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Boutique commercial litigation, white-collar defense, and trade-secret matters â partner-led from intake through verdict.</p><div class="mt-8 flex flex-col items-start gap-4 sm:flex-row sm:items-center"><a href="#contact" class="inline-flex items-center justify-center rounded-full px-7 py-3.5 text-sm font-semibold tracking-wide shadow-medium transition-all duration-200 hover:shadow-hard hover:-translate-y-0.5" style="background:var(--accent2, var(--accent, #B8893E));color:var(--bg, #fff);font-family:var(--font-body-v2, var(--font-body))">Confidential Case Evaluation</a><a href="tel:+1-312-300-9847" class="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-full border px-5 py-3 text-sm font-medium transition-colors hover:opacity-80" style="border-color:var(--detail, var(--ink, #111));color:var(--detail, var(--ink, #111));background:transparent;font-family:var(--font-body-v2, var(--font-body))">Our Practice</a></div></div></div></section><section aria-label="Verdicts and press" class="border-y" style="background:var(--bg, #F5F1E8);border-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.08)"><div class="container py-10 md:py-14"><div class="grid grid-cols-1 divide-y md:grid-cols-3 md:divide-x md:divide-y-0" style="border-color:rgba(184,137,62,0.30)"><div class="flex flex-col items-center gap-1 px-4 py-6 text-center md:py-2" style="border-color:rgba(184,137,62,0.30)"><span class="font-tabular text-4xl font-normal leading-none md:text-5xl" style="font-family:var(--font-display, var(--font-heading));color:var(--ink, #111)">$5B+</span><span class="text-[11px] font-medium uppercase tracking-[0.2em]" style="color:var(--ink, #111);opacity:0.6">Recovered</span></div><div class="flex flex-col items-center gap-1 px-4 py-6 text-center md:py-2" style="border-color:rgba(184,137,62,0.30)"><span class="font-tabular text-4xl font-normal leading-none md:text-5xl" style="font-family:var(--font-display, var(--font-heading));color:var(--ink, #111)">75</span><span class="text-[11px] font-medium uppercase tracking-[0.2em]" style="color:var(--ink, #111);opacity:0.6">Verdicts ⥠$1M</span></div><div class="flex flex-col items-center gap-1 px-4 py-6 text-center md:py-2" style="border-color:rgba(184,137,62,0.30)"><span class="font-tabular text-4xl font-normal leading-none md:text-5xl" style="font-family:var(--font-display, var(--font-heading));color:var(--ink, #111)">#1</span><span class="text-[11px] font-medium uppercase tracking-[0.2em]" style="color:var(--ink, #111);opacity:0.6">Chicago Lawyer Report 2024-25</span></div></div><div class="mt-10 flex flex-col items-center gap-4"><p class="text-[10px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.28em]" style="color:var(--ink, #111);opacity:0.5">As seen in</p><div class="flex flex-wrap items-center justify-center gap-x-8 gap-y-3 md:gap-x-12" style="opacity:0.55"><span class="text-sm font-medium uppercase tracking-[0.18em]" style="color:var(--ink, #111);font-family:var(--font-body-v2, var(--font-body))">Forbes</span><span class="text-sm font-medium uppercase tracking-[0.18em]" style="color:var(--ink, #111);font-family:var(--font-body-v2, var(--font-body))">Chicago Magazine</span><span class="text-sm font-medium uppercase tracking-[0.18em]" style="color:var(--ink, #111);font-family:var(--font-body-v2, var(--font-body))">Tribune</span><span class="text-sm font-medium uppercase tracking-[0.18em]" style="color:var(--ink, #111);font-family:var(--font-body-v2, var(--font-body))">ABC</span><span class="text-sm font-medium uppercase tracking-[0.18em]" style="color:var(--ink, #111);font-family:var(--font-body-v2, var(--font-body))">NBC</span><span class="text-sm font-medium uppercase tracking-[0.18em]" style="color:var(--ink, #111);font-family:var(--font-body-v2, var(--font-body))">Bloomberg</span></div></div></div></section><section class="overflow-x-auto" style="background:var(--surface, #F9FAFB);border-top:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.08);border-bottom:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.08)"><div class="flex min-w-max items-center gap-0 px-6 py-4 md:px-12 md:min-w-0 md:flex-wrap md:justify-center" style="scroll-snap-type:x mandatory"><span class="flex items-center"><span class="px-4 text-xs font-medium tracking-widest uppercase" style="color:var(--ink, #111);opacity:0.6;font-family:var(--font-mono, ui-monospace);
