Andrew J. Boling

Mr. Boling is a partner with the law firm of Baker & McKenzie LLP in its Chicago office.  Mr. Boling represents employers and management in a variety of employment and labor matters, with particular expertise in the handling of cross-border employment issues. He represents employers in enforcing confidentiality agreements and covenants not to compete, in implementing global workforce reductions and collective redundancies, in preparing cross-border employment and assignment agreements, in preparing and implementing legally compliant and effective performance management systems, in preparing and implementing global codes of conduct and corporate social responsibility programs, and in resolving conflict of laws issues.

Mr. Boling regularly counsels employers on the prevention of harassment and discrimination in the workplace.  Mr. Boling also works with clients with regard to sensitive internal investigations involving employee misconduct, including whistleblowing investigations, and has successfully defended numerous whistleblowing claims.  He also represents companies in employment-related lawsuits and administrative proceedings throughout the United States.  Mr. Boling specializes in working with employers to develop policies and practices that minimize their employment liability risks, and to avoid claims rising to the level of litigation.

Mr. Boling is the author of six books on labor and employment law and he has lectures extensively on labor and employment law issues, including the extraterritorial application of U.S. employment laws, data protection laws and employee privacy, cross-border enforcement of restricted covenants, cross-border employment agreements, whistleblowing, and the application of the attorney client privilege in cross-border investigations and disputes. Mr. Boling has lectured on employment topics not only throughout the United States but also in Latin America, Europe and Asia.

Mr. Boling has been listed since 1999 as a leading attorney in the International Who’s Who of Management Labor & Employer Lawyers. Since 2001, Mr. Boling has also been listed by Euromoney magazine as one of the world’s leading experts in employment law.

Mr. Boling attended the University of Illinois College of Law (J.D., Harno Scholar) and Augustana College (B.A., Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude).