William Tarnow

William J. Tarnow II is chair of Neal Gerber Eisenberg’s Labor & Employment Practice Group. Bill represents and counsels management in all facets of business and employment law and employment-related litigation before federal and state administrative agencies and courts. Bill has litigated a variety of employer disputes, ranging from trademark, trade secret, breach of fiduciary duty, restrictive covenants and breach of contract disputes, to claims of discrimination under various statutes such as Title VII, the ADA and the ADEA in venues around the country. Bill also has defended a number of employers in both single-plaintiff and class action cases involving wage and hour/overtime pay claims under both state and federal laws.Bill regularly makes presentations on a variety of employment law issues, both to individual employees directly and to large groups in seminar settings. He serves as a speaker in the PLI Employment Law Program on topics such as whistle blowing and retaliation lawsuits. Bill regularly publishes articles and presents seminars and training on a variety of employment issues, and he has been contributing author to multiple Illinois editions of The Law Guide. In 2012, Bill was named among the "most talented young attorneys working in Illinois" according to the Law Bulletin Publishing Co., which included him in its annual "40 Under Forty" feature. Bill has also received repeat recognition by Super Lawyers as an Illinois Rising Star in the Employment and Labor practice area.