Adi Kanlic

Overview

Adi Kanlic guides clients through labor and employment law matters and designs effective professional liability defenses. He brings substantial experience and skill to navigating the full spectrum of state and federal employment litigation and administrative proceedings. Adi has handled everything from wage and hour claims to claims of discrimination based on all protected classes, including numerous sexual harassment lawsuits. He has resolved many lawsuits across the country brought against companies under the Americans with Disabilities Act related to website accessibility, and ADA premises liability. Adi brings a wealth of knowledge to advising on and litigating website accessibility issues and has advised numerous companies on how to help make their websites more accessible.

In professional liability matters, Adi defends clients against claims of negligence, breach of duty, and malpractice with a strategic approach that balances aggressive advocacy and the desired outcome. Adi works collaboratively with clients to establish and leverage tailored defense strategies that address both immediate legal challenges and long-term business implications. Through preparation and issue spotting, Adi is often able to resolve contention before it escalates into costly litigation.

Moreover, Adi represents artists and promoters in various music and entertainment industry transactional matters. He represents authors, songwriters, recording artists, and global entertainment promoters in various transactional matters in the music and entertainment industry. In addition to contract preparation, analysis, and negotiation, Adi assists such clients with protecting and enforcing their intellectual property rights, and in licensing and/or leveraging their creative works. Adi's dual background in litigation and transactional work gives him a unique perspective that clients value when navigating challenging disputes or negotiating critical entertainment contracts where industry-specific knowledge makes all the difference.

Experience

• Secured victories in two separate federal website‑accessibility cases brought by high‑volume serial filers under Title III of the ADA at the motion to dismiss stage, where the courts agreed with his arguments that the plaintiffs’ boilerplate, copy‑and‑paste allegations failed to establish standing—a fundamental requirement for the complaint and outcomes that not only vindicated his clients but also contributed to a meaningful shift toward greater judicial scrutiny of conclusory pleadings in the nation’s busiest jurisdiction for website‑accessibility litigation

Professional

• Member, Illinois State Bar Association