About Faraz

Faraz Nayyar constructed his legal foundation within the classroom earlier than he started litigating in courtrooms and government offices. He earned a B.S. in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and later acquired his J.D. from Case Western Reserve University School of Law. Those years formed his curiosity in public service and labor problems.

His early profession took him into federal public service. In 2012 he served as a Special Assistant in a civil ability for the U.S. Lawyer’s Office within the Western District of Missouri. That position placed him on matters treated by the federal courthouse and uncovered him to civil litigation on the district level. In 2014 he moved into state authorities as an Assistant Lawyer General handling governmental affairs for the Missouri Lawyer General's Office. The following yr he joined the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the Solicitor, operating as a trial lawyer on matters springing up beneath federal labor statutes.

In 2017 he entered personal practice as a companion at Khan Nayyar & Associates, LLC. His time in authorities and on the Department of Labor knowledgeable his work on the firm, where he engages in legal proceedings and counsel for person and organizational clients. The shift to private practice broadened the types of disputes he handles while maintaining litigation at the center of his work.

Nayyar is admitted to practice in Illinois and Missouri. He is a member of the National Employment Lawyers Association (Illinois Chapter), the Chicago Bar Association, and the Illinois State Bar Association, all memberships he has held since 2017. Those affiliations connect him to friends in employment and civil legal proceedings and to expert packages in both Chicago and statewide circles.

Colleagues describe his courtroom strategy as direct. He prepares cases with an eye fixed to the document and to how evidence shall be introduced to a factfinder. His government knowledge offers him familiarity with administrative hearings and federal enforcement pathways, and his time in personal practice has added resolution and trial strategy in a civil firm context.

Clients who work with him can anticipate detailed case preparation and attention to procedural posture. He continues to try cases and advise clients on disputes that contain employment, administrative, and civil litigation questions. His recent practice facilities on legal proceedings and counsel for clients in Illinois and Missouri.

Education

Case Western Reserve University School of Law

J.D. | Law

University of Wisconsin - Madison

B.S. | Political Science

Languages

English (Spoken, Written) Hindi (Spoken) Spanish (Spoken, Written) Urdu (Spoken)

Experience

Partner

Khan Nayyar & Associates, LLC
2017

Trial Lawyer

U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the Solicitor
2015

Assistant Lawyer General (Governmental Affairs)

Missouri Lawyer General s Office
2014

Special Assistant United States Lawyer (Civil)

U.S. Lawyer’s Office, Western District of Missouri
2012

Accepted Jurisdictions

Illinois
Missouri

Professional Associations

National Employment Lawyers Association (Illinois Chapter)

2017 - Current

Chicago Bar Association

2017 - Current

Illinois State Bar Association

2017 - Current

Office Locations

Main Office

 One Lincoln Centre 18W140 Butterfield Rd., Floor 15 Oakbrook Terrace IL 60181