Vedder Price represents clients in industries which vary from healthcare to logistics to manufacturing, among many others. Running the group are duo Kenneth F. Sparks and Elizabeth Hall in Chicago. Sparks offers of deep experience in labor and employment matters, while Hall has negotiated many collective bargaining agreements and is comfortable advising on the National Labor Relations Act of 1935 and other traditional labor law matters, as are many other team members.

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Key clients

  • University of Chicago Medical Center
  • University of Southern California
  • The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
  • Lyric Opera of Chicago
  • AEG Presents
  • Adventist Health
  • DHL Supply Chain
  • Marquee Brands
  • Munson Healthcare/Munson Medical Center
  • Cresco Labs Inc.
  • Vulcan Materials
  • BakeMark
  • Senior Aerospace SSP
  • Graymont Limited
  • CGH Medical Center
  • SSM Healthcare
  • Global Experience Specialists
  • Canvas Worldwide
  • Sonendo
  • Maximus
  • Lineage Logistics

Work highlights

  • Representing UChicago Medicine and its affiliates, including the University of Chicago Medical Center (UCMC) in a broad range of labor relations matters.
  • Acted for Munson Medical Center in Traverse City, Michigan as the primary negotiator and spokesperson in negotiations with the MNA.
  • Representing SSM Health and its academic hospital, SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital (SLUH) in a broad range of labor matters.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Kenneth F. Sparks, Elizabeth N. Hall