• Class action and complex litigation
• Business and shareholder litigation
• Real estate litigation
• Corporate dissolution (“business divorce”), fiduciary duty, and directors and officers (D&O) liability litigation
• Consumer protection and deceptive acts litigation
• Investment fraud litigation
• Business contracts litigation
• Automobile dealer and franchise litigation
• Warranty, UCC and defective goods litigation
• Construction litigation
• Environmental and toxic tort litigation
• Trial and appellate advocacy
• Enforceability of arbitration clauses

• Defended a public company in a class action alleging consumer protection and advertising claims in Illinois State Court.
• Consumer class action defense work for large credit card issuer.
• Class action defense of consumer claims in the construction and real estate industries.
• Class action defense in the financial and investment services industry.
• Class action defense of consumer protection, defective goods and advertising claims.
• Construction litigation involving large health care institution.
• Class action defense of consumer claims against large automobile dealer.
• Environmental class action involving over 30 expert witnesses.
• Warranty litigation involving claims of business loss.
• Automobile dealership franchise litigation.
• Consolidated investment fraud litigation involving over $80,000,000.
• Shareholder derivative litigation involving Fortune 500 conglomerate.
• Minority shareholder, director and officer liability and leveraged buy-out litigation.
• Extensive business and consumer class action experience.

Publications
“Class Action Defense Checklist,” Author, Ulmer & Berne LLP, Financial Law Resource (Summer 2007)