- Represents individuals, companies, banks, and lending institutions in federal and state trial and appellate courts, and before arbitration panels
- Practice covers a wide range of business, banking, and lending law, including contracts, common law fraud and consumer fraud, creditor's rights, securities law, and both commercial and consumer lending
- Experienced with complex litigation procedure, including both federal and state class actions, and multi-district litigation
- Obtained denial of all claims against client in Chicago Mercantile Exchange arbitration regarding ownership of CME membership, Exercise Right Privilege, and CME stock
- Obtained favorable decision in three-day AAA arbitration for broker/dealer client on claims, brought by former broker, of improper completion of FINRA U-4 Form and defamation
- Obtained summary judgment in Circuit Court of Cook County for bank client on claim of improper denial of ERISA benefits brought by departed executive
- Obtained summary judgment for investment advisor client in Northern District of Illinois on breach of contract complaint for failure to pay success fee upon completion of merger transaction
- Successfully argued before the Illinois Appellate Court that application of the Illinois Fiduciary Obligations Act defeated claims against bank client
- Obtained dismissal of claims in Southern District of Ohio for lender client regarding contractual prepayment premium in commercial loan agreement
- Recipient of Firm’s 2004 Pro Bono Achievement Award
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