Tiffany Fordyce

Partner

Trial-tested litigator who defends employers in discrimination, wage and hour, whistleblower, and trade secret disputes, and counsels clients on compliance

Tiffany is a seasoned employment litigator. She has taken dozens of cases to trial in federal, state, and administrative courts, and has first-chaired several arbitrations. She defends single-plaintiff, class action, and collective action employment cases involving discrimination and retaliation claims, wage and hour claims, trade secret misappropriation claims, whistleblower claims, restrictive covenant matters, Fair Credit Reporting Act claims, Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) claims, Illinois Genetic Information Privacy Act claims, and WARN Act claims. 

Experience

Representative matters

First chair arbitration counsel in a dispute over payment of vacation pay and underlying policy pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement
First chair arbitration counsel in termination of employees in connection with forcible removal of Dr. David Dao from airplane
Second chair for termination of former Chicago Police Department personnel in connection with shooting of LaQuan McDonald

Recognitions

  • Listed, Chambers USA Guide, Labor & Employment, 2024-2025

  • Listed, Lawdragon, “500 Leading U.S. Corporate Employment Lawyers,” 2024-2026

  • Listed, Leading Lawyers Network, 2022-2025

Credentials

Education

  • University of Southern California School of Law, 2004, J.D.
  • Pomona College, 1998, B.A.

Professional admissions & qualifications

  • California
  • Illinois

Court admissions

  • U.S. District Court - Central District of California
  • U.S. District Court - Eastern District of California
  • U.S. District Court - Northern District of California
  • U.S. District Court - Southern District of California
  • U.S. District Court - Central District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court - Northern District of Illinois
  • U.S. Court of Appeals - Seventh Circuit
  • U.S. District Court - Minnesota

Professional affiliations

  • Board Member, Women’s Bar Foundation
  • Member, Chicago Bar Association
  • Member, Black Women Lawyers’ Association of Greater Chicago

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