Biography
Andrew J. Boling represents domestic and international clients doing business in the US and around the world, especially in the areas of employment law counseling, litigation, compliance, internal investigations, and crisis counseling in emergency situations, including those arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. He counsels clients through all phases of the employment cycle, including hiring, restrictive covenants, executive agreements, wage and hour, disciplinary action, and leave management, and has substantial experience in successfully handling both large-scale reductions in force and high-profile individual employee separations.
He joined KH following a 38-year career with a major global law firm, where he was ranked by Euromoney Expert Guides as one of 30 “Best of the Best” employment lawyers in the United States and was designated on multiple occasions by Acritas as a client service star.
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Education
- University of Illinois College of Law, Chicago, Illinois
- J.D. | 1984
- Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois
- B.A., Magna Cum Laude | 1980
- Phi Beta Kappa
Professional Associations
- American Bar Association | Member
- Illinois State Bar Association | Member
Awards
- The Best Lawyers in America® | 2023-2026
- Illinois Leading Lawyers | 2023-present
- Legal 500
- Euromoney’s Expert Guides “Best of the Best USA”: One of the 30 Best Labor and Employment Lawyers in the US | 2013-2021
- Acritas Star Lawyer | Multiple Recognitions
Practice Areas
- Employment Counseling + Transactions
- Employment Litigation
- Corporate Compliance + Governance
- Privacy + Information Management
Bar Admissions
- U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
- Trial Bar of U.S. District Court
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
- Illinois Supreme Court
Webinars + Podcasts
- “A Warm Winter Briefing on Illinois Employment Law Changes” Webinar | Dec 2025
- “Rule 30(b)(6) Depositions in Employment Litigation: Strategies for Deposing and Defending the Corporate Witness” Strafford Webinar | Jun 2025
- “Setting the Table for Reductions in Force” Webinar | May 2025
- “New Year, New Laws” Webinar | 2025
- “Defending Against Frivolous Employment Claims” Strafford Webinar | 2024
- “Expert Witnesses in Employment Litigation: Rule 702 Amendments, Impact on Witness Selection and Daubert Challenges” Strafford Webinar | 2024
- “Serving Up Changes: DOL’s New Wage Thresholds + FTC’s Final Rule on Non-Competes” Webinar | 2024
- “Rule 30(b)(6) Depositions in Employment Litigation” Strafford Webinar | 2024
- “Navigating Paid Leave Compliance” Webinar | 2023
- “Happy Half-Hour Employment Law” Webinar | 2023
- “Brewing Up New Thresholds for Federal Exempt Employee Classifications” Webinar | 2023
- “Forward Looking: Planning for an M&A Transaction, Ep 3” Netrex Webinar | 2023
- “Delivering the IL Day & Temporary Labor Services Act Changes” Webinar | 2023
- “Digesting the IL Paid Leave for All Workers Act” Webinar | 2023
- “The NLRB’s New Menu: Time to Change the Recipe for Your Severance + Confidentiality Agreements” Webinar | 2023
- “Employee or Independent Contractor?” Webinar | 2023
- “Acquiring and Protecting Your Talent” Webinar | 2023
- “Acquiring and Protecting Your Financial Services Talent” Webinar | 2023
- “Forward Looking: Planning for an M&A Transaction, Ep 2” Netrex Webinar | 2023
- “Forward Looking: Planning for an M&A Transaction, Ep 1” Netrex Webinar | 2023
Speaking Engagements
- “The New Market for Labor Offshoring: Current Issues in Business, Employment and Labor Law”, Human Resources Management Association of Chicago Seminar
- “Defending Sarbanes-Oxley Employment Claims”, International Personnel Association Seminar
- “Legal Perspectives and Interpretations of ILF v. Wal-Mart”, BSR Newsmakers Seminar
- “Fundamentals of U.S. Employment Law for Chinese Attorneys” Seminar
- “Performance Management: The Various Models and Associated Legal Risks” Seminar
- “Leadership and Succession Planning In The Global Workplace” Seminar
- “Investigating Workplace Fraud: Employment Law Considerations”, CPA Foundation Seminar
- “Managing and Preserving Employee Loyalty in the 21st Century”, Center for International Legal Studies and the American Bar Association International Employment Law Committee Seminar
- “Cross Border Application of U.S. Employment Laws” Seminar
- “The U.S. Response to the European Union Data Privacy Directive” Seminar
- “Cross Border Labor Planning: Mexican Labor Laws and the Extraterritorial Application of U.S. Laws to the Mexican Workplace” Seminar
- “Covenants Not To Compete: A Cross-Border Perspective” Seminar
- “Cross Border Aspects of Reductions in Force” Seminar
Blogs + Published Works
- Wolters Kluwer International Labour and Employment Compliance Handbook chapter, Co-author | 2024, 2023
- Co-authored seven books on US employment law and numerous articles on assorted labor and employment topics
Pro-Bono Activities
- Chicago District Golf Association | Director, 2001-2011
- Augustana College Alumni Association Board of Directors | Former Member
- Redeemer Lutheran Church Hinsdale
- Personnel Committee | Member
- President | 2024-25
- Church Council | Former Member