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The team had a response brief and supporting record on file within 72 hours. The injunction was denied, the underlying claim settled at a fraction of the original demand, and my client kept his
20job and his equity.<!-- -->â</blockquote><div class="flex gap-8"><div style="border-left:2px solid var(--accent2, #7A2E2A);padding-left:1rem"><p class="text-3xl font-normal" style="font-family:var(--font-display, var(--font-heading));color:var(--ink, #111)">72 hr</p><p class="mt-1 text-xs uppercase tracking-wider" style="color:var(--ink, #111);opacity:0.5">Emergency response brief</p></div><div style="border-left:2px solid var(--accent2, #7A2E2A);padding-left:1rem"><p class="text-3xl font-normal" style="font-family:var(--font-display, var(--font-heading));color:var(--ink, #111)">Denied</p><p class="mt-1 text-xs uppercase tracking-wider" style="color:var(--ink, #111);opacity:0.5">Injunction outcome</p></div><div style="border-left:2px solid var(--accent2, #7A2E2A);padding-left:1rem"><p class="text-3xl font-normal" style="font-family:var(--font-display, var(--font-heading));color:var(--ink, #111)"><10%</p><p class="mt-1 text-xs uppercase tracking-wider" style="color:var(--ink, #111);opacity:0.5">Final settlement vs initial demand</p></div></div></div></div></div></section><section id="verdicts" class="py-20 md:py-24" style="background:var(--surface, #fff)"><div class="container"><div class="mb-10 max-w-2xl"><p class="mb-3 text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-widest" style="color:var(--accent2, var(--accent));font-family:var(--font-body-v2, var(--font-body))">Verdicts & resolutions</p><h2 class="text-3xl font-normal md:text-4xl" style="font-family:var(--font-display, var(--font-heading));color:var(--ink, #111)">Recent results, on the record.</h2></div><div class="grid grid-cols-1 gap-4 md:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-3"><article class="group flex flex-col gap-3 rounded-[18px] border bg-[var(--bg,#fff)] p-6 shadow-soft transition-all duration-300 hover:-translate-y-0.5 hover:shadow-medium" style="border-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.10);opacity:0;transform:translateY(16px)"><div class="font-tabular text-3xl font-normal leading-none" style="font-family:var(--font-display, var(--font-heading));color:var(--accent2, var(--accent))">$44M</div><h3 class="text-base font-medium leading-snug" style="font-family:var(--font-body-v2, var(--font-body));color:var(--ink, #111)">Industrial supply contract dispute</h3><p class="text-sm leading-relaxed" style="color:var(--ink, #111);opacity:0.62">Verdict for plaintiff after 4-week federal jury trial.</p><div class="mt-auto flex items-center gap-2 pt-2"><span class="inline-block h-px w-6" style="background:var(--accent2, var(--accent))" aria-hidden="true"></span><span class="text-[11px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.2em]" style="color:var(--ink, #111);opacity:0.5">2024</span></div></article><article class="group flex flex-col gap-3 rounded-[18px] border bg-[var(--bg,#fff)] p-6 shadow-soft transition-all duration-300 hover:-translate-y-0.5 hover:shadow-medium" style="border-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.10);opacity:0;transform:translateY(16px)"><div class="font-tabular text-3xl font-normal leading-none" style="font-family:var(--font-display, var(--font-heading));color:var(--accent2, var(--accent))">$0</div><h3 class="text-base font-medium leading-snug" style="font-family:var(--font-body-v2, var(--font-body));color:var(--ink, #111)">Trade-secret injunction defense</h3><p class="text-sm leading-relaxed" style="color:var(--ink, #111);opacity:0.62">Eight-figure exposure denied at TRO; case settled <10% of demand.