Brian McCalmon is a Litigation shareholder in Vedder Price’s Washington, DC office, focusing on Antitrust and Consumer Protection. His antitrust practice focuses on conduct and merger investigations and cases brought by the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general. He also represents companies in investigations of marketing, advertising, and privacy practices before the FTC and other consumer protection agencies.

Jeremy M. Alexander is a Shareholder in Vedder Price’s Washington, DC office and Chair of the Health Care & Life Sciences practice group. Mr. Alexander focuses his practice on managing intricate regulatory, transactional and enforcement issues for health care providers and suppliers.

Anthony J. Ashley is a Shareholder in the Litigation practice area based in Chicago.

Eugene A. Boyle is a Shareholder at Vedder Price and a member of the firm’s Labor & Employment practice area in Chicago.

Christopher T. Collins is Chair of the Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits group. He assists employers on all aspects of employee benefits, focusing on retirement and welfare plan design, qualification and compliance. He frequently advises employers regarding benefit issues in connection with mergers and acquisitions and U.S. Department of Labor and Internal Revenue Service correction programs.

Michael D. Considine is an Associate in Vedder Price’s Chicago office and a member of the firm’s Labor & Employment group. His practice focuses on labor and employment law, assisting companies with a variety of employment matters, including workplace investigations, leave and accommodation issues, discrimination and wage and hour disputes, and employee handbooks.

Fernanda Contreras is an Associate in Vedder Price’s Chicago office and a member of the firm’s Labor and Employment group.

Peyton Demith is an Associate in Vedder Price’s Chicago office, and a member of the firm’s Labor & Employment group.

Adam S. Goldman is an Associate in the Chicago office of Vedder Price and a member of the firm’s Investment Services group.

Arianna Goodman is a Shareholder at Vedder Price and a member of the firm’s Government Investigations & White Collar Defense group.

Ms. Goodman is a trial attorney who regularly represents individuals and corporate clients in matters involving the Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Securities and Exchange Commission and related agencies.

Elizabeth N. Hall is a Shareholder in the firm’s Labor and Employment practice area and serves as the Chicago office chair of the firm’s women’s affinity group, “Women at Vedder Empowering Success” (WAVES).

Thomas G. Hancuch is a Shareholder at Vedder Price, representing employers in all aspects of employee benefits, labor and employment law.

Thomas G. Hancuch is a Shareholder at Vedder Price, representing employers in all aspects of employee benefits, labor and employment law. His practice focuses on employee benefit plan design and administration, including ERISA, Internal Revenue Code, and Affordable Care Act compliance; benefit claims and litigation; employee relations and benefits aspects of mergers, acquisitions, workforce reductions and outsourcing; severance and exit incentive programs and agreements; remote and hybrid work arrangements; leaves of absence and accommodation of employees with disabilities; employment discrimination, harassment and retaliation claims; employee leasing and worker classification; executive compensation; wage and hour laws; employee discipline and discharge; and other human resources matters.

Ellen “Ellie” M. Hemminger is an Associate in Vedder Price’s Chicago office and a member of the firm’s Labor and Employment group.

Eleanor Hudson Callaway is an Associate in Vedder Price’s Washington, DC office and a member of the firm’s Litigation group.

Ms. Callaway has counseled clients on the validity and eligibility of patent claims for district court litigation and inter partes review at the Patent and Trademark Appeal Board. In addition, she has provided strategic counsel on all litigation matters, particularly patent licensing matters related to standard essential patents and F/RAND obligations and the accompanying commercial issues. Ms. Callaway has also drafted briefs related to discovery disputes in district court and at the International Trade Commission, provided trial advice in a global litigation campaign against Apple, and provided litigation strategy on 101 rulings.

Ms. Callaway received her law degree from The University of Texas School of Law and her undergraduate degrees from Auburn University (Economics, B.S., and Political Science, B.A.). While in law school, Ms. Callaway was the articles and notes editor of the Texas Review of Litigation, the executive editor of the Texas Review of Entertainment and Sports Law, a board member at-large of the Texas Law Fellowships and a judging director for the Board of Advocates.

