NATIONAL – FordHarrison LLP, one of the country's largest management-side labor and employment law firms, is pleased to announce that The BTI Consulting Group of Wellesley, MA has named Craig Thorstenson, FordHarrison Executive Committee Member and Chicago Office Managing Partner, to the BTI Client Service All-Stars 2025.
According to The BTI Consulting Group, now in its 24th year of publication, the BTI Client Service All-Stars report is the gold standard for law firms and corporate counsel alike to identify attorneys delivering truly superior client service. BTI research reveals 5 all-new reasons clients single out their BTI Client Service All-Stars. The 2025 BTI Client Service All-Stars are embedded in client decision-making, understand business and operating context, bring new ideas clients haven’t seen before, operate in compressed time frames and offer practicality in time to matter.
Craig devotes his practice to the litigation of employment disputes and providing related counseling. Craig is a member of FordHarrison's Executive Committee and serves as Managing Partner of the firm's Chicago office. With over 30 years of experience, he has vast experience in a broad range of labor and employment matters, including defending numerous WARN Act, FLSA and Title VII class actions, prosecuting and defending actions over restrictive covenants, and handling complex labor arbitrations. Craig also routinely provides day-to-day preventive advice and counsel to his clients on every aspect of the employer-employee relationship. In addition to providing his clients with counseling, he conducts targeted client training for human resources professionals and company managers, including training on LGBT issues. In 2025, Craig was recognized in Super Lawyers as a Super Lawyer in Illinois and in Best Lawyers in America's list for 2026.
About The BTI Client Service All-Stars
The BTI Client Service All-Stars report is based solely on unprompted, confidential feedback from clients. BTI conducted more than 350 independent, individual interviews with CLOs and General Counsel at Fortune 1000 companies and large organizations. No law firm submissions, self or firm referrals, or suggestions are accepted for inclusion.