</p><div class="mt-auto flex items-center gap-2 pt-2"><span class="inline-block h-px w-6" style="background:var(--accent2, var(--accent))" aria-hidden="true"></span><span class="text-[11px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.2em]" style="color:var(--ink, #111);opacity:0.5">2024</span></div></article><article class="group flex flex-col gap-3 rounded-[18px] border bg-[var(--bg,#fff)] p-6 shadow-soft transition-all duration-300 hover:-translate-y-0.5 hover:shadow-medium" style="border-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.10);opacity:0;transform:translateY(16px)"><div class="font-tabular text-3xl font-normal leading-none" style="font-family:var(--font-display, var(--font-heading));color:var(--accent2, var(--accent))">Dismissed</div><h3 class="text-base font-medium leading-snug" style="font-family:var(--font-body-v2, var(--font-body));color:var(--ink, #111)">Securities class action defense</h3><p class="text-sm leading-relaxed" style="color:var(--ink, #111);opacity:0.62">Motion to dismiss granted with prejudice. No settlement.</p><div class="mt-auto flex items-center gap-2 pt-2"><span class="inline-block h-px w-6" style="background:var(--accent2, var(--accent))" aria-hidden="true"></span><span class="text-[11px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.2em]" style="color:var(--ink, #111);opacity:0.5">2023</span></div></article><article class="group flex flex-col gap-3 rounded-[18px] border bg-[var(--bg,#fff)] p-6 shadow-soft transition-all duration-300 hover:-translate-y-0.5 hover:shadow-medium" style="border-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.10);opacity:0;transform:translateY(16px)"><div class="font-tabular text-3xl font-normal leading-none" style="font-family:var(--font-display, var(--font-heading));color:var(--accent2, var(--accent))">$22M</div><h3 class="text-base font-medium leading-snug" style="font-family:var(--font-body-v2, var(--font-body));color:var(--ink, #111)">Shareholder oppression buyout</h3><p class="text-sm leading-relaxed" style="color:var(--ink, #111);opacity:0.62">Forced buyout at fair value after 18-month litigation.</p><div class="mt-auto flex items-center gap-2 pt-2"><span class="inline-block h-px w-6" style="background:var(--accent2, var(--accent))" aria-hidden="true"></span><span class="text-[11px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.2em]" style="color:var(--ink, #111);opacity:0.5">2023</span></div></article><article class="group flex flex-col gap-3 rounded-[18px] border bg-[var(--bg,#fff)] p-6 shadow-soft transition-all duration-300 hover:-translate-y-0.5 hover:shadow-medium" style="border-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.10);opacity:0;transform:translateY(16px)"><div class="font-tabular text-3xl font-normal leading-none" style="font-family:var(--font-display, var(--font-heading));color:var(--accent2, var(--accent))">No charges</div><h3 class="text-base font-medium leading-snug" style="font-family:var(--font-body-v2, var(--font-body));color:var(--ink, #111)">Federal grand-jury inquiry</h3><p class="text-sm leading-relaxed" style="color:var(--ink, #111);opacity:0.62">Resolved pre-indictment via internal investigation.</p><div class="mt-auto flex items-center gap-2 pt-2"><span class="inline-block h-px w-6" style="background:var(--accent2, var(--accent))" aria-hidden="true"></span><span class="text-[11px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.2em]" style="color:var(--ink, #111);opacity:0.5">2023</span></div></article><article class="group flex flex-col gap-3 rounded-[18px] border bg-[var(--bg,#fff)] p-6 shadow-soft transition-all duration-300 hover:-translate-y-0.5 hover:shadow-medium" style="border-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.10);opacity:0;transform:translateY(16px)"><div class="font-tabular text-3xl font-normal leading-none" style="font-family:var(--font-display, var(--font-heading));color:var(--accent2, var(--accent))">Denied</div><h3 class="text-base font-medium leading-snug" style="font-family:var(--font-body-v2, var(--font-body));color:var(--ink, #111)">Non-compete defense for executive</h3><p class="text-sm leading-relaxed" style="color:var(--ink, #111);opacity:0.62">Preliminary injunction defeated; executive kept role + equity.