Practice
We try disputes. Nothing else.
Five areas and one discipline. We do not handle deals, we do not draft transactions, and there is no corporate group we need to keep busy between cases. Everything below is contested work, and every matter is led by a partner.
Partners leading each areaIllustrative client reviewsWhat each area covers
What each area covers
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
How a case runs here
How a case runs here
A partner takes the call, asks for dates and documents, and tells you within a week if it is worth more.
Before any filing you get a short written view on merits, likely cost and a realistic range of outcomes.
Each stage has a fixed figure or a written budget, and you hear early if either one is going to move.
The partner and associate you meet at the start see the case to its end, including any trial.
In our clients' words
“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
Illustrative client feedback.
Clients who instruct us
Clients who instruct us
- Northwater
- Halcyon Rail
- Ferro & Vale
- Kingfisher Grain
- Brightmoor
- Coldharbor
- Asterwood
Start here
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.
Illustrative client reviewsFor urgent restraining orders outside office hours, call (555) 014-2090. A partner answers, not a service.
Bring us a dispute
Received (demo)
Thank you. This is a sample site, so nothing was sent. On a live site a partner would reply within one business day.