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Bruce R. Alper, Esq. is a shareholder and Chair of the Labor and Employment Practice at Vedder Price P.C. For 30 years, he has been advising a wide range of private sector employers on matters involving employment discrimination, harassment, wrongful discharge, workforce reductions, labor relations, family/medical leaves and other employment regulatory matters. An accomplished litigator, Mr. Alper has represented employers in hundreds of cases in judicial, administrative and arbitral forums. Consistently rated an Illinois Super Lawyer, Mr. Alper partners with and trains corporate counsel, management and human resources professionals on strategic, cost-effective approaches to employee relations problems and risk management.

J. Kevin Hennessy, Esq. is a shareholder at Vedder Price P.C. and has represented management for over 25 years, spanning all aspects of labor and employment law. Mr. Hennessy has litigated successfully on behalf of companies from single plaintiff cases to enterprise-wide class actions, and has successfully tried many cases to verdict. He has secured favorable decisions in the Court to Appeals on sexual harassment, NLRB bargaining orders, wrongful discharge, and enforcement of arbitration agreements. He is a Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, and is ranked in the “Top 100 Labor Attorneys in the United States” by the Labor Relations Institute.