</p><div class="mt-auto flex items-center gap-2 pt-2"><span class="inline-block h-px w-6" style="background:var(--accent2, var(--accent))" aria-hidden="true"></span><span class="text-[11px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.2em]" style="color:var(--ink, #111);opacity:0.5">2022</span></div></article><article class="group flex flex-col gap-3 rounded-[18px] border bg-[var(--bg,#fff)] p-6 shadow-soft transition-all duration-300 hover:-translate-y-0.5 hover:shadow-medium" style="border-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.10);opacity:0;transform:translateY(16px)"><div class="font-tabular text-3xl font-normal leading-none" style="font-family:var(--font-display, var(--font-heading));color:var(--accent2, var(--accent))">$15M</div><h3 class="text-base font-medium leading-snug" style="font-family:var(--font-body-v2, var(--font-body));color:var(--ink, #111)">Commercial breach trial</h3><p class="text-sm leading-relaxed" style="color:var(--ink, #111);opacity:0.62">Defense verdict reduced demand by 88% at jury trial.</p><div class="mt-auto flex items-center gap-2 pt-2"><span class="inline-block h-px w-6" style="background:var(--accent2, var(--accent))" aria-hidden="true"></span><span class="text-[11px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.2em]" style="color:var(--ink, #111);opacity:0.5">2022</span></div></article><article class="group flex flex-col gap-3 rounded-[18px] border bg-[var(--bg,#fff)] p-6 shadow-soft transition-all duration-300 hover:-translate-y-0.5 hover:shadow-medium" style="border-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.10);opacity:0;transform:translateY(16px)"><div class="font-tabular text-3xl font-normal leading-none" style="font-family:var(--font-display, var(--font-heading));color:var(--accent2, var(--accent))">TRO won</div><h3 class="text-base font-medium leading-snug" style="font-family:var(--font-body-v2, var(--font-body));color:var(--ink, #111)">DTSA injunction enforcement</h3><p class="text-sm leading-relaxed" style="color:var(--ink, #111);opacity:0.62">Emergency relief obtained in 72 hours.</p><div class="mt-auto flex items-center gap-2 pt-2"><span class="inline-block h-px w-6" style="background:var(--accent2, var(--accent))" aria-hidden="true"></span><span class="text-[11px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.2em]" style="color:var(--ink, #111);opacity:0.5">2022</span></div></article><article class="group flex flex-col gap-3 rounded-[18px] border bg-[var(--bg,#fff)] p-6 shadow-soft transition-all duration-300 hover:-translate-y-0.5 hover:shadow-medium" style="border-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.10);opacity:0;transform:translateY(16px)"><div class="font-tabular text-3xl font-normal leading-none" style="font-family:var(--font-display, var(--font-heading));color:var(--accent2, var(--accent))">Reversed</div><h3 class="text-base font-medium leading-snug" style="font-family:var(--font-body-v2, var(--font-body));color:var(--ink, #111)">Appellate reversal â 7th Circuit</h3><p class="text-sm leading-relaxed" style="color:var(--ink, #111);opacity:0.62">$8M judgment reversed on appeal; remanded for new trial.