Daniel Fazio joins DLA Piper’s Employment practice in Chicago
09/21/2021
Daniel Fazio joins DLA Piper’s Employment practice in Chicago
DLA Piper announced today that Daniel Fazio has joined the firm’s Employment practice as a partner in Chicago.
Fazio represents employers across the spectrum of labor and employment law. His practice focuses on employment litigation and counseling, with a particular emphasis on restrictive covenant, unfair competition and trade secret matters, class and collective action litigation, ERISA litigation, and wage-and-hour litigation and compliance, as well as advice and counsel on employment-related aspects of complex M&A transactions.
“Dan is a highly respected and accomplished labor and employment litigator and advisor and a key strategic addition to our group,” said Brian Kaplan, chair of DLA Piper’s US Employment practice and global co-chair. “The employment litigation landscape is as busy as ever, and we’re thrilled to have Dan join our employment team in Chicago.”
“Dan’s well-rounded skillset complements and enhances the capabilities of our Chicago-based employment practice,” said Jesse Criz, co-managing partner of the firm’s Chicago office. “He will certainly help us meet the growing demand for sophisticated employment-related counsel, and we are thrilled to welcome him on board,” said Raj Shah, co-managing partner of the Chicago office.
Fazio joins from Winston & Strawn LLP. Admitted to practice in Illinois and California, he received his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School and his B.A. from Columbia University.
Daniel Fazio joins DLA Piper’s Employment practice in Chicago
Fazio represents employers across the spectrum of labor and employment law. His practice focuses on employment litigation and counseling, with a particular emphasis on restrictive covenant, unfair competition and trade secret matters, class and collective action litigation, ERISA litigation, and wage-and-hour litigation and compliance, as well as advice and counsel on employment-related aspects of complex M&A transactions.
“Dan is a highly respected and accomplished labor and employment litigator and advisor and a key strategic addition to our group,” said Brian Kaplan, chair of DLA Piper’s US Employment practice and global co-chair. “The employment litigation landscape is as busy as ever, and we’re thrilled to have Dan join our employment team in Chicago.”
“Dan’s well-rounded skillset complements and enhances the capabilities of our Chicago-based employment practice,” said Jesse Criz, co-managing partner of the firm’s Chicago office. “He will certainly help us meet the growing demand for sophisticated employment-related counsel, and we are thrilled to welcome him on board,” said Raj Shah, co-managing partner of the Chicago office.
Fazio joins from Winston & Strawn LLP. Admitted to practice in Illinois and California, he received his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School and his B.A. from Columbia University.
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