Andrew S. Becker
Andrew’s practice focuses on multiple areas of the law including corporate law, municipal law, management-side labor and employment matters, and estate planning work.
Andrew joined Davis & Campbell following his graduation from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law. At UIC Law, Andrew focused on arbitration and trial advocacy, serving as captain of the school’s Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Court Team. Andrew participated in arbitration competitions in the U.S. and across Europe, where he gained valuable practical experience and an appreciation for dispute resolution mechanisms.
Andrew has co-authored articles published in the Illinois State Bar Association’s In the Alternative Newsletter, titled “Year in Review: Some Latest Supreme Court Decisions Involving Arbitration” (March 2023, Vol. 29 No. 4) and “Navigating the International Waters of a Commercial Dispute: The Importance of the Arbitral Seat in International Arbitration” (October 2022, Vol. 29 No. 2).
Prior to law school, Andrew worked for Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, the state’s combined chamber of commerce and manufacturer’s association.
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August 7, 2024 Last week, Illinois enacted the Worker Freedom of Speech Act, which prohibits employers from holding captive audience speeches. This new law will restrict Illinois employers from holding such meetings and make it more difficult for employers to express their view as to whether the workforce should unionize. Captive Audience Meetings Defined Captive […]
Continue ReadingJuly 26, 2024 Today, the National Labor Relations Board rescinded and replaced several amendments that the previous Board made in April of 2020 to its rules and regulations governing the filing and processing of petitions for a Board-conducted representation elections. In doing so, the Board asserts that these new amendments better protect employees’ statutory right […]
Continue ReadingJuly 25, 2024 The U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision this week that has major ramifications for both the estate planning strategies of shareholders of closely held companies and the formation of closely held companies themselves. In its Connelly decision (Connelly v. United States, 602 U.S. ____ (2024)), the Supreme Court held that a corporation’s […]
Continue ReadingJuly 25, 2024 The National Labor Relations Board recently filed a motion to dismiss its challenge to a federal court’s order vacating its regulation that would expand joint labor law liability. This change of heart comes amidst a pivotal time for the Democratic Board as its makeup could change drastically due to the upcoming presidential […]
Continue ReadingThe U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) released a Final Rule that substantially increases the salary threshold used to determine if employees are exempt from the overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). This Final Rule also increases the annual compensation threshold for determining “highly compensated employees” exempt from overtime requirements and establishes a […]
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