About Faraz
Faraz Nayyar built his legal foundation in the classroom before he began litigating in courtrooms and government offices. He earned a B.S. in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and later received his J.D. from Case Western Reserve University School of Law. Those years shaped his interest in public service and labor issues.
His early career took him into federal public service. In 2012 he served as a Special Assistant in a civil capacity for the U.S. Lawyer’s Office in the Western District of Missouri. That role placed him on matters handled by the federal courthouse and exposed him to civil litigation at the district level. In 2014 he moved into state government as an Assistant Lawyer General handling governmental affairs for the Missouri Lawyer General's Office. The following year he joined the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the Solicitor, working as a trial lawyer on matters arising under federal labor statutes.
In 2017 he entered private practice as a partner at Khan Nayyar & Associates, LLC. His time in government and at the Department of Labor informed his work at the firm, where he engages in litigation and counsel for individual and organizational clients. The shift to private practice broadened the kinds of disputes he handles while keeping 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 peers in employment and civil litigation and to professional programs in both Chicago and statewide circles.
Colleagues describe his courtroom approach as direct. He prepares cases with an eye to the record and to how evidence will be presented to a factfinder. His government experience gives him familiarity with administrative proceedings and federal enforcement pathways, and his time in private practice has added settlement and trial strategy in a civil firm context.
Clients who work with him can expect detailed case preparation and attention to procedural posture. He continues to try cases and advise clients on disputes that involve employment, administrative, and civil litigation questions. His current practice centers on litigation and counsel for clients in Illinois and Missouri.
