Lawdragon has named three Chicago members of Cozen O’Connor’s Labor & Employment Department to its 2021 list of the Top 500 Leading U.S. Corporate Employment Lawyers.
The honorees are Joseph Tilson, Anna Wermuth, and Jeremy Glenn.
Tilson was named to the list for the eleventh year in a row; Wermuth has been named to the list five years in a row; and Glenn has been named to the list in each of the past two years.
Joseph Tilson
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In addition, Joe Tilson was named to the Lawdragon Hall of Fame, recognizing attorneys who have made remarkable career-long contributions as leaders, litigators, dealmakers, power brokers, judges and innovators.
LawDragon, a Los Angeles-based network for lawyers and clients, produces the annual list of the nation’s top talent representing Corporate America in defending wage and hour, discrimination, and a host of other claims; advising on key matters from immigration to executive compensation and employee benefits; and handling union and other labor-management relations matters. The attorneys are selected based on journalistic research, submissions by firms and clients and vetting by peers.
The 2021 Top 500 Leading U.S. Corporate Employment Lawyers list can be viewed here: https://www.lawdragon.com/guides/2021-11-11-lawdragons-leading-corporate-employment-lawyers-of-america
Joseph Tilson
Co-Chair of Cozen O’Connor’s Labor & Employment Department, Tilson’s practice entails representing employers in large scale employment litigation and labor arbitrations. In the past 36 years, Tilson has tried more than 150 jury and non-jury cases before the full range of courts, administrative agencies, and labor arbitrators. He is nationally known for his knowledge and success in handling large wage and hour class action cases, but he also has vast experience in collective bargaining involving large and complex bargaining units. Tilson is the past-Chair of the American Bar Association’s Labor & Employment Law Section and is a fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers (CLEL). He has also been recognized as one of the nation’s top labor and employment lawyers, including being named the Chicago Employment Law “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers in five of the past eleven years, and has consistently achieved a Band 1 ranking from Chambers USA and is recognized by Chambers Global.
Anna Wermuth
As Vice-Chair of the firm’s national Labor & Employment Department, Wermuth has been representing management in labor and employment litigation before state and federal courts and administrative agencies such as the National Labor Relations Board for more than 20 years. She is also recognized for her work representing colleges and universities in union organizing campaigns, collective bargaining and faculty litigation and is a fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers (CLEL). She currently serves on the ABA Labor and Employment Section’s Council and as Employer Vice-Chair of the ABA L&E Section’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Legal Profession Committee. In 2021, she was appointed to the Advisory Committee for the Study of the Rules of Practice and Internal Operating Procedures of the District and Bankruptcy Courts of the Northern
District of Illinois. She was recognized in 2021 as a “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers and has been recognized three times by Crain’s Chicago Business for her legal, civic and charitable contributions - most recently named as a “Notable Women in Law” in 2020. She is currently acknowledged with a Band 2 ranking from Chambers USA.
Jeremy Glenn
As Chicago office managing partner, Glenn oversees more than 50 attorneys and professional staff. With more than 24 years’ experience handling employment disputes and negotiations, Glenn has defended class action wage and hour overtime disputes, EEO class actions, and retaliatory discharge cases. He has tried dozens of labor arbitrations along with leading collective bargaining negotiations for employers and employee associations covering thousands of employees. Glenn is a fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers (CLEL) and has served as co-chair of the ABA Labor and Employment Section’s federal labor standards committee, which is devoted to federal wage and hour laws. He received the 2018 and 2020 “Client Choice Awards” from Lexology and the International Law Office (ILO) in the Illinois Employment and Benefits Law field and is recognized by Chambers USA, Best Lawyers and Super Lawyers. In addition, he was named to the 2021 and 2019 lists of “Chicago’s Notable GenX Leaders in the Law” by Crain’s Chicago Business.
About Cozen O’Connor
Established in 1970, Cozen O’Connor has more than 775 attorneys who help clients manage risk and make better business decisions. The firm counsels clients on their most sophisticated legal matters in all areas of the law, including litigation, corporate, and regulatory law. Representing a broad array of leading global corporations and middle market companies, Cozen O’Connor services its clients’ needs through 31 offices across two continents. To learn more about Cozen O’Connor’s Labor & Employment Department, visit the web site at https://www.cozen.com/practices/labor-employment.