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.

Education

• University of Illinois College of Law
  J.D. | 1984

• Augustana College
  B.A., Magna Cum Laude | 1980
  Phi Beta Kappa

Awards

• Illinois Leading Lawyers | 2023
  Employment Law: Management
  International Business & Trade Law

• Legal 500 ICFM 500 Leading Lawyer

• Euromoney’s Expert Guides “ Best of the Best USA” – one of the 30 best labor and employment lawyers in the US

• Acritas Star Lawyer

Professional Associations + Memberships

• American Bar Association | Member

• Illinois State Bar Association | Member

Podcasts + Webinars

• “Acquiring and Protecting Your Talent” Webinar
  Featured Speaker | 2023

• “Acquiring and Protecting Your Financial Services Talent” Webinar
  Featured Speaker | 2023

Published Works

• Co-authored seven books on US employment law and numerous articles on assorted labor and employment topics

Speaking Engagements

• “The New Market for Labor Offshoring: Current Issues in Business, Employment and Labor Law”
  Human Resources Management Association of Chicago
  Lecturer | Chicago, IL

• “Defending Sarbanes-Oxley Employment Claims”
  International Personnel Association
  Lecturer | Naples, Florida

• “Legal Perspectives and Interpretations of ILF v. Wal-Mart”
  BSR Newsmakers
  Lecturer | San Francisco, CA

• “Fundamentals of U.S. Employment Law for Chinese Attorneys”
  Lecturer | Shanghai, China

• “Performance Management: The Various Models and Associated Legal Risks”
  Lecturer | Rosemont, IL

• “Leadership and Succession Planning In The Global Workplace”
  Lecturer | Chicago, IL

• “Investigating Workplace Fraud: Employment Law Considerations”
  Illinois CPA Foundation
  Lecturer | Chicago, IL

• “Managing and Preserving Employee Loyalty in the 21st Century”
  Center for International Legal Studies and the American Bar Association International Employment Law Committee
  Lecturer | Kitzbuhel, Austria

• “Cross Border Application of U.S. Employment Laws”
  Lecturer | Paris, France

• “The U.S. Response to the European Union Data Privacy Directive”
  Lecturer | Glenview, IL

• “Cross Border Labor Planning: Mexican Labor Laws and the Extraterritorial Application of U.S. Laws to the Mexican Workplace”
  Lecturer | Monterrey, Mexico

• “Covenants Not To Compete: A Cross-Border Perspective”
  Lecturer | London, England

• “Cross Border Aspects of Reductions in Force”
  Lecturer | Toronto, Canada

• “Social Media Policies and the Global Workforce”
  Lecturer | Chicago, Illinois

• “Fundamentals of International Employment Law”
  Lecturer | Downers Grove, Illinois

• “Dodd-Frank and the Global Employer”
  Lecturer | Chicago, Illinois

• “Managing Social Media and Workplace Privacy Risks”
  Lecturer | St, Louis, Missouri

• “Non-compete Agreement Litigation Strategies”
  National Webinar
  Lecturer | 2014, 2015

• “Strategies for Protecting Employee Intellectual Property Creations under Chinese and US Law”
  National Webinar
  Lecturer

• “US Employment Litigation Update”
  Illinois Chamber of Commerce
  Lecturer | Bolingbrook, Illinois

• “Strategies For Defending Executive Separation Disputes Under US and International Labor Law”
  John Marshall Law School
  Lecturer | Chicago, Illinois

• “Strategies for Preventing and Defending Employment Claims under US Law”
  Japan America Society
  Lecturer | Chicago, Illinois