Biography

Mr. Cox, a partner in the Chicago office, is a member of the Labor & Employment Department. He maintains a vibrant employment law practice representing clients throughout the United States and beyond. He has significant and successful experience litigating employment discrimination claims, wrongful termination and Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower actions, contract disputes, and various other employment-related claims through trial court and appellate proceedings, administrative hearings, mediation and arbitration. In addition, Mr. Cox has extensive experience providing employment and labor counseling services to both large and small public and private companies and not-for-profit organizations, counseling his clients concerning creation and implementation of human resource policies and procedures; employee recruiting and hiring; performance management and appraisals; corrective actions; and employee terminations and reductions in force. Mr. Cox is also experienced in conducting training for all levels of management, human resource professionals, supervisors, and employees.

Education

J.D., University of Illinois, cum laude, with honors (1999)

B.A., Drake University, cum laude, with honors (1995)

Chinese University in Hong Kong
Intensive Mandarin training

Admissions

• Illinois

Courts

• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
• U.S. District Court for the Central and Northern Districts of Illinois
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin