Providing Peace Of Mind

Biography
Andrew J. Boling represents domestic and international clients doing business in the US and around the world, especially in the areas of employment law counseling, litigation, compliance, internal investigations, and crisis counseling in emergency situations, including those arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. He counsels clients through all phases of the employment cycle, including hiring, restrictive covenants, disciplinary action, and leave management, and has substantial experience in successfully handling both large-scale reductions in force and high-profile individual employee separations.
Andy has been recognized by the Legal 500, the International Who’s Who of Labour and Employment Lawyers, and as an ICFM 500 Leading Lawyer by InterContinental Finance & Law Magazine. Since 2012, he has been ranked by Euromoney’s Expert Guides “Best of the Best USA” as one of the 30 best labor and employment lawyers in the United States. He has also been recognized on multiple occasions as an Acritas Star Lawyer.
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Education
- University of Illinois College of Law, Chicago, Illinois
- J.D. | 1984
- Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois
- B.A., Magna Cum Laude | 1980
- Phi Beta Kappa
Professional Associations
- American Bar Association | Member
- Illinois State Bar Association | Member
- Chicago Bar Association | Member
Awards
- Illinois Leading Lawyers | 2023
- Legal 500 ICFM 500 Leading Lawyer
- Acritas Star Lawyer | 2021
- Euromoney’s Expert Guides “ Best of the Best USA” – one of the 30 best labor and employment lawyers in the US | 2013
Practice Areas
- Employment Counseling + Transactions
- Employment Litigation
- Corporate Compliance + Governance
- Privacy + Information Management
Bar Admissions
- U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
- Trial Bar of U.S. District Court
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
- Illinois Supreme Court
Webinars + Podcasts
- “New Year, New Laws” Webinar | 2025
- “Defending Against Frivolous Employment Claims” Strafford Webinar | 2024
- “Expert Witnesses in Employment Litigation: Rule 702 Amendments, Impact on Witness Selection and Daubert Challenges” Strafford Webinar | 2024
- “Serving Up Changes: DOL’s New Wage Thresholds + FTC’s Final Rule on Non-Competes” Webinar | 2024
- “Rule 30(b)(6) Depositions in Employment Litigation” Strafford Webinar | 2024
- “Navigating Paid Leave Compliance” Webinar | 2023
- “Happy Half-Hour Employment Law” Webinar | 2023
- “Brewing Up New Thresholds for Federal Exempt Employee Classifications” Webinar | 2023
- “Forward Looking: Planning for an M&A Transaction, Ep 3” Netrex Webinar | 2023
- “Delivering the IL Day & Temporary Labor Services Act Changes” Webinar | 2023
- “Digesting the IL Paid Leave for All Workers Act” Webinar | 2023
- “The NLRB’s New Menu: Time to Change the Recipe for Your Severance + Confidentiality Agreements” Webinar | 2023
- “Employee or Independent Contractor?” Webinar | 2023
- “Acquiring and Protecting Your Talent” Webinar | 2023
- “Acquiring and Protecting Your Financial Services Talent” Webinar | 2023
- “Forward Looking: Planning for an M&A Transaction, Ep 2” Netrex Webinar | 2023
- “Forward Looking: Planning for an M&A Transaction, Ep 1” Netrex Webinar | 2023
Speaking Engagements
- “The New Market for Labor Offshoring: Current Issues in Business, Employment and Labor Law”, Human Resources Management Association of Chicago Seminar
- “Defending Sarbanes-Oxley Employment Claims”, International Personnel Association Seminar
- “Legal Perspectives and Interpretations of ILF v. Wal-Mart”, BSR Newsmakers Seminar
- “Fundamentals of U.S. Employment Law for Chinese Attorneys” Seminar
- “Performance Management: The Various Models and Associated Legal Risks” Seminar
- “Leadership and Succession Planning In The Global Workplace” Seminar
- “Investigating Workplace Fraud: Employment Law Considerations”, CPA Foundation Seminar
- “Managing and Preserving Employee Loyalty in the 21st Century”, Center for International Legal Studies and the American Bar Association International Employment Law Committee Seminar
- “Cross Border Application of U.S. Employment Laws” Seminar
- “The U.S. Response to the European Union Data Privacy Directive” Seminar
- “Cross Border Labor Planning: Mexican Labor Laws and the Extraterritorial Application of U.S. Laws to the Mexican Workplace” Seminar
- “Covenants Not To Compete: A Cross-Border Perspective” Seminar
- “Cross Border Aspects of Reductions in Force” Seminar
Blogs + Published Works
- Wolters Kluwer International Labour and Employment Compliance Handbook chapter, Co-author | 2024
- Wolters Kluwer International Labour and Employment Compliance Handbook chapter, Co-author | 2023
- Co-authored seven books on US employment law and numerous articles on assorted labor and employment topics