James P. Looby is a Shareholder at Vedder Price’s Chicago office and a member of the firm’s Labor & Employment Practice Area.
Mr. Looby focuses his practice on high-stakes and complex employment cases throughout the United States, including matters involving wage and hour disputes, independent contractor and joint employment issues, discrimination, and retaliation.

Michael A. Nemeroff is President and CEO of Vedder Price and Chairman of the Finance & Transactions group. He is also a member of the Executive Committee of the firm’s Board of Directors. He is active in charitable and civic affairs as a Trustee of the Chicago History Museum, a member of the Executive Committee and Board of the Chicago Children’s Choir and a member of the Board of The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, California. In addition, Mr. Nemeroff is one of two legal advisors to the G100, an elite international organization of leading Chief Executive Officers from Fortune 500 publicly traded corporations who meet regularly to share practical collective experience about deal making and leadership challenges.

Michelle T. Olson is a Shareholder in the Labor and Employment group of the firm’s Chicago office and Co-Chair of the firm’s Pro Bono Committee.

Ms. Olson regularly advises employers on a wide variety of employment law and human resources matters, including federal and state anti-discrimination laws, medical and pregnancy leaves of absence and accommodation requests, employee discipline and discharge, workforce reductions, whistleblower and retaliation claims, wage and hour violations and managing remote work and COVID-19-related issues. Ms. Olson is focused on providing practical legal advice and helping clients mitigate legal risks while achieving their business objectives.

Cara J. Ottenweller is a Shareholder at Vedder Price and a member of the firm’s Labor and Employment group in the Chicago office.

Thomas H. Petrides is a Shareholder in the Los Angeles office of Vedder Price and a member of the firm’s Labor & Employment practice group.
He has practiced exclusively in the area of labor and employment law on behalf of management for nearly 30 years.

Marianna E. Politis is an Associate in Vedder Price’s Los Angeles office and a member of the firm’s Labor & Employment group. Her practice focuses on labor and employment law, providing support for employers of all sizes with a variety of employment related matters.

Mark Quade is an associate in Vedder Price’s Chicago office and a member of the firm’s Investment Services practice group.

Jason W. Reese is an Administrative Shareholder at Vedder Price and Vice Chair of the Finance & Transactions group in the firm’s Los Angeles office.

Nathaniel Segal is a Shareholder at Vedder Price and is a member of the Investment Services group.

Daniel Shulman is a Shareholder at Vedder Price and a member of the firm’s Intellectual Property group in the Chicago office.

Kenneth F. Sparks is a Shareholder with over 25 years of experience in labor and employment matters.
He represents and advises private and public employers across a broad range of industries, with extensive experience working with health care organizations, in complicated labor law and litigation matters nationwide.

Andrew J. Sylora is an Associate in Vedder Price’s Chicago office and a member of the firm’s Health Care & Life Sciences practice group. Mr. Sylora focuses his practice on advising clients in the life sciences and health care industries on a wide range of transactional, regulatory and compliance matters.

Jacob C. Tiedt is a Shareholder in the Chicago office of Vedder Price and a member of the firm’s Investment Services group.

Carissa A. Townsend is an Associate in Vedder Price’s Chicago office and a member of the firm’s Labor and Employment group.

Alex C. Weinstein is a Shareholder at Vedder Price and a member of the firm’s Labor and Employment practice group in the Chicago office.

Christina V. West is an Associate in Vedder Price’s Chicago office and a member of the firm’s Investment Services group.

Jake W. Wiesen is an Associate in the Chicago office of Vedder Price and a member of the firm’s Investment Services practice group.

Gregory G. Wrobel serves as the firm’s Antitrust group leader and maintains a broad litigation and counseling practice covering a range of substantive areas in both federal and state courts.