</p><div class="mt-auto flex items-center gap-2 pt-2"><span class="inline-block h-px w-6" style="background:var(--accent2, var(--accent))" aria-hidden="true"></span><span class="text-[11px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.2em]" style="color:var(--ink, #111);opacity:0.5">2021</span></div></article><article class="group flex flex-col gap-3 rounded-[18px] border bg-[var(--bg,#fff)] p-6 shadow-soft transition-all duration-300 hover:-translate-y-0.5 hover:shadow-medium" style="border-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.10);opacity:0;transform:translateY(16px)"><div class="font-tabular text-3xl font-normal leading-none" style="font-family:var(--font-display, var(--font-heading));color:var(--accent2, var(--accent))">$11M</div><h3 class="text-base font-medium leading-snug" style="font-family:var(--font-body-v2, var(--font-body));color:var(--ink, #111)">Fiduciary-duty derivative suit</h3><p class="text-sm leading-relaxed" style="color:var(--ink, #111);opacity:0.62">Plaintiff recovery for minority shareholders.</p><div class="mt-auto flex items-center gap-2 pt-2"><span class="inline-block h-px w-6" style="background:var(--accent2, var(--accent))" aria-hidden="true"></span><span class="text-[11px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.2em]" style="color:var(--ink, #111);opacity:0.5">2021</span></div></article><article class="group flex flex-col gap-3 rounded-[18px] border bg-[var(--bg,#fff)] p-6 shadow-soft transition-all duration-300 hover:-translate-y-0.5 hover:shadow-medium" style="border-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.10);opacity:0;transform:translateY(16px)"><div class="font-tabular text-3xl font-normal leading-none" style="font-family:var(--font-display, var(--font-heading));color:var(--accent2, var(--accent))">Defeated cert</div><h3 class="text-base font-medium leading-snug" style="font-family:var(--font-body-v2, var(--font-body));color:var(--ink, #111)">Class action consumer finance</h3><p class="text-sm leading-relaxed" style="color:var(--ink, #111);opacity:0.62">
20Class certification denied â case dismissed.</p><div class="mt-auto flex items-center gap-2 pt-2"><span class="inline-block h-px w-6" style="background:var(--accent2, var(--accent))" aria-hidden="true"></span><span class="text-[11px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.2em]" style="color:var(--ink, #111);opacity:0.5">2021</span></div></article><article class="group flex flex-col gap-3 rounded-[18px] border bg-[var(--bg,#fff)] p-6 shadow-soft transition-all duration-300 hover:-translate-y-0.5 hover:shadow-medium" style="border-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.10);opacity:0;transform:translateY(16px)"><div class="font-tabular text-3xl font-normal leading-none" style="font-family:var(--font-display, var(--font-heading));color:var(--accent2, var(--accent))">Quiet resolution</div><h3 class="text-base font-medium leading-snug" style="font-family:var(--font-body-v2, var(--font-body));color:var(--ink, #111)">Internal investigation â public co.</h3><p class="text-sm leading-relaxed" style="color:var(--ink, #111);opacity:0.62">DOJ inquiry closed pre-indictment within budget.</p><div class="mt-auto flex items-center gap-2 pt-2"><span class="inline-block h-px w-6" style="background:var(--accent2, var(--accent))" aria-hidden="true"></span><span class="text-[11px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.2em]" style="color:var(--ink, #111);opacity:0.5">2020</span></div></article></div></div></section><section class="py-24 md:py-32" style="background:var(--surface, #F9FAFB)"><div class="container"><p class="mb-12 text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-widest" style="color:var(--ink, #111);opacity:0.45;font-family:var(--font-mono, ui-monospace)">Client voices</p><div class="grid divide-x-0 divide-y md:grid-cols-3 md:divide-x md:divide-y-0" style="border-top:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1);border-bottom:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1)"><figure class="flex flex-col gap-6 px-0 py-10 md:px-8 md:py-8" style="border-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.08)"><blockquote class="text-xl font-normal leading-relaxed md:text-2xl" style="font-family:var(--font-display, var(--font-heading));font-style:italic;color:var(--ink, #111)">â<!-- -->We were sued for breach of a master supply agreement with $40M in claimed damages. The team prepared the case for trial from the first week â depositions were tighter, motions sharper, and when the other side blinked at the pretrial conference, we settled on terms that were 12% of the demand. Trial readiness is the leverage.