About Amit Bindra

Amit Bindra is a partner with The Prinz Law Firm, P.C. and was an adjunct law professor of appellate writing and oral advocacy at Loyola University Chicago. Amit has completed the Certificate Program in Mediation Skills Training from the Northwestern University School of Professional Studies and serves as co-host of the Employee to Lawyer podcast for NELA Illinois.

Amit has extensive experience advising C-suite executives, physicians, and hedge fund managers on a variety of employment matters, including negotiating employment and separation agreements. He also advises businesses and executives at start-ups, mid-market businesses, Fortune 500 corporations, privately-held companies, and in the cannabis industry to find creative and pragmatic solutions to their legal challenges. Various media outlets have quoted Amit regarding non-compete and other employment law matters.

In addition to providing business counseling and executive career counseling, Amit’s work largely focuses on non-compete and non-solicitation agreements, arbitration agreements, trade secret disputes, wage and hour claims, and employment discrimination and whistleblower claims. Amit has also successfully worked on several appeals in Illinois and Indiana.

Amit was also one of the lead architects and drafters of an amendment to the Illinois Freedom to Work Act that significantly reformed how non-compete and non-solicit agreements are litigated in the State of Illinois. Amit testified in support of the law and helped bring together a bipartisan coalition of support from the Illinois Chamber of Commerce, the AFL-CIO and other union groups, the Attorney General’s Office, and NELA-IL. As a result, the amendment passed with unanimous support in the Illinois legislature in 2021. The new law will improve employee mobility while providing clarity for businesses and workers.

In 2021, Crain’s Chicago Business recognized Amit in its list of “Notable Rising Stars in the Law.” Amit was named an Illinois Rising Star by Illinois Super Lawyers Magazine (a designation reserved for less than 2.5% of attorneys), received the Advocate designation from the National Institute for Trial Advocacy, and completed the Crain’s Leadership Training in 2019. He regularly provides continuing legal education for other attorneys, assists executives in developing stronger negotiation skills, and is frequently invited on podcasts to discuss various legal topics.

Amit is a member of numerous professional organizations. He is a board member of NELA/Illinois, is a board member of Chicago Debates, and serves on the Legislative Committee of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), Chicago chapter.

Amit graduated from DePaul University College of Law with a certificate in business law. During law school, he was the Executive Editor of the DePaul Business and Commercial Law Journal, and he received a CALI Excellence for the Future Award for Civil Litigation Strategy. Amit received his undergraduate degree in International Relations from the James Madison College at Michigan State University. While in college, he was a competitive debater for the nationally ranked MSU debate team and worked for U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow.

Outside of the office, Amit is an avid runner and has run several full and half marathons.