Jamie L. Filipovic

Overview

Partner and Management Committee member of the Chicago Office, Jamie Filipovic, is a nationally recognized labor and employment attorney, class action defense lawyer, and trusted advisor to employers, insurers, and businesses facing complex workforce and privacy-related challenges. For more than 23 years, she has represented Fortune 500 companies, privately held businesses, insurers, and management teams in high-stakes litigation, regulatory matters, and strategic employment counseling across the country.

As chair of the firm's AI, Biometric, Data Privacy and Complex Class Action Practice, Jamie has become a leading authority on advising and defending companies against emerging privacy and data-related claims. She has successfully defended hundreds of biometric, privacy, and technology-related class actions, including matters arising under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA), and consumer privacy statutes, and other rapidly evolving data privacy laws. In addition to litigation defense, she counsels organizations on compliance, risk mitigation, and proactive privacy governance designed to reduce exposure before disputes arise.

Jamie maintains a sophisticated labor and employment practice representing employers in federal and state courts, arbitrations, and administrative proceedings nationwide. She routinely defends claims involving discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage and hour disputes, restrictive covenants, executive employment matters, whistleblower allegations, and complex class and collective actions. Clients also rely on her strategic guidance regarding workforce management, reductions in force, internal investigations, policy development, compliance initiatives, labor relations, union campaigns, collective bargaining, NLRB proceedings, and labor arbitrations.

Insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and self-insured organizations regularly retain Jamie to defend employment practices liability, professional liability, and management liability claims. Her practical approach, deep litigation experience, and business-focused advice make her a valued partner in resolving high-exposure matters efficiently while protecting client relationships and reputations.

In addition to her employment and privacy practice, Jamie serves as chair of the firm's Sports, Entertainment, and NIL practice. As a certified NFL agent, she represents professional athletes, universities, collectives, sponsors, and student-athletes in connection with contract negotiations, endorsements, marketing agreements, public relations matters, and Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) opportunities. Her unique combination of legal, business, and industry experience allows her to guide clients through the rapidly evolving landscape of professional sports and athlete branding.

Known for her practical counsel, aggressive advocacy, and ability to navigate complex legal challenges, Jamie partners with clients not only to resolve disputes but to help them minimize risk, protect their businesses, and achieve their long-term strategic objectives.

Honors, Publications, & Speeches

Honors

• Legal 500 City Elite Ranking, 2026
• Top 50 Women Leaders in Law, Women We Admire, 2025
• Super Lawyer, Illinois Super Lawyers, 2021-2026
• Appointee, Chicago’s 47th Ward Judicial Recommendation Committee, 2021
• Rising Star, Illinois Super Lawyers, 2012-2017
• Premier 100 Trial Attorneys for Illinois, American Academy of Trial Attorneys (AATA), 2015

Publications

• Co-author, “What you Need to Know About the Illinois Genetic Information Privacy Act”, The D & O Diary, January 28, 2024

Presentations & Speeches

• Panel Speaker, “AI Symposium Panel,” Chicago Bar Association, 2026
• Speaker, “Sports Sponsorship Agreements Are Now Data and Technology Contracts: What Lawyers Need to Know in 2026 About Data Ownership,” AI Activation, Performance-Based Compensation, and Privacy Compliance - 2026
• Speaker, “Practical Use of AI in Law Practice,” , OM College, 2026
• Speaker, “Mediation Strategies & Mock Mediations,” Skyward Insurance, 2026
• Speaker, “AI in Insurance: Innovation, Impact and the Road Ahead 2025,” Professional Liability Underwriter’s Society (PLUS) National Conference, November 12, 2025
• Speaker, “QBE Presents: Emerging Employment-Related Risks: What’s on the Horizon?” November 10, 2025
• Speaker, “Great American - The Times They Are a-Changin',” October 17, 2025
• Speaker, “The Times They Are a-Changin' – Nationwide, , O'Hagan CLE Presentation, September 10, 2025
• Speaker, “Name, Image, Likeness: What Insurers Need to Know,” PLAN Webinar, September 9, 2025
• Speaker, “The Times They are a-Changin',” PLAN Webinar, August 14, 2025
• Speaker, “The Times They Are a-Changin',” Starr Companies, August 12, 2025
• Speaker, “The Times They Are a-Changin',” Marsh, July 17, 2025
• Speaker, “Athletes Navigating NIL,” AthleteCon, June 2025
• Speaker, “Understanding the NLRB and NLRA,” PLAN Webinar, September 24, 2024
• Speaker, “Hot Topics in Employment Law,” QBE, September 18, 2024
• Speaker, “Running with the Bulls,” Nationwide, September 18, 2024
• Speaker, “Hot Topics in Employment Law,” Arch Insurance, July 23, 2024
• Speaker, “Hot Topics in Employment Law,” GAIG Insurance, June 25, 2024

News

Professional

• Member, Cyber Committee, AI Committee and Labor & Employment Committee, International Association of Defense Counsel, 2024 to Present
• Member, Professional Liability Attorney Network (PLAN), 2010 to Present
• Member, Professional Liability Underwriters’ Society (PLUS), 2010 to Present
• Member, Women In Sports and Entertainment (WISE), 2013
• Member, NetDiligence