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Zachary Pestine

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77 West Wacker Drive, Suite 3100, Chicago, IL 60601

Labor & Employment

About Zachary Pestine

Zac Pestine concentrates his practice on employment litigation and counseling. He possesses wide-ranging experience in various forms of federal, state, and local employment laws, frequently working within the commercial litigation context. Zac advises on complex trade secret matters as well as nuanced employment discrimination suits. Zac has taken plaintiff’s and expert’s depositions in civil rights suits.

Within his employment law practice, he routinely handles cases relating to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Title VII, the Illinois Whistleblower Act, retaliatory discharge, wrongful termination claims, and more. He also reviews and drafts internal company documents for compliance purposes.

Concentrations

•Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) class actions
•Title VII
•FLSA collective actions
•Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) class actions
•Retaliatory discharge claims
•Illinois Whistleblower Act
•Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act (IWPCA)
•Wrongful termination claims
•Section 1983, including the First Amendment
•Breach of contract (including covenants not to complete) and unjust enrichment suits

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, “Ones to Watch,” Labor and Employment Law, 2024-2026
•Recipient, Anti-Defamation League, “Daniel R. Ginsberg Leadership Award,” 2024
•Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Illinois Super Lawyers, “Rising Stars,” 2023

 

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Areas of Law

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    • Labor & Employment

Practice Details

  • Firm Information
    Position
    Associate
    Firm Name
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Experience: Representative Matters: Won motion for summary judgment in Title VII
    ADA suit.
    Won motion to dismiss in BIPA class action related to 'virtual try-on' software.
    Won motion to dismiss Illinois Whistleblower Act, First Amendment, retaliatory discharge claims after giving oral argument.
    Defeated motion for class certification in prisoner litigation suit alleging violations of the ADA
    Rehabilitation Act, having written the response brief to the plaintiff's motion for class certification
    given oral argument.
    Won motion for summary judgment in Section 1983 lawsuit alleging false arrest, excessive force,
    conspiracy.
    The above representations were h
    led by Mr. Pestine prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
  • Additional Links
    https://www.gtlaw.com/en/professionals/p/pestine-zachary

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    2016, Illinois
    U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
    U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
    U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
    Memberships

    Professional & Community Involvement

    •Member, Chicago Bar Association
    •Member, Labor & Employment Committee
    •Member, Chicago Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights NextGen Leadership Council
    •Member, Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI) Young Professionals Board
    •Member, Illinois State Bar Association
    •Member, American Bar Association

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    Washington University in St. Louis School of Law
    Class of 2016
    J.D.
    cum laude; Executive Articles Editor, Jurisprudence Review
    Other Education
    University of Wisconsin-Madison
    Class of 2013
    B.A.
    with distinction

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