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Benesch

Litigation: General Commercial

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Benesch

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Litigation: General Commercial - Illinois

Band 4

What the Team is Known For
Benesch has a robust practice with strength across a wide array of commercial litigation. The team is experienced across a range of practice areas, including product liability suits and intellectual property litigation, and offers wider skills in defending consumer class actions and insurance claims.
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Work Highlights

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  • Benesch represented Commonwealth Edison Company in a dispute concerning its first-ever Multi-Year Integrated Grid Plan and Rate Plan before the Illinois Commerce Commission.

Strengths

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  • They are attuned to what the legal and business team needs and have such a focus on making sure clients feel like they are their only clients.

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  • The team really takes the time to learn your business, understands practical aspects of litigation and makes commercially well-reasoned recommendations.

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  • They are responsive, strong litigators and subject matter experts.

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  • The team is very business savvy and they keep up to date on our company.

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  • The Benesch litigation team are exceptional communicators and extremely goal-focused. They develop a clear strategy, validate it with you, and then regularly check in to make sure we are aligned. It's really a model of efficient service and responsiveness.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • J. Erik Connolly
    J. Erik Connolly

    J. Erik Connolly

    As chair of the litigation group and cochair of the securities litigation practice at Benesch, Erik Connolly possesses a broad base of disputes expertise. His experience spans defamation, securities fraud and breach of contract suits.

    • He has very strong written and oral advocacy skills.

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    • Erik is the most impressive attorney I have ever met. He brings professionalism and an impressive level of knowledge and skills to everything he does.

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    • He is literally the epitome of client responsiveness.

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    • Erik has mastered the art, science and math of litigation. His advice is clear and uncompromised. His ideas are fresh and unconventional which makes his department suitable for mega firms as well as our high growth smaller firms.

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    • He is really smart and writes incredible briefs.

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  • Nicole Wrigley
    Nicole Wrigley

    Nicole Wrigley

    Nicole Wrigley is vice chair of Benesch's litigation group and its trial practice group. She has wide-ranging complex commercial litigation expertise, including in defamation, auditor liability and securities-related suits.

    • I am very appreciative of Nicole's creative, outside the box thinking. She has a real talent for identifying a path forward and then stepping back and asking herself and her team: "but how else could we approach this problem?".

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    • She is hardworking and skilled at expert reports.

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    • She is super thoughtful.

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  • Nicholas Secco
    Nicholas Secco

    Nicholas Secco

    Chair of Benesch’s trial practice group, Nicholas Secco is an experienced litigator who is adept at handling high stakes environmental and commercial disputes.

    • He is great in the courtroom.

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    • He is a talented orator who is convincing with his words.

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    • Nicholas is a tremendous lawyer.

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