Sari M. Alamuddin is a partner in Morgan Lewis's Labor and Employment Practice and is the practice group leader for the Labor and Employment Practice in Chicago. Mr. Alamuddin represents clients on a wide range of labor and employment matters. His practice particularly focuses on employment and benefits litigation, including class-action and multi-plaintiff cases. Mr. Alamuddin has served as first and second chair in trials before federal, state, and administrative law judges.
From 2007 through 2012, Mr. Alamuddin was named one of the leading U.S. lawyers for employment law by Chambers USA, based on the views of clients, peers, and other industry professionals. Chambers termed Mr. Alamuddin a "rising superstar."
Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, Mr. Alamuddin was a partner in the Chicago office of a prominent nationwide firm. Mr. Alamuddin earned his J.D., cum laude, from the University of Wisconsin in 1993, where he served as editor of the Wisconsin Law Review. He earned his A.B. from Princeton University in 1990.
Mr. Alamuddin is admitted to practice in Illinois and Wisconsin and before the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the First, Fifth, Seventh, Eighth, and Tenth Circuits.
Practice Accolades
Labor & Employment
The American Lawyer Magazine's Litigation Department of the Year - Labor and Employment Law Finalist 2004, Winner 2006, Finalist 2008, Finalist 2010, and Finalist 2012
Listed in the highest tier for National Labor and Employment Practice in Chambers USA 2012
Ranked in the top tier by The Legal 500 for Labor and Employment Litigation, ERISA Litigation, Labor-Management Relations, and Workplace and Employment Counseling (2012)
Ranked, National Tier 1: Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, and Litigation - Labor & Employment by U.S. News and Best Lawyers (2011-2012)
Ranked #1 for "Most Prestigious" Labor and Employment Practice, Vault 2012 Associate Survey