Amy Moor Gaylord

Amy Moor Gaylord


Akerman LLP

Recognized since 2022

Chicago, Illinois

Practice Areas

Employment Law - Management

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With over 23 years of experience, Amy Moor Gaylord focuses her practice on traditional labor matters and employment litigation for both public and private sector employers with an emphasis on National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) proceedings, union organizing drives, NLRB-conducted elections, arbitration cases, contract negotiations, and employment discrimination matters. She has experience counseling clients in various industries, including higher education, not-for-profit, public safety (fire/rescue, police, 911 emergency dispatch centers), hospitality, and entertainment, among others.

Amy has served as lead negotiator in hundreds of collective bargaining negotiations in both the public and private sectors. She frequently represents employers in state and federal court, including class action and TRO/preliminary injunction proceedings, in arbitrations, and before administrative agencies. In addition, she counsels clients regarding union avoidance, workplace harassment, and compliance with a variety of employment-related statutes, including Title VII, the NLRA, the ADEA, the ADA, the FMLA, and the FLSA.

Location
  • 71 South Wacker Drive, 47th Floor
    Chicago, IL 60606
Education
  • University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, J.D., graduated 1997
Bar Admissions
  • United States, Illinois

Akerman LLP
Chicago, Illinois

226 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

119 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards

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Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Employment Law - Management
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Labor Law - Management
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment

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