Cases
Experience: Representative Matters: Trade Secret Litigation & Employment Agreement Litigation: Obtained a temporary restraining order in the Northern District of Indiana to prevent staffing company client's former employees from using stolen customer information to open a competing business, leading to a negotiated preliminary injunction
ultimately six-figure settlement payment to client.
Represented adhesive manufacturer
distributor in the Northern District of Illinois on a motion for a temporary restraining order
in expedited discovery in preparation for a preliminary injunction hearing to prevent former vice president
director of sales from violating a non-competition agreement to work for a competitor, obtaining an injunction
settlement.
Represented third-party logistics company in the Northern District of Illinois to prevent a former manager from using trade secrets to work for client's competitor
obtained permanent injunction to prevent former manager
competitor from using client's trade secrets.
Represented accounting firm in the Northern District of Illinois to prevent former managerial employee from stealing client
prospective client list
violate non-competition agreement to start a competing business, obtaining an injunction
settlement.
Represented a retailer of commercial lighting systems in the Northern District of Illinois in a suit against a former employee
member who, while still employed by the client, created his own company to compete with our client, in the process stealing customer
prospective customer information, breaching his employment agreement
creating confusion in the marketplace.
Represented a chemical manufacturer in the Eastern District of Missouri in a lawsuit against its former distributor who bribed the client's employee for confidential chemical formulas, defeating a motion for a temporary restraining order,
bringing claims under the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 among others.
Represented a vertical farm in suit against licensee in the Western District of Michigan for breach of license agreement
trade secret misappropriation to prevent the unauthorized use of client's trade secrets.
Defended a consulting company against claims in the Southern District of Ohio that it
its new employees stole confidential information, violated copyright
trade secret laws
breached employment agreements, brought by their former competitor employer.
Represented a car dealership in the Eastern District of Wisconsin in a suit against a former employee
his new employer who improperly accessed customer information
used that customer information on behalf of his new employer.
Other Representative Matters: Labor & Employment Litigation: Represented employers
their managers against lawsuits brought by the Illinois Department of Labor under the Illinois Wage Payment
Collection Act
Illinois Minimum Wage Act
Trusts & Estates Litigation: Represented Big 6 Bank in trust litigation, including trust contest trial, petitions for instructions, appointment of successor trustees
early termination.
Insurance Coverage Litigation: Won judgment on the pleadings in Caveo, LLC v. Citizens Insurance Company of America, Inc., et al, No. 15-cv-6200, 2016 WL 5477537 (N.D. Ill. Sept. 29, 2016) (Motion for reconsideration denied, 2017 WL 2672297), holding that client's insurer breached its duty to defend
indemnify client in underlying litigation.
General Commercial Litigation: Won a reversal
rem
in Malek v. Gold Coast Exotic Imports, LLC, 2018 IL App (1st) 171459, holding that an oral agreement between automobile dealership
customer created a valid security interest, which dealership perfected by taking possession of the vehicle which put customer's ex-wife on notice of the dealership's interest in the vehicle, such that the vehicle's title she obtained in divorce action was subject to dealership's lien.
Won bench trial in Cook County, Illinois (Chicago), holding the client's contractor had breach its construction contract
violated the Home Remodeling
Repair Act, 815 ILCS 513/1, et seq., entitling client to recovery of his damages
attorney's fees.
Defended residential developer against home buyer's meritless allegations of undisclosed defects which was voluntarily dismissed after the majority of counts were dismissed on the merits.
Defended elderly homeowner against breach of contract claims brought by fly-by-night home repair company leading to a beneficial settlement for client.
Represented bank officers, directors
employees in OCC
FDIC investigations
civil actions.
Represented developers, property owners,
condominium associations against municipal ordinance violations brought by the City of Chicago, including building code violations, construction violations,
streets & sanitation violations.
