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Alejandro Caffarelli to Speak on a Panel of Attorneys at the American Bar Association's ADR in Labor & Employment Law Section Midwinter Meeting, in Playa del Carmen, Mexico

Published on December 19th, 2019 by Alejandro Caffarelli

Mr. Caffarelli will serve on a panel composed of labor, employment, and management attorneys to be held on Saturday, January 25, 2020 at the Grand Hyatt hotel in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. The panel will comment on Professor Rafael Gely’s presentation on the media’s impact on perceptions of the arbitration process and, along with Professor […]

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Alejandro Caffarelli Invited to Speak at CBA, Institute for Law in the Workplace

Published on December 11th, 2019 by Alejandro Caffarelli

Caffarelli & Associates Ltd. attorney Alejandro Caffarelli was recently invited to speak on panels at the Chicago Bar Association, as well as Chicago-Kent Law School’s Institute of Law in the Workplace. On Wednesday, December 11, 2019, Mr. Caffarelli presented “The Biometric Information Privacy Act after Rosenbach – A Survey of the Legal Landscape” with Alan […]

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Bence v Presence Health Network 17CV8315 U.S.D.C. N.D. IL Settlement and Notice Documents

Published on December 2nd, 2019 by Alejandro Caffarelli

Please click on the below links to view the Settlement and related Notice Documents in Bence v Presence Health Network, Case No. 17CV8315 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois: ECF90-1 Final CEP Notice ECF90-2 Final Non-CEP Notice ECF68-1 Settlement Agreement […]

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Alejandro Caffarelli Appointed to Senator Durbin and Duckworth's Judicial Screening Committee

Published on September 11th, 2019 by Alejandro Caffarelli

The following press release was issued by the office of Illinois Senator Dick Durbin, relating to the retirement of Judge Castillo and the judicial screening committee: WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today released the following statement after District Judge Rubén Castillo, a Federal District Court Judge in the Northern […]

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Katherine Stryker Joins Caffarelli & Associates Ltd.

Published on August 22nd, 2019 by Alejandro Caffarelli

Caffarelli & Associates Ltd. is proud to announce that Katherine Stryker has joined the firm as an Associate (admission pending). Ms. Stryker received her Juris Doctorate from Chicago-Kent College of Law in May of 2019, where she graduated with a joint certificate in Alternative Dispute Resolution & Workplace Litigation. During law school, Ms. Stryker worked […]

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Caffarelli & Associates Ltd. Prevails in Matters of First Impression

Published on June 7th, 2019 by Alejandro Caffarelli

Last week the Northern District of Illinois denied in full Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss in the matter of Spratt v. Bellwood Public Library (18-cv-6573) in a case briefed by Alexis Martin of Caffarelli & Associates Ltd. Ms. Spratt worked for the Bellwood Public Library for 25 years, serving as the Director for the last 4 […]

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Caffarelli & Associates Ltd. Obtains $600,000 Settlement in Jackson v NIU

Published on May 10th, 2019 by Alejandro Caffarelli

This week, the Board of Trustees for Northern Illinois University approved a settlement reached with Caffarelli & Associates Ltd. client Keith Jackson in the amount of $600,000. As reported by the Northern Star, “Jackson served as university controller from October 1999 to May 2014. He was placed on involuntary administrative leave, and his annual appointment […]

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Caffarelli & Associates Ltd. Obtains $1.2 Million Arbitration Award on Behalf of General Counsel

Published on February 6th, 2019 by Alejandro Caffarelli

Caffarelli & Associates Ltd. Obtains $1.2 Million Arbitration Award on Behalf of General Counsel Following a 2018 hearing handled by Alejandro Caffarelli and Lorrie Peeters, an Arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association in Chicago awarded a Firm client over $1.2 Million in backpay, interest, and attorneys’ fees in a claim filed pursuant to the Illinois […]

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Alejandro Caffarelli to Speak at 2019 ABA ADR Midwinter Meeting

Published on January 16th, 2019 by Alejandro Caffarelli

Alejandro Caffarelli to Speak at 2019 ABA ADR Midwinter Meeting Alejandro Caffarelli is scheduled to speak at the American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law ADR in Labor and Employment Law Committee midwinter meeting, currently scheduled for February 15-17 in Coronado, California. The subject will be “Class Action Waivers Update: Where Does it […]

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Alejandro Caffarelli and Madeline Engel Prevail in Federal Jury Trial

Published on November 29th, 2018 by Alejandro Caffarelli

Alejandro Caffarelli and Madeline Engel Prevail in Federal Jury Trial: On November 16, 2018, a federal jury returned a verdict in favor of Caffarelli & Associates Ltd. client N.V. Ms. V was a former school administrator for a suburban school district, who shortly after being promoted started suffering from debilitating mental health conditions including depression […]

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