People: Natascha B. Riesco, Associate

Natascha B. Riesco

Associate

Chicago
Direct: (312) 460-5515
Fax: (312) 460-7515
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Ms. Riesco is an associate in the Labor & Employment Practice Group in the Chicago Office of Seyfarth Shaw LLP. She advises and counsels employers in matters under numerous state and federal employment laws and has litigated claims involving age and disability discrimination and sexual harassment. Ms. Riesco also has experience drafting employment handbooks and affirmative action plans. Prior to joining the firm, she clerked for District Court Judge Jay A. Garcia-Gregory for the District of Puerto Rico. Ms. Riesco is fluent in Spanish, both speaking and writing.

Ms. Riesco is an associate in the Labor & Employment Practice Group in the Chicago Office of Seyfarth Shaw LLP. She advises and counsels employers in matters under numerous state and federal employment laws and has litigated claims involving age and disability discrimination and sexual harassment. Ms. Riesco also has experience drafting employment handbooks and affirmative action plans. Prior to joining the firm, she clerked for District Court Judge Jay A. Garcia-Gregory for the District of Puerto Rico. Ms. Riesco is fluent in Spanish, both speaking and writing.

Education

  • J.D., New York University School of Law (2002)
  • B.S.F.S., Georgetown University (1997)

Admissions

  • Puerto Rico
  • Illinois
  • New York

Courts

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the First and Seventh Circuits
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico

Affiliations

  • Federal Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • New York State Bar Association
  • Hispanic National Bar Association

Publications

  • Contributing Author, "Chapter 21," Wage & Hour Collective and Class Litigation, ALM Law Journal Press (2012).  Definitive treatise on wage and hour litigation.