<!-- -->â</blockquote><figcaption class="mt-auto flex items-center gap-4"><div><p class="text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-widest" style="color:var(--ink, #111);font-variant:small-caps">GC of mid-cap industrial</p><p class="text-xs" style="color:var(--ink, #111);opacity:0.5">General Counsel<!-- --> · Chicago, IL</p></div></figcaption></figure><figure class="flex flex-col gap-6 px-0 py-10 md:px-8 md:py-8" style="border-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.08)"><blockquote class="text-xl font-normal leading-relaxed md:text-2xl" style="font-family:var(--font-display, var(--font-heading));font-style:italic;color:var(--ink, #111)">â<!-- -->Pre-acquisition, the seller hit us with a deal-blocking injunction tied to an alleged trade-secret violation. The team got the TRO lifted in 48 hours and the deal closed on schedule. Calling them was the single best decision we made that quarter.<!-- -->â</blockquote><figcaption class="mt-auto flex items-center gap-4"><div><p class="text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-widest" style="color:var(--ink, #111);font-variant:small-caps">PE Principal</p><p class="text-xs" style="color:var(--ink, #111);opacity:0.5">Private equity firm<!-- --> · Lincoln Park, IL</p></div></figcaption></figure><figure class="flex flex-col gap-6 px-0 py-10 md:px-8 md:py-8" style="border-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.08)"><blockquote class="text-xl font-normal leading-relaxed md:text-2xl" style="font-family:var(--font-display, var(--font-heading));font-style:italic;color:var(--ink, #111)">â<!-- -->A federal inquiry landed at my company unexpectedly. The team handled the full internal investigation, managed witness preparation, and resolved the matter pre-indictment with no charges filed. Quietly, professionally, and within budget. That outcome does not happen by accident.<!-- -->â</blockquote><figcaption class="mt-auto flex items-center gap-4"><div><p class="text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-widest" style="color:var(--ink, #111);font-variant:small-caps">Founder-Defendant</p><p class="text-xs" style="color:var(--ink, #111);opacity:0.5">Public-company founder<!-- --> · Winnetka, IL</p></div></figcaption></figure></div></div></section><section class="container py-20 md:py-24"><div class="mb-10 flex items-end justify-between gap-6"><div><p class="text-sm font-semibold uppercase tracking-widest text-primary">Recent Work</p><h2 class="mt-2 font-heading text-3xl font-bold md:text-4xl">See what we deliver in <!-- -->Chicago<!-- -->.</h2></div></div><div class="grid grid-cols-2 gap-3 md:grid-cols-4"><div class="relative aspect-square overflow-hidden rounded-lg bg-muted" style="opacity:0;transform:scale(0.95)"><img alt="Law project 1 in Chicago" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover transition-transform duration-500 hover:scale-105" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 50vw, 25vw" srcSet="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.unsplash.com%2Fphoto-1505664194779-8beaceb93744%3Fw%3D1280%26auto%3Dformat%26fit%3Dcrop%26q%3D80&w=256&q=75 256w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.unsplash.com%2Fphoto-1505664194779-8beaceb93744%3Fw%3D1280%26auto%3Dformat%26fit%3Dcrop%26q%3D80&w=384&q=75 384w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.unsplash.com%2Fphoto-1505664194779-8beaceb93744%3Fw%3D1280%26auto%3Dformat%26fit%3Dcrop%26q%3D80&w=640&q=75 640w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.unsplash.com%2Fphoto-1505664194779-8beaceb93744%3Fw%3D1280%26auto%3Dformat%26fit%3Dcrop%26q%3D80&w=750&q=75 750w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.unsplash.com%2Fphoto-1505664194779-8beaceb93744%3Fw%3D1280%26auto%3Dformat%26fit%3Dcrop%26q%3D80&w=828&q=75 828w, 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