.
Darren M. Mungerson
Darren M. Mungerson
Darren M. Mungerson is a Shareholder with Littler Mendelson, P.C., in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on labor and employment law. Mr. Mungerson is a member of the Labor and Employment Sections of both the Illinois State and American Bar Associations. He has been named one of the Best Lawyers in America from 2021 to 2025. He received his BS with Bronze Tablet (highest honors) from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and his JD cum laude from Harvard Law School.
Michael L. Sullivan
Michael L. Sullivan
Michael L. Sullivan is a Principal at Goldberg Kohn in Chicago and Chair of the firm’s Labor and Employment Group. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Chicago Labor and Employment Relations Association and is a member of the American Bar Association (Tort and Insurance Practice Section — Employee Relations Committee and Labor and Employment Section), Illinois Bar Association (Labor and Employment Section), and Chicago Bar Association (Labor and Employment Section). Mr. Sullivan received his B.S. with high honors and his J.D. from the University of Illinois, where he was a Harno Fellow and was awarded various honors, including the Rickert Award for Excellence in Moot Court.

Alyana J. Abellar

James G. Aldrich

Joseph P. Basile

Paul E. Bateman

Matthew R. Custardo

Joshua L. Ditelberg

Kenneth R. Dolin

Linda J. Haynes

Yasamin N. Kaye

Prisca M. Kim

Ronald J. Kramer

Steven R. Lifson

Darren M. Mungerson

Michael L. Sullivan

Labor and Employment Issues in Transactions, Business Restructuring, and Workforce Reductions (ARCHIVED 2022 EDITION)