Experience
Experience
Representative Matters
- Represented and coordinated the national defense of several chemical suppliers whose product allegedly caused numerous aluminum smelting employees to develop various forms of cancer
- Successfully defended manufacturers of chemically treated wood against negligence, product liability, and intentional tort claims
- Obtained summary judgment in several trade secret misappropriation and commercial breach matters on behalf of a leading international commercial real estate company
- Prosecuting several supply chain actions against warehousing agents who attempted to auction tens of millions of dollars of a private equity client’s personal protective equipment
- Prosecuted tortious interference, conversion, unfair trade practice, and quasi-contractual claims on behalf of a large international construction company regarding a $700 million power plant construction project
- Successfully defended several class actions involving false advertising and product defect claims against a worldwide hand sanitizer manufacturer
- Successfully defended a Fortune 500 child education device manufacturer in a precedential data breach class action lawsuit
- Currently representing a Fortune 100 manufacturer of medical imaging and diagnostics equipment in a matter involving trade secrets violations and breach of contract
- Successfully defended a former banker against civil RICO, breach of fiduciary duty, and conspiracy claims
- Defended a leading military helicopter manufacturer in a significant breach of contract and intellectual property dispute in both arbitration and federal court
- Defended a for-profit college against claims of copyright infringement and misappropriation of trade secrets
- Represented an automotive components manufacturer in an international trade secrets case
- First-chaired a jury trial in a commercial case involving breach of contract, consumer fraud, and violations of the Illinois Home Repair and Remodeling Act
- Second-chaired a two-week personal injury jury trial involving claims of negligence
- Represented U.S. citizens in a high-profile terrorism recovery case resulting in a $156 million verdict and a successful en banc appeal
- Defended a large manufacturing company in a products liability action resulting from severe injuries based on the misuse of an automated storage retrieval system
- Prevailed on summary judgment and Seventh Circuit appeal for a Fortune 500 company in a breach of contract and fraud action involving contracts for international print services
- Resolved a multi-million-dollar lawsuit involving Fortune 500 marketing and hospitality vendors regarding alleged trade secret misappropriation of data management and card fulfillment technology
- Defended against a breach of contract action against a client physician, prevailing on summary judgment based on violations of the Illinois Medical Practice Act
- Mediated a provider reimbursement action on behalf of an outpatient surgical facility against the nation’s fourth-largest health insurance company for failure to pay nearly $1 million in claims
Insights
Insights
Credentials
Credentials
Education
- J.D. with distinction University of Iowa 2004
- B.A. Advertising and Communications Bronze Tablet highest distinction University of Illinois 2001
Bar Admissions
- Illinois
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Professional Memberships and Activities
- Associate board member, Coordinated Advice & Referral Program for Legal Services
- Member, International Association of Defense Counsel
Languages
- French
Recognition
Recognition
- Law360, Rising Star, Product Liability, 2018
- Legal 500, Product Liability and Mass Tort Defense – Toxic Tort, 2016, 2017
- Leading Lawyers
- Emerging Lawyer, Commercial Litigation, 2015 – 2020
- Emerging Lawyer, Products Liability Defense Law, 2017 – 2020