General Commercial Litigation

• Represented retailer against competitor for false advertising in violation of Lanham Act and state laws, and obtained dismissal of competitor’s Section 2 Sherman Act antitrust counterclaim
• Defended manufacturer against distributor seeking to require manufacturer to continue supplying product pursuant to allegedly breached distributor agreement
• Defended regulated medical waste service provider in multiple state and federal court lawsuits against hundreds of business opt-out plaintiffs asserting consumer fraud and breach of contract claims
• Represented software provider against licensee and related entities for breach of exclusivity provision following corporate acquisition of licensee
• Defended vehicle manufacturer against dealer to dissolve ex parte injunction prohibiting manufacturer’s appointment of new dealer
• Represented retailer in a defamation, trade libel, unfair business practices and tortious interference lawsuit against a competitor
• Defended self-contained breathing apparatus (“SCBA”) manufacturer against claim by city’s firefighters that SCBA equipment failed to perform properly
• Defended healthcare provider against breach of exclusive supply contract claim by pharmaceutical distributor

Matters Involving the Purchase and Sale of Businesses and the Break-up and/or Restructuring of Joint Ventures and LLCs

• Represented purchaser against seller in the recovery of one hundred percent of its purchase price holdback
• Represented purchaser against seller for failure to indemnify against covered liabilities pursuant to stock purchase agreement
• Represented one joint venture partner against the other for usurping corporate opportunities
• Represented PE firm against manufacturer for breaches of management and stock purchase agreements
• Represented purchaser against seller in breach of asset purchase agreement in multi-jurisdiction litigation
• Represented LLC member seeking LLC control against managing member and LLC
• Represented company founder against company insider, who claimed ownership in the company and its patent portfolio
• Represented minority LLC member against majority/manager members on breach of fiduciary duty and related claims relating to an unlawful attempted buy-out

Class Actions

• Defended online game application provider against nationwide class action claiming violation of state and federal data privacy laws
• Defended dairy cooperative against consumer class multi-district litigation asserting warranty, unjust enrichment, and state statutory deceptive trade practices claims
• Defended medical billing software provider against Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) collective action
• Defended vehicle valuation software provider against total loss vehicle owner class action claiming that vehicle valuations violated state consumer fraud and other laws
• Defended organic dairy against consumer class multi-district litigation claiming breach of warranty, unjust enrichment, and state statutory deceptive trade practices claims
• Defended wine producer and spirits distiller against qui tam lawsuit claiming defendants failed to pay taxes allegedly due on shipping
• Defended supplement manufacturer against multiple consumer class actions claiming breach of warranty and consumer fraud and deceptive trade practices claims

Employment-Related, Trade Secrets, and Restrictive Covenants

• Defended medical billing software provider against competitor alleging federal and state trade secret misappropriation claims
• Represented financial services firm in employee raiding claim against competitor
• Represented direct marketing services firm against multiple former employees and competing employer on restrictive covenant, trade secret, and breach of fiduciary duty claims
• Defended financial services firm and executive officers against former employer’s claims that defendants misappropriated trade secrets and breached restrictive covenants and common law duties
• Represented manufacturer against former employee for breach of non-competition agreement
• Defended manufacturer and asserted claims against primary competitor in multiple related lawsuits and arbitration alleging trade secret misappropriation and employee raiding claims

Antitrust and Franchise Matters

• Defended dairy cooperative against dairy farmers’ Section 1 Sherman Act class action alleging cooperative conspired with its competitor to harm dairy farmers
• Defended sports league apparel manufacturer against claims by a former NFL licensee that headwear and apparel license with the NFL and its teams violated Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act
• Defended sports league apparel manufacturer against antitrust consumer class action claiming that California consumers of NFL-logoed apparel paid supra-competitive prices in violation of Cartwright Act and unfair competition law
• Defended spirits distiller against Section 1 Sherman Act and franchise law claims asserted by terminated liquor distributors in Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota and South Dakota
• Defended grocery retailer against price fixing claims asserted against Chicago’s two largest grocery retailers for allegedly setting milk prices in 300 plus grocery stores

• Volunteer, U.S. District Court William J. Hibbler Memorial Pro Se Assistance Program (2017-2018)
• Board member and vice chair of Thrive Counseling Center, Oak Park, Illinois (2006-2012; Vice Chair 2009)
• Member of Greater Chicago Food Depository Finance Committee, Chicago, Illinois (1995-1997)