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Dodsworth, Harry

Harry Dodsworth

Managing Associate
  • Commercial Litigation and Disputes
  • Labor, Employment and Immigration

Biography

HARRY DODSWORTH focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation, regulatory matters, and employment law. Harry represents clients in a variety of litigation and regulatory contexts, including in matters relating to whistleblowing, employment discrimination, accounting, financial trading, class actions, products liability, and data breaches. Harry also counsels businesses on a range of matters, including compliance with employment laws, executive contracts, restrictive covenants, and personnel policies. Harry further advises businesses on employment and labor issues arising in mergers and acquisitions and other corporate transactions.

Before joining Sidley, Harry served as a law clerk for the Honorable Doris L. Pryor of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. He has also published several law review articles on topics ranging from criminal law to election law.

Harry graduated from Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, where he was an articles editor for the Northwestern University Law Review. Before attending law school, Harry earned his B.S. in psychology from the University of Georgia.

Credentials

Admissions & Certifications
  • U.S. District Court, N.D. of Illinois - General
  • Illinois
Education
  • Northwestern School of Law, J.D., 2021
  • University of Georgia, B.S., 2017
Clerkships
  • Doris L. Pryor, U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit (2023-2024)

News & Insights

  • Author, “The Positive and Negative Purcell Principle,” Utah Law Review, November 2022.
  • Author, “Identifying the Most Democratic Institution to Lead Criminal Justice Reform,” Northwestern University Law Review, October 2021.
  • Author, “Federalism and Communicative Confusion,” Northwestern University Law Review Online, June 4, 2020.