People: Lauren Zwick, Associate

Lauren Zwick

Associate

Chicago
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Biography

Ms. Zwick is an Associate in the Chicago office of Seyfarth Shaw LLP.  She is a member of the Labor & Employment Department and a member of the Firm’s Complex Discrimination Litigation Practice Group.  Ms. Zwick litigates class action, multi-plaintiff and single plaintiff matters involving all aspects of employment issues, including discrimination, workplace harassment and retaliation claims arising under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family Medical Leave Act and numerous related state laws.  Ms. Zwick has practiced in state and federal courts and agencies in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and Minnesota.

Ms. Zwick has counseled human resource personnel on compliance with federal and state employment and labor laws regarding terminations, performance counseling, leaves of absence and accommodations.  Recently, Ms. Zwick has counseled human resource personnel on compliance with various state drug and alcohol testing laws, with a focus on the Minnesota Drug and Alcohol Testing in the Workplace Act.

Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Zwick served as a temporary law clerk for the Honorable Joan Humphrey Lefkow of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.  She also served as a judicial extern for the Honorable John R. Tunheim of the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Ms. Zwick is an Associate in the Chicago office of Seyfarth Shaw LLP.  She is a member of the Labor & Employment Department and a member of the Firm’s Complex Discrimination Litigation Practice Group.  Ms. Zwick litigates class action, multi-plaintiff and single plaintiff matters involving all aspects of employment issues, including discrimination, workplace harassment and retaliation claims arising under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family Medical Leave Act and numerous related state laws.  Ms. Zwick has practiced in state and federal courts and agencies in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and Minnesota.

Ms. Zwick has counseled human resource personnel on compliance with federal and state employment and labor laws regarding terminations, performance counseling, leaves of absence and accommodations.  Recently, Ms. Zwick has counseled human resource personnel on compliance with various state drug and alcohol testing laws, with a focus on the Minnesota Drug and Alcohol Testing in the Workplace Act.

Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Zwick served as a temporary law clerk for the Honorable Joan Humphrey Lefkow of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.  She also served as a judicial extern for the Honorable John R. Tunheim of the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Education

  • J.D., University of Michigan Law School (2009)
    cum laude
    Contributing Editor of the Michigan Journal of International Law
    Article Editor for the Michigan Journal of Gender and Law
  • B.A., Washington University in St. Louis (2006)
    with Honors

Admissions

  • Illinois
  • Minnesota

Courts

  • Illinois State Supreme Court
  • Northern District of Illinois

Affiliations

  • American Cancer Society Associate Board of Ambassadors
  • Illinois State Board Association

Representative Engagements

  • Esparza v. Costco Wholesale Corporation, No. 10-cv-05406 (U.S. District Court / Northern District of Illinois) (summary judgment granted in Title VII discrimination action on the basis of judicial estoppel due to plaintiff's failure to disclose pending litigation in bankruptcy filings).
  • Porter v. New Age Services Corporation, et. al., No. 10-cv-01784 (U.S. District Court / Northern District of Illinois) (summary judgment granted in action alleging intentional infliction of emotional distress and claims under the ADA and the FMLA).
  • Boyd-Radford v. Costco Wholesale Corporation, No. 10-cv-00369 (U.S. District Court / Northern District of Indiana) (motion to dismiss individual defendant granted in ADA discrimination and retaliation action; obtained voluntary dismissal of all remaining claims with prejudice).
  • Alexander v. Duke & King, et al., No. 2010-L-000013 (Circuit Court Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Illinois) (motion to dismiss claims of defamation per se, negligence per se, negligent interference with contract and intentional interference with contract against individual defendant granted; obtained voluntary dismissal of all remaining claims).
  • Santana v. Kempersports Management, Inc., ALS  No. 10-015 (Illinois Human Rights Commission) (summary decision granted in national origin discrimination action under the Illinois Human Rights Act).
  • Adusumilli v. Wordspeed, Inc., ALS No. 09-001 (Illinois Human Rights Commission) (summary decision granted in race and national origin discrimination action under the Illinois Human Rights Act).
  • Jones, et. al. v. National Council of Young Men’s Christian Associations of the United States of America, et. al., No. 09-CV-06437 (U.S. District Court / Northern District of Illinois) (defending employer in class action alleging race discrimination under Section 1981, Title VII and the Illinois Human Rights Act).

Presentations

  • Assisted in preparation of “Strategic Use of Summary Judgment in Employment Law,”  Illinois State Bar Association (May 2010).
  • Assisted in preparation of “Employment Law Update,” Chicago Area Health Care Recruiters (June 2010).

Publications

  • Assisted in preparation of "ERISA Fiduciary Litigation," American Bar Association Joint Committee on Employee Benefits 20th Annual National Institute on ERISA Litigation (November 2010).
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