Jennifer Long [ Special Counsel ]
Duane Morris LLP
Suite 3700
190 South LaSalle Street
Chicago, IL 60603-3433
USA
Phone: 312.499.6736
Fax: 312.277.6612
Email:
JLong@duanemorris.com
Jennifer Long practices in the area of employment law. Ms. Long has provided legal counsel on all aspects of employment law to clients ranging from startups to major multinational companies. She has been involved in matters related to code of conduct and restrictive covenant development and compliance, global restructurings and reductions in force, and employee liabilities related to multijurisdictional mergers and acquisitions.
Ms. Long also has been primary defense attorney in claims involving discrimination and employment practices, including those arising under Title VII, ADA, ADEA, FLSA, FLMA and equivalent state laws, including class actions. She has negotiated settlement and conciliation agreements with state and federal agencies on behalf of major corporate clients as well as employment and separation agreements with senior executives, and has prepared and assisted in the implementation of employee handbooks, policies and procedures.
Ms. Long served as judicial extern to the Honorable Kenneth J. Ripple of the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.
A member of the American, Illinois and Chicago bar associations and the Society for Human Resource Management, Ms. Long is a summa cum laude graduate of the Valparaiso University School of Law, where she was note editor of the Valparaiso University Law Review, and a magna cum laude graduate of Valparaiso University.
Areas Of Practice
- Employment and Labor Law
Professional Activities
- American Bar Association
- Illinois State Bar Association
- Chicago Bar Association
- Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
Admissions
- Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Experience
- Duane Morris LLP
- Special Counsel, 2006-present - Baker & McKenzie
- Senior Associate, 2000-2005 - Lord, Bissell & Brook
- Associate, 1996-2000
Selected Publications
- Author, "Email and Attorney-Client Communications: A Primer for Creating Privilege Logs," ABA Commercial & Business Litigation, Spring 2008
- Co-Author, "Employment Considerations," Pre-Transaction Restructuring Handbook, P. Denwood ed., 2005
- Co-Author, "Old Wine in a New Bottle?" Final FLSA Overtime Coverage Regulations, 2004
- Author, "Employment Practice Liability Insurance," Litigation Insurance Disputes, § 18.04, E. Zulkey ed., 2001
Selected Speaking Engagements
- "Countdown to Compliance," Final FLSA Overtime Coverage Regulations, 2004
- New Employment Regulations and Supreme Court Decisions, 2003