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Who we are
Eleven partners, five associates, and nobody whose job is to manage the account. Hire us and you are hiring the lawyer who will stand up in the courtroom.
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A price you can plan around.
We quote bounded stages at a flat figure and tell you early when a stage cannot be fixed in advance.
Sometimes the answer is no.
Many disputes are better settled, parked or dropped. Saying so at the first meeting costs you nothing and can save a year.
A partner on every file.
The partner you meet runs the matter from first call to verdict. If we cannot staff it that way, we decline it.
Business Trial Litigation
Contract, partnership and joint-venture fights in federal court and the Cook County Chancery Division.
N.D. Ill. · Cook County Chancery · Seventh Circuit
Worldwide Arbitration
AAA-ICDR, ICC and LCIA proceedings, plus the court fights that follow an award.
ICDR · ICC · LCIA · FAA confirmation actions
Fraud Claims & Asset Tracing
Asset freezes, discovery in aid of tracing, and collection across uncooperative jurisdictions.
N.D. Ill. · Cook County Chancery · Offshore courts
Banking & Finance Litigation
Loan agreement fights, swap close-outs, and the regulatory inquiries that come after.
N.D. Ill. · S.D.N.Y. · Seventh Circuit
Bankruptcy & Restructuring
Trustee claims, fraudulent transfer suits, and disputes that outlive a Chapter 11 plan.
Bankruptcy Court N.D. Ill. · District Court · Seventh Circuit
Brennan Freight v. Castellan Capital
No. 24 CV 0415 (N.D. Ill.)For the plaintiff
An overnight asset freeze granted on a Friday evening over funds held through four entities in three states and two trusts.
Halvorsen v. Ridgeline Holdings
No. 23 CV 1841 (N.D. Ill.)For the defendant
A $210 million earn-out claim over whether the buyer pushed revenue into a later year on purpose so that a contingent payment would never fall due.
In re Northbeam Logistics
No. 22-1903 (7th Cir.)For the chapter 7 trustee
Clarified when directors of a struggling company must begin weighing creditor interests as insolvency becomes likely.
Illustrative examples. Past results do not predict future outcomes.
“They talked us out of two of our four claims, and that single piece of advice outweighed the settlement we later reached on the rest. No other firm we met would tell us no.”
Dana WhitcombeHead of Legal
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Fraud6 min read
The true price of an emergency asset freeze
Getting the order is the cheap part. The bond and your own disclosure duty should decide whether you ask for one.
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Arbitration7 min read
An award you can't collect
Getting paid should shape an arbitration from day one. Ask where the money is before you ever file a demand.
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Practice4 min read
Inside our first meeting
Half an hour with a partner at no charge: what we listen for, and why we sometimes turn a case away.
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Walk us through the dispute. We will say if it merits a fight.
A partner reads each message and makes the first call personally. Expect a reply within one business day, and a written view on merits and likely cost within a week.
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