Chicago, IL
Commercial real estate Lawyer at Chicago, IL
Practice Areas: Commercial, Construction & Development ... +4 more
OUTCOME: Favorable settlement
Successfully represented a global engineering firm specializing in water and wastewater in an action by a town that alleged errors and omissions in the engineering firm's design of its municipal water ... system.
OUTCOME: Company successfully completed monitorship program and certified as having an effective compliance program
Government-ordered FCPA* compliance monitorship of a large multinational oilfield services corporation. * Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
OUTCOME: Client absolved from successor liability
Represented Nokia Oyj and Nokia Siemens Networks in the largest global investigation of corrupt practices in history. Our clients were entering into a joint venture, to which Siemens AG was contributi ... ng the division which was at the center of the global corruption probe (and as a result of which Siemens paid billions of dollars in fines, penalties, disgorgements, and remediation costs.) We successfully shielded our clients from successor liability for corruption violations arising out of the acquisition, and helped it implement a global compliance program that is now regarded as one of the best in the world.
OUTCOME: Prevailed on summary judgment
Successfully defended the client, a top national engineering firm, against a multimillion-dollar suit to recover damages stemming from the 2004 Seattle Monorail fire. The Court vindicated the client's ... position in a first-impression application of the economic loss doctrine under Washington law.
OUTCOME: Prevailed on directed verdict
In this complex insurance coverage action, Plaintiff Taco Bell Corp. sought reimbursement from its insurance carriers for the multimillion dollar loss it suffered as a result of a claim that it misappr ... opriated the idea and characters for its famous "Yo Quiero Taco Bell" Chihuahua advertising campaign. At trial, the Taco Bell team successfully secured a directed verdict in its client